"TERMS"

My dear fellow artisans, my new friends,

I have been working very hard to get these interview articles published for you so the you can have some extra exposure and our ultimate goal being that you get customers who will buy your great hand crafted goods.

I really didn't think that we could go wrong with this venture knowing that you all need as much exposure via marketing and media venues as possible. I figured that you would be eager to get your interview articles published FOR FREE with the only request being that you take 5 minutes to look at and comment on as many of the articles as possible, pass the word and wallah, everyone wins! Super exposure as long as we work together as a team. I guess the meaning of "TEAM" has fallen by the wayside because support is lacking in a major way.

I spend at least two + hours of my own time on each interview (keep in mind that I get up at 0300 I work full time, I commute 100 miles a day, when I get home I have critters to tend to as well as a home to keep tidy and often dinner to prepare, I have three online shops to maintain and make new items to list in those shops and the interviews to compose and get published), and I do this for you for free. My only request has been that you subscribe and visit the other artisan's interviews, pass the word in your available venues and leave comments. I won't bore you with all that again, what I will tell you is that most of you are not honoring my request before or after your interview.

Some of you are taking and not giving in the spirit of "Pay IT Forward" and that really makes me sad.

So what am I to do?

Well, it was suggested to me and I agree; that each of you will be asked to visit, at least 5 article interviews and leave a comment before I will publish your interview article. Leave your name and a link to your shop or website in the comments box so that I can keep track of your visits.
Once this is done I will schedule your interview to be published. I will send you an e-mail advising you to be on the look out (BOL) because your interview will be published soon.

After your interview is published I would ask that you visit, pass the word and leave comments at least 3 times per month to remain on my active list. By remaining on my active list I will reference your interview article in current articles via a link to your interview article so that you will remain in circulation and your shop will continue to get customer visits from this venue.

Sound fair enough?
I'm really just trying to get this to be a success for all of us, I really hate to fail at anything and I hope you do too.


Now let's make this happen!

♥ to all
Bettie

Special report!!!!

Here's a little information that you should be aware of regarding examiner.com, this is where your interview will be posted. This is your possible exposure level if we can get the support that I ask of everyone. So look at the numbers and if everyone does their part, our interview articles could have great potential, but you and everyone else must support each other, unconditionally.  If you want this to be a success you have to work at it.


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