Hello Tipzters,

I was just browsing our new Tipzines and I did something I don't usually do -- I bought a product! It's a little handmade monkey doll that I just couldn't resist:

http://curlsofsunshine.tipzu.com/amigurumi-crochet-monkey-toy

For all of you working on your websites at Tipzu, Amber's crochet site is a great example of how to use the system. In addition to a full store, she's put up some videos in her articles that give step-by-step instructions for crocheting. She's also found an ingenious e-book offer -- free crochet patterns:

First, dear Tipzters, I want to thank you for being part of this journey. Having such a supportive batch of really patient and helpful beta users who have been invaluable as we navigate the unavoidable bugs and mistakes in launching a new service. Thank you for that!

All of your comments and feedback are discussed by our team and if we can fix something, we do. If we can't, we try to explain why.

So please keep your comments and feedback coming - it's invaluable to us.

Hello Tipzters -

We've added a few features lately that I wanted to point out:

"SHARE THIS" BUTTON

At the end of every one of your articles, blogs and products, you now have a "Share This" button. It allows readers to bookmark your page or share it with the world. It's linked to dozens of services, including MySpace, Digg, Reddit, Facebook, and more. Here's an example in action:

http://aof.tipzu.com/meet-original-friends

(If the button is not on your site, and you would like it, email me at chad@tipzu.com and I'll take care of it for you.)

Hello everyone,

This week, I thought I'd share some thoughts from one of my favorite Tipzters.

If you have any questions about Tipzu or anything to share, you can let me know by hitting reply to this message.

Best wishes,

- Chad Gracia
CEO, Tipzu

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Hello Tipzters...

Chad asked me to write a word or two about my process with Tipzu and how I got to the point where I am today. I am happy to divulge all I can.

Hello everyone,

This week, I thought I'd share some thoughts from one of my favorite Tipzters.

If you have any questions about Tipzu or anything to share, you can let me know by hitting reply to this message.

Best wishes,

- Chad Gracia
CEO, Tipzu

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Hello Tipzters...

Chad asked me to write a word or two about my process with Tipzu and how I got to the point where I am today. I am happy to divulge all I can.

Hello Tipzters -

Hope you've had a great week, I'm getting ready for our board meeting tomorrow. Lots of exciting news to report, both to my board and to you.

Top of the list, I wanted to announce our partnership with Doba - one of the largest and coolest providers of drop-shipping products in the US. You can now sell any of the more than 2 million products in the Doba catalog at your website.

Hi Tipzters,

Thanks for all your feedback!

I've heard from you is that it can be difficult to find products to sell at your stores. To address this, we've decided to ramp up our digital partnerships so that you can start selling downloadable products right away - without having to find retailers, hold stock, or deal with shipping and handling.

Tipzter Times – Issue #6

Hello Tipzters,

I hope you’ve had a great start to your 2008!

LINK EXCHANGES

By now, you should have gotten the hang of the new link exchange module. (Just click on “links” to add one.) Remember, you need to get around 50 incoming links to your site to start getting good search engine rankings.

YOUR TIPZU EMAIL ACCOUNT

Another thing I wanted to point out is your email account that came with your Tipzine. It’s in the format of info@your-tipzine.tipzu.com. You were recently sent a message with your login and password.

Hello Tipzters:

Just wanted to let you know that our new "Links Module" is functioning.

This module allows you to easily add links to your website, and more important, will help you build your page rank by managing how other websites link to you.

The first step is to login to your account and click "Manage:Marketing Information." Enter this information for your site -- it will be used by the system to automatically when you look for link exchanges.

Hello Tipzters,

Do you know what the best products to sell at your store are?

Those with no inventory, no shipping, no returns, and no cost to replace. In other words, digital products.

Luckily, Tipzu can easily sell your digital products. They can could include:

- A book of tips.
- A sample love letter (or contract, or resume, etc.)
- An audio recording of tips for singing.
- A video of your theater company’s latest play.

Check out this ingenious digital product that one of our Tipzters created:

http://meditation.tipzu.com/catalog/cds-and-mp3s