http://www.winkelf.com/ WiNKELF - Your Boutique Village http://winkelf.com/favicon.ico http://www.winkelf.com/images/winkelflogo.gif http://www.winkelf.com/ 800 200 WiNKELF - Your Boutique Village http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=36 Good news just arrived in my inbox In a couple of days our WinkElf listings will be cross listed on Oodle. For those of you unfamiliar with this marketplace Oodle.com ranks in the top 3 500 of all shopping marketplaces with over 2 million unique visitors in October. That's a lot of extra exposure for your goodies In addition to being listed on Oodle.com our listings will be syndicated throughout the Oodle network which is made up of over 250 leading local and national brands including MySpace Co Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=35 There's something new brewing in the categories and search results. a whole new look with lots of options. Now you can browse the categories and search results in gallery view and list view. The choice is yours Whether in gallery view or listing view shoppers can order their results by title by date listed and by price to help them narrow down their search for those handmade goodies. And category featured items arre now showcased in both for the main and sub category sections for even more expos Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=34 Now you can take your WinkElf store with you wherever you play anywhere and everywhere with our Shops on the Go widget. Not just a showcase. This widget comes complete with shopping cart and checkout so that your guests never leave your webpage. Get yours. http www.winkelf.com/shops2go.php Shop sell play. with WinkElf Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=32 Members from around the world will now be able to view WinkElf in their language of choice thanks to Google Translate Beta a service which automatically translates and displays WinkElf in a multitude of languages. including English default Arabic Chinese Dutch French German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Portugese Russian and Spanish. While not always perfect translation it's a wonderful addition that makes shopping on WinkElf more user friendly and help lessen miscommunication due to language b Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=33 By popular request sellers can now import their current feedback rating from both Etsy and DaWanda. How many times have you seen or added I have a feedback rating of XXX at. in listings to establish a sellers global merchant reputation Our feedback rating importer checks and verifies the sellers and buyers current feedback rating at other venues. Our members are given a special code that can be added to their profile pages at other venues. Once the special code is verified the current feedback Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=31 WinkElf is happy to announce that buyers no longer need to become members in order to purchase from our array of wonderful designers. Introducing the new Guest Cart system Here's how it works. When viewing listings buyers will notice that an account is no longer required to make purchases. While buyers are still encouraged to enjoy all the features offered by joining as a member now making purchases is as simple as clicking on Add to Cart. All guests will be directed to the login screen where yo Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=30 Have you noticed the new link in our header It's official. Come take a peek at the new WinkElf blog where we'll be sharing our Editor's Pick's of the day crafting videos from the web that are sure to add some inspiration to your week announcements and a little this and that. Stop by http www.winklef.com/blog If you have a special or contest that you'd like us to post send us the details at blog at winkelf. com. We'll also be offering reciprocal links to our member's blogs soon. More info to foll Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=29 I'm happy to announce that a new image uploader has been added to the selling forms. The new uploader allows you too preview your images before submitting them. Replacing images is made easy just click the picture and go. Most importantly the new uploader handles larger pictures. up to 2MB or 2 000 kb. If your pictures are larger than the maximum upload we recommend resizing them first. Just click on the resizer icon provided. You can also download some fantastic free image editors. Google's GIM Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=28 Making the buying and selling process as easy as possible is a high priority and we're busy fine tuning the buying and checkout process. Now buyers can add a Note to Seller with every item purchased A copy of the Note to Seller will be available in the buyers Shopping Cart And in the sellers Invoice Manager And the Note to Seller will be included in the confirmation emails which are automatically sent to the buyer and seller along with other pertinent information. the item information picture c Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=27 A guest shopping cart and guest checkout system is coming to WinkElf this fall. Just in time for the holidays Soon buyers will be able to choose whether to sign up and enjoy the benefits of membership. Or guest shop and checkout without an account. Never lose a sale by requiring sign up again. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=26 Need to get a message out to all your buyers Perhaps you're going on vacation and in addition to the Vacation Mode want to let your customers know when you'll be back. Perhaps you have ongoing special promotions and want to announce them to buyers visiting your store and listings. NOW YOU CAN And here's how. From My Store select Enable Global Message enter a title and your announcement. Then Save Now your message will appear in both your store pages and all your listings. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=25 Every seller knows that one key to a successful store is advertising and marketing. Driving traffic to your store is essential. whether it's your own website an eBay store an Etsy shop and here on WinkElf too. But who wants to drive traffic to a site that is venue branded and houses other businesses. your competitors perhaps Now you have two custom url's available to use The first leads to the default branded storefront. The other to an unbranded version Branded Storefront URL http www.winkelf. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=24 As a seller you probably want to know more about your online business. the who what where and when. Especially when you're working hard to promote your store and build your business. Now you can get those vital stats about your WinkElf store. And it's so easy too Just add the code from an independent stat counter to your My Store page. The counter will be activated automatically on all your store pages. Find out who's visiting your store what are your busiest days and where. Why third party cou Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=23 It's that time of the month when we review and add suggested new categories. I forgot to jot them down but here's a few to look for. Baby Stuff Nursing Baby Stuff Changing Pads Baby Stuff Blankets Boy's Clothing By Size From Preemie to Size 16 Girls Clothing By Size From Preemie to Size 16 Home Decor Wall Decor Quilts As WinkElf continues to grow we'll be adding more categories so please keep those suggestions coming. Thanks to all for their input o Samantha Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=22 Woo Hoo I'm so happy to announce that we now offer sellers Google Checkout as a built in payment gateway to accept payments from your buyers. If you don't already have an account you can sign up here. To add your merchant account please login to your My Details page to add your Google Checkout account settings. Please remember to set your integration setting on Google as detailed in the instructions. Once done you will be able to check off Google Checkout as a direct payment option for your list Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=19 Beginning on Monday August 4th give or take a few hours you'll be able to sell both your handmade goodies. and your not handmade items too Wait.The handmade custom boutique flavor of WinkElf will not change. The homepage and features will continue to remain focussed on handmade only. The not handmade items will have their own distinct area for buyers to browse. How will it work You'll soon notice a completely separate section dedicated to not handmade items. Items tagged as brand names not handm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=18 Relisting made easy. BULK RELISTING Now you can bulk relist your closed items whether expired or sold in bulk with the click of a button. No