May 1st, 2009 by admin

If recreating the old experience of subscribing to magazines by filling out a subscription card is essential to the success as an Internet retailer, then MagMall.com takes top awards. The retailer has created a web site with all the ease of use of the original pop out cards through fast loading graphics, and an intuitively designed layout that is both easy to follow and navigate.

“Visitors to the magazine subscription site get the feeling that subscribing online is just as easy as subscribing through the mail, but with added benefits,” says Fariman Dejouli, head of graphics design for Mountain Network Systems LLC. “It is a well laid out site for finding magazines and filling out subscription forms.”

A recent addition to their arsenal of web-based tools is the ability for shoppers to search for magazines by price range, first letter, category or even description. Shoppers can use their advanced searching feature to combine different search parameters. Of course, the fastest way to find magazines is to just type in a title in their search box or to click a fast category link in their fundamentally simple left navigation system.

The web site enhancements were developed in conjunction with Mountain-net.com, which offers one of the original ecommerce shopping cart platforms called Webcart. The inclusion of the new web site searching tools is part of a multi-pronged strategy by MagMall to cater to consumers who want to subscribe to all their magazines from one place.

“MagMall does a much better job than its competitors when it comes to evolving its web site,”, Dejouli says. “From a purely ecommerce transaction standpoint their site works extremely well.”

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April 10th, 2009 by admin

If you’re trying to find unique gift ideas for a friend or loved one, you can get great bargains and products by discount shopping at an online gift store. No matter what the occasion, there are plenty of items to choose from, all marked at great prices. Online gift stores became popular years ago as an alternative to in-store shopping. With busy schedules, many people just don’t have time to go from store to store looking for a great gift at a bargain. Below you’ll see just how much you can benefit from discount shopping online for gifts.

Discover Great Gifts for All Occasions

By discount shopping at an online gift store, you can browse through many categories and products to find the gifts you need. Some gift items you might find at an online mall include jewelry, lingerie electronics, luggage, blue tooth, etc. An online gift store will usually be categorized to make it easier to find items.

You can find interesting items for anniversary gifts, Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, wedding gifts, and many other occasions. For the holidays, you can buy multiple Christmas gifts at one website and take advantage of tremendous bargains. Discount shopping is much easier and faster than going from store to store in your local town and struggling to find the gifts you need through crowded aisles.

Unique Products Available Online

Another advantage of discount shopping at an online gift store is you can find unique products that may not be available in your local area. You have the advantage of choosing from a variety of brand names and saving dollars on brand names that would otherwise be too expensive.

For instance, a Sienna luggage set that would normally cost around $600 at a department store might cost you only around $200 at an online gift mall. That’s an amazing savings!

You can also get great bargains on toys, electronics, jewelry, blue tooth, lingerie, painted glass, pet supplies, etc.

Save Valuable Time by Discount Shopping Online

When you shop online for gifts, you are saving valuable time because you don’t have to shop around from store to store. It’s convenient to be able to shop from your own home computer any time, day or night. Online stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Business Opportunities

If you’re thinking of going in business for yourself, some gift stores will sell items to you in bulk so you can receive huge discounts and resell the products. For example, if you’d like to start your own jewelry shop online or offline, you can buy items like earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc. in bulk as you need more stock for your inventory.

Discount shopping for unique gifts is fun once you become familiar with your favorite online mall. It’s like having a mall right inside your own home!

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web.
Learn more about Discount Shopping for Unique Gifts or Majon’s Gifts and Collectibles directory.

March 20th, 2009 by admin

It’s true…Shopping online HAS gotten better.

Now when you shop online or offline (at participating merchants), you can receive Rebates and Reward Points on ALL your purchases. Rebates and Reward Points can be in the form of a check or gift certificate to stores.

There is over 250 online stores that offer Rebates and Reward Points. More than likely the store you shop at is a member of the Discount Home Shoppers Club that offers cash back on your purchases.

Here is a small list of the stores currently offering Rebates and Reward Points:

Amazon.com; AOL Online Store; Best Buy; Blockbuster Online; Dell Computers; Expedia; Gateway; HotWire; Orbitz Travel; PetSmart; Target; Tower Records; Various Hotels; Verizon Wireless; Zales

Check out the website below to see a complete list of stores that offers cash back rewards.

Another advantage of joining is the weekly specials that are offered through the Discount Home Shoppers Club. Each week, a business offers dicounts or deals on merchandise/services that they provide.

Signing up is 100% free, there is never any cost or obligation to be a member. We have four types of FREE membership to choose from, so you can choose the membership that is right for you.

Sign up today, its fast and easy, and start getting cash back on your purchases right away.

