Friday, April 25, 2008

Fastcampuscredit.com

Today I embarked on a new business venture. I became an affiliate for credit cards. My new website helps students (mostly students bust anyone can use this site) to pick the right credit card when looking to build up credit. From living long distance to being broke, there usually is a credit card to fit any ones situation.
For example, say you live in Florida, but the college you got a scholarship to is in Oregon. A simple way for you to rack up savings is to get a preferred card that generates flyer miles based on spending. Not only will you be building credit to one day buy a house, you will be saving on your trips home to see old friends and your crazy family over the holiday season.
The pesky cards you get in the mail offer awesome introductory rates, but the reality will hit once your variable interest rate tops 20%. By doing some research and homework, one can identify the card that will fit the best, and be able to pursue accordingly.
On fastcampuscredit.com, you have your choice of cards. If you would like to choose based on your known credit score, we have that option. Should you wish to seek an incentive based card, where you can earn a % of your money back or redeem for items such as gas or travel, you can do that as well. Our site is a mere portal that opens up the idea that you do not have to wait for a great card in the mail. Building credit starts with you, and that responsibility can be strengthened by checking out the site and deciding for yourself. We are not just an application website, we have information from how to improve your credit score to effectively lowering your interest rate. For more information, just check for yourself.

Cheers and have a good weekend,
Eric Arrieta
Ceo
The coolest rugby site on earth

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Marketing Challenges

I have always been trying to figure out the best use of my advertising money. In the beginning of my ecommerce store I was only using Google Adwords. The program does serve a purpose, but without maximum optimization, your customer base will not ad up. You need options. Options in advertisement can add some complexity to your job, if going at it alone, but will pay high dividends in the end.
To begin, Rugby916.com is an up and coming rugby dealer. They sell rugby jerseys, rugby shorts, rugby balls, and any other gear a rugby player and rugby fanatic need. As a startup, I was faced with a shortage of cash, cashflow, and knowledge. Jumping into the fire was the only way progress was to be made. After blogging it up, digging some stuff, paying for seo, and countless other means of wasting money fast, I turned to ebay. Ebay is the home to many. At ebay, you can pretty much search AND find anything you are looking for. For 15.95/month, I had my own ebay storefront. Immediately I had found a new revenue source that had yet to be tapped by really anyone on a full time scale. When you look for rugby gear on ebay, there is a high chance that it is from ebay's Rugby916 storefront.
Choosing to pony up the 15.95 for my first month to see if it was worth it paid for itself within 12 hours, nailing a $200 order from France. Instant revenue was created by going where the customer base is and not messing around trying to gain recognition on sites where customers are a rarity. The marketing strategy currently is to tap into sources where rugby gear and rugby equipment is needed. Facebook and Myspace are soon to follow. Profiles have been made, groups joined. The massive attack to become rugby king is underway.