What's a blog?
A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.
Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.
In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.
Since Blogger was launched in 1999, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.
And we're pretty sure the whole deal is just getting started.
This is Google's defination of a blog. I think the OLA Team Blog means more than that.
When we did the challenge for November, we saw the awesome difference it made in where we stood in the ratings and how fast we moved up. I would love to see that happen again.
Now this is not an official blog challenge. That would have to come from Fleapirates as she is the one in charge of the team blog.
This is just a challenge from me as a team member. I challenge you all who are members of the team to blog at least one a week if not more and lets see if we can move higher in the ratings. There are no prizes with this blog but if we do it then everyone wins.
Thank you for reading my blog and comments are appreciated.
Live is short, live it to the fullest and share it with those you love
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Sunday, December 4, 2011
OLA HAS TAUGHT ME
Ola has taught me so much that I don't know where to begin, so I will type what comes to mind. I just hope I don't forget anything or anyone.
The sellers and buyers taught me that it does not have to be a chore to sell or buy online. As I came here from another place, I was a little bit bitter about selling on line, however since the first day I signed up with OLA.COM it was and is like a new world.
I have made friends by going to the chat rooms and I have learned that the other people at ola.com treat you like family just as soon as they know you are here. And they care about one another and what is going on in their lives besides selling and buying. Always quiick to say "can I help" or "what do you need".
At ola.com everyone shares ideas and information. No one at the other site I sold at even knew my real name or cared to know it. I feel sorry for those people who do not know what it is like to be a part of the decision making where they sell. It is not all about the money in our community. It is about the people also.
When we were challenged to a November blog I did not know what blogging was all about. I also did not know anything about the +1 to google, what sharing with Face Book and Tweeting could do for our ratings and our stores. And it was fun setting a new record for blogs in one year.
People who I have met here are awesome and honest. Yes, I had a problem with one person and it was settled quickly and fairly. I cannot believe that in less than a year I am pushing 500 feed backs. That is something else I learned at ola.com. Promoting yourself and your site pays off in so many ways. People in the know at ola share their knowledge with the rest of us in the chats and also teach us one on one how to do things. That is special.
Another thing that is special is the monthly radio show that we can all be a part of while sitting in our own homes. Listen in while http://ola.com/store/MetzyMom will probably interview the seller of the month for December within the first five minutes of the show. Congratulations to http://ola.com/store/SuperGranny, well done. Metzy does such a great job at hosting the show. Always new information there as well.
I have learned about a lot of things from mistletoe and christmas trees to toilet paper.
Learned about it in the OLATEAMBLOG along with a lot of other really cool stuff and some great information. Also was given links to stores I have not visited yet, but I see they have some nice items and I am not done Christmas shopping yet. Someone else put the link in their blog for stores that did not know it. Just another way of caring and sharing at ola.com
I am so happy to be at OLA.COM. It is my online home and the first place I check when I sign on for the day. I want to know who is doing a special sale and who is listing new items and what they are.
I would like to thank a few special people at ola.com. http://ola.com/store/yogibear66 , & http://ola.com/store/MetzyMom, For running the special auctions and collecting funds for a special member who is recovering from cancer surgery and in need of help right now. God bless you both and all who contributed to the cause. Also thank you to http//ola.com/store/KornKuntryTreasures, I want to say thank you for all that you did to bring notice to a lot of sellers by blogging about them and giving their link to their store. Other members also did the same things and if I list them all here no one will read the blog because it will be too long.
To OLA.COM, the staff and inside workers we do not know and see often but they keep the wheels greased and running great I say thank you so much for all you do. Frank answers the phone when you call for help, and he knows the answers. And Renee who helps keep us all up to date, shares our stores on face book, tweets, runs the specials like "how many candies in the jar", decorate OLA logo and many others. Thank you all so much for making ola.com the best place to be a member and partner of.
To http://ola.com/store/jaswood2 and http://ola.com/store/aesthetics48 you both are so super for giving your time to help others with their stores. To one who had to call me to get me the help I needed I thank you http://ola.com/store/Fleapirates.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and if I left anyone out I appoligize. Please leave a comment as they all count.
Be safe, be healthy and be happy
The sellers and buyers taught me that it does not have to be a chore to sell or buy online. As I came here from another place, I was a little bit bitter about selling on line, however since the first day I signed up with OLA.COM it was and is like a new world.
I have made friends by going to the chat rooms and I have learned that the other people at ola.com treat you like family just as soon as they know you are here. And they care about one another and what is going on in their lives besides selling and buying. Always quiick to say "can I help" or "what do you need".
At ola.com everyone shares ideas and information. No one at the other site I sold at even knew my real name or cared to know it. I feel sorry for those people who do not know what it is like to be a part of the decision making where they sell. It is not all about the money in our community. It is about the people also.
When we were challenged to a November blog I did not know what blogging was all about. I also did not know anything about the +1 to google, what sharing with Face Book and Tweeting could do for our ratings and our stores. And it was fun setting a new record for blogs in one year.
People who I have met here are awesome and honest. Yes, I had a problem with one person and it was settled quickly and fairly. I cannot believe that in less than a year I am pushing 500 feed backs. That is something else I learned at ola.com. Promoting yourself and your site pays off in so many ways. People in the know at ola share their knowledge with the rest of us in the chats and also teach us one on one how to do things. That is special.
Another thing that is special is the monthly radio show that we can all be a part of while sitting in our own homes. Listen in while http://ola.com/store/MetzyMom will probably interview the seller of the month for December within the first five minutes of the show. Congratulations to http://ola.com/store/SuperGranny, well done. Metzy does such a great job at hosting the show. Always new information there as well.
I have learned about a lot of things from mistletoe and christmas trees to toilet paper.
Learned about it in the OLATEAMBLOG along with a lot of other really cool stuff and some great information. Also was given links to stores I have not visited yet, but I see they have some nice items and I am not done Christmas shopping yet. Someone else put the link in their blog for stores that did not know it. Just another way of caring and sharing at ola.com
I am so happy to be at OLA.COM. It is my online home and the first place I check when I sign on for the day. I want to know who is doing a special sale and who is listing new items and what they are.
I would like to thank a few special people at ola.com. http://ola.com/store/yogibear66 , & http://ola.com/store/MetzyMom, For running the special auctions and collecting funds for a special member who is recovering from cancer surgery and in need of help right now. God bless you both and all who contributed to the cause. Also thank you to http//ola.com/store/KornKuntryTreasures, I want to say thank you for all that you did to bring notice to a lot of sellers by blogging about them and giving their link to their store. Other members also did the same things and if I list them all here no one will read the blog because it will be too long.
To OLA.COM, the staff and inside workers we do not know and see often but they keep the wheels greased and running great I say thank you so much for all you do. Frank answers the phone when you call for help, and he knows the answers. And Renee who helps keep us all up to date, shares our stores on face book, tweets, runs the specials like "how many candies in the jar", decorate OLA logo and many others. Thank you all so much for making ola.com the best place to be a member and partner of.
To http://ola.com/store/jaswood2 and http://ola.com/store/aesthetics48 you both are so super for giving your time to help others with their stores. To one who had to call me to get me the help I needed I thank you http://ola.com/store/Fleapirates.
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and if I left anyone out I appoligize. Please leave a comment as they all count.
Be safe, be healthy and be happy
Thursday, December 1, 2011
OLA Team Blog Challenge - The Results
The results of our November Challenge!
Congratulations to all the members of
The OLA Team Blog!
You all did a fantastic job!
Keep blogging!
Congratulations to all the members of
The OLA Team Blog!
You all did a fantastic job!
Keep blogging!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
Today is the first day of the challenge for the OLA team blog. I hope lots of our OLA members join in the fun. It is always fun for me to check in here and see what my buddies have posted.
I am still a newbie and learning as I go. Going to try and make this one better than I did before when I put a comma instead of a dot for the link to my OLA page.
It is 11:30P.M. here in NC even though some of you are still enjoying "dancing with the stars" I am about to fall asleep here. So I thought I better keep with my commitment to Fleapirates to post a blog for every day in November. She did not say it had to be witty or smart, just a blog.
Now I will attempt to post one of my listings that I have on OLA.com and tonight I chose a piece of jewelry. Hope you find it pretty.
LADIES BEAUTIFUL RING WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL'S SZ 8
LADIES BEAUTIFUL RING WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL CENTER STONE SURROUNDED WITH INDIVIDUALLY SET BAQUETTES ON BOTH SIDES IN A SIZE 8. IT IS GOLD OVER RHODIUM. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU CAN GOOGLE RHODIUM. IT IS A VERY STRONG ALLOY THAT WILL NOT TURN YOUR FINGER GREEN. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING AND ALL ITEMS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED IN THE FEE OF $3.80 ON THIS ITEM.
If you would like to check out my store you can click on the link below:
http://ola.com/store/chateycathey
Thanks for visiting and just maybe I will tell Supergranny what a Rasi is tomorrow in my blog.
Please leave a comment, good or bad. Just let me know you were here and also try to help get some more of our OLA buddies bolgging here. I know for sure we have some witty people out there and they should share some laughs with us here.
LIFE IS SHORT, LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST AND HAVE FUN
I am still a newbie and learning as I go. Going to try and make this one better than I did before when I put a comma instead of a dot for the link to my OLA page.
It is 11:30P.M. here in NC even though some of you are still enjoying "dancing with the stars" I am about to fall asleep here. So I thought I better keep with my commitment to Fleapirates to post a blog for every day in November. She did not say it had to be witty or smart, just a blog.
Now I will attempt to post one of my listings that I have on OLA.com and tonight I chose a piece of jewelry. Hope you find it pretty.
LADIES BEAUTIFUL RING WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL'S SZ 8
LADIES BEAUTIFUL RING WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL CENTER STONE SURROUNDED WITH INDIVIDUALLY SET BAQUETTES ON BOTH SIDES IN A SIZE 8. IT IS GOLD OVER RHODIUM. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU CAN GOOGLE RHODIUM. IT IS A VERY STRONG ALLOY THAT WILL NOT TURN YOUR FINGER GREEN. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING AND ALL ITEMS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED IN THE FEE OF $3.80 ON THIS ITEM.
If you would like to check out my store you can click on the link below:
http://ola.com/store/chateycathey
Thanks for visiting and just maybe I will tell Supergranny what a Rasi is tomorrow in my blog.
Please leave a comment, good or bad. Just let me know you were here and also try to help get some more of our OLA buddies bolgging here. I know for sure we have some witty people out there and they should share some laughs with us here.
LIFE IS SHORT, LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST AND HAVE FUN
The OLA Team Blog Challenge
It's official! The OLA Team Blog Challenge has begun! What are we up to, you wonder? Well, for the entire month of November, FleaPirates, (that's me), is pledging to make a daily blog post on this blog... and I have challenged OLA members to keep pace with me!
This is going to be a riot! Imagine this... heading into the Holiday Season you've got a whole team of fantastic folks, from all across the USA, ready to offer up tips, advice, recipes, stories, great deals, special sales, funny ha-has, and more!
Now they're working towards winning a prize, but the prize for you will be staying in the loop with all that is going on at OnlineAuction.com lately! So stay tuned, because I am sure it will be both entertaining and enlightening!
This blog will be rockin' in November! You won't want to miss anything, so check in daily and don't forget to leave us a comment or two! On the sidebar to the right you'll find a place to subscribe... we'd love to gain more loyal followers. (Hint, hint!)
All of the items featured for sale in this blog will be available for purchase at OLA... like this one, from me! A perfect holiday gift for a special youngster in your life!
A big thanks to our participants!
Good luck and happy posting!
Ready... Set... Go!
Good luck and happy posting!
Ready... Set... Go!
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