Brian S.
http://www.therebatemall.com

February 27th, 2009 by admin

Probably everyone by now has at least heard about eBay or Amazon, right? These companies are still capturing the majority of the e-commerce market among other sites such as Walmart.com and for you technology buffs, Buy.com, Circuitcity.com and Bestbuy.com. All of these sites of course generate large revenues in online retail.

E-tailers: Shopping Comparisons Sites like Shopzilla.com, Pricegrabber.com and Consumerclub.com actually will give you the best deal by comparing the prices of major retailers like Sports Authority, Target, Macys, Barnes & Noble and JC Penny. A major goal of Consumerclub.com of is to offer consumers the best deals and make the shopping experience easy. Instead of spending the time of researching every site for the best deals, try one of these online comparison sites. They will do all the work for you and find you the best deal.

Take Advantage on Shipping Deals Most of the major online retailers offer discounted shipping or even free shipping if you buy a certain product or spend a certain amount of money. Also, after Thanksgiving heading into the holidays, many online retailers will offer free shipping and giftwrap services.

Check Coupon Sites Check sites like Valpak.com, Coolsavings.com and Eversave.com. These sites offer all kinds of discounts to major retailers. Coolsavings.com offers up to 30 percent off on groceries and travel. You can even print out coupons and drive to the retailer to purchase merchandise. These sites also offer freebies and free samples of products that are not on the market yet.

Try Overstock.com Overstock.com is an online retailer that has partnerships with many brand-name companies. Their relationships with these companies allow them to purchase product at huge discounts. Overstock.com takes advantage of the products that the major manufacturers overestimate for their yearly sales. Overstock.com buys those products at below wholesale price. Also, Overstock.com takes advantage of stores that are moving or downsizing. If this is the case, these products that the stores don’t want will be sold to Overstock.com also at a below wholesale rate. Then they pass their discounts to the consumers. The site claims it can save you up to 80 percent every day, which is true after looking at a deal for iPod/mp3 speakers normally listed at $59.99, selling for $12.95, which is a savings of 78 percent. .

Is Online Shopping Now Safer? The answer to the question is yes. It is now safer to shop online. According to an article on AllBusiness.com, e-commerce is actually much more secure than real-world commerce. When you leave your credit card receipt on a restaurant table or give your credit card number to a telephone operator, you’re accepting the risk that things you didn’t order might appear on next month’s bill. Yet when you enter a credit card number on a reputable e-commerce site, you’re sending it over a secure connection to a server that’s accessible only to authorized personnel and protected against even the most determined intruders. Just make sure you shop with a reputable company that verifies that payment button is encrypted. Many sites will have padlock emblems verifying this. Pay Pal, which is a payment system made most popular from eBay, has state-of-the-art encryption that protects your information from cyber thieves. You don’t have 100 percent protection while shopping online, but your odds are not as great being a victim of identity theft as you are lead to believe.

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Pete Glocker is employed in the Education and Charitable Services Department at Debt Management Credit Counseling Corp. (”DMCC”), a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization located in Boca Raton, Florida. Pete graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a BA in Multimedia Journalism and is an experienced web producer for Tribune Interactive products Sun-Sentinel.com and SouthFlorida.com. DMCC provides free financial education, personal budget counseling, and debt management plans to consumers across the United States. Debt management plans offered by DMCC help consumers relieve the stress of excessive debt by reducing credit card interest rates, consolidating and lowering monthly payments, and stopping collection calls and late fees. DMCC financial counselors can be reached for free education materials, budget counseling and debt management plan quotes by calling 866-618-DEBT or by visiting http://www.dmcccorp.org . Pete Glocker can be reached by email to pete@dmcccorp.org.

February 6th, 2009 by admin

If 299,999 planes land safely that’s not news. It takes just one to crash and that becomes news around the world and flying is seen as unsafe. Over 100 countries are at peace but the few that are fighting wars make the news. Understandably, a newscaster is not likely to think it’s a lead story to say, “Well, everything went well today. People went to work, returned home, showered, ate and slept. They are expected to get up next morning and do the same thing.” Media has become entertainment. We need to give the people information to excite them or at least to pull at their heartstrings.

The same happens with the Internet. As I watched the news last night, I saw a story about some attempt to defraud clients of a bank online. So some quack decided to “try a thing.” He/she of course got international media attention. The $8 billion that was spent safely on the Internet over the Christmas holidays, however, didn’t get the same kind of attention. So there is a news bias and we need to be aware of it.

It’s important to be alert but there’s no need to panic. The Internet is probably one of the safest places to do business because there is usually very little, if any, human intervention. A credit card is charged, a secure server sends the money to a bank account and the seller in most cases never even sees the number. You can tempt a man but you can’t tempt a computer. It would just do what it is programmed to do. This, of course, means that computers can be programmed to do fraud. This is why it’s important to be on the look out and make sure you’re not the one out of 300,000.

Here are the basics to keep in mind when shopping online: