Hi Everyone! Just ran into these apps online and decided to pick the cream of the crop and tell you guys about them. You might want to use some of them to make your life easier.

Want to see stuff on Twitter or to send payments through Twitter?

twitpay.me/

Find, follow and interact with businesses you are interested in, apps and services on Twitter.

twibs.com/

Promote your business via twitter, usingTwitzu

www.twitzu.com/

TwitterAlerts

Keep track of converstions that mention your products or your area or work or your busines on Twitter

tweetbeep.com/

Share photos of the latest products you have available by using

twitpic.com/

StrawPoll is the coolest way to follow the opinions people have on Twitter. Using this free app, you can create your own poll in your area of interest.

strawpollnow.com/

Automatically post your RSS feed to twitter

twitterfeed.com/

Create Coupons for Twitter!

twtqpon.com/

Twitter Cards!

Send an invitation to a special event at your shop, a greeting to your customers or followers, a surprise message or an invitation on Twitter.

 twtapps.com/

Twittertise

twittertise.com/

twitwall.com/

When you use TwitWall, you can embed your favorite videos and widgets or upload your photos, MP3 music, podcasts, you name it. It will make your twittering very interesting to your followers!

twitterless.com/

Twitterless tells you which one of your followers stops following you and graphs your follower history over time, displaying the information for you in a variety of very useful views.

And don't forget to follow me on Twitter! I post a lot of useful posts like this one.

twitter.com/craftybegonia

"Nature's ten thousand voices speak His praise. In earth, and air, and sky, with their marvelous tint and color, varying in gorgeous contrast or softly blended in harmony, we behold His glory. The everlasting hills tell us of His power. The trees wave their green banners in the sunlight, and point us upward to their Creator. The flowers that gem the eath with their beauty whisper to us of Eden and fill us with longings for its unfading loveliness. The living green that carpets the brown earth tell us of God's care for the humblest of His creatures. The caves of the sea and the depths of the earth reveal His treasures. He who placed the pearls in the ocean and the amethyst and the chrysolite among the rocks is a lover of the beutiful. The sun rising in the heavens is the representative of Him who is the light and life of all that He has made. All the brightness and beauty that adorn the earth and light up the heavens speak of God." —Good Health, August, 1882.
May your New Year be guided by His love!

I've always dragged my feet to recommend anything but it seems to me by what I've heard in forums, that some crafters have a lot of trouble getting their head out of the water online and being noticed. With the exception of a few who seem to hit the ground running, many go through unnecessary hardship because of a lack of sharp marketing skills.

Well, I've beenthere. But I'm learning. I've gotten into some groups where I am learning to sharpen my skills and it is getting me more exposure.

I want to briefly point you in the direction of Twitter.

Most people use twitter for freindship and for sharing. I do too. But I also use it to announce my new items. And to point interested parties to my new freebies.

For a while, I did twitter cold. Then I got into TweetDeck because a geek who is also a marketer, suggested it. But now, several have suggested TwitGlide, which seems to be more advanced than tweetDeck. So, I want to share it here for any of you who might be interested and would like to try this new free app for twitdom.

They have a membership and will allow you to advertise your store to their members without getting punished by twitter or being consdered a spammer, which is a great bonus. So, if you would like to try a free software which will let you organize your twits, let you see who sent you what message, what you answered and what conversations you are involved in, while at the same time, giving you credit points for free adverts just for using it, click on the link below and try it. You have nothing to lose, since it is free. Thought I'd share it, just in case you guys would think it useful in your marketing efforts.

Here's the link you need:

You'll never tweet the same way again.Click on this link and download it for FREE! tgli.de/CjW

Take care!

Clotilde

Making toys is almost like having children or adopting pets that you really get to love.

It is fun and warm work. But in my case, I also have a burden. You would think I am giving my bears away, charging so little for so much work, and in a way, I AM giving them away. Times are tough and I just want to think that by keeping the bears extra affordable, I will be helping tight budgets and children will not be without toys that will turn into friends they love. Just my sentimental heart....

flowerumiplace.blogspot.com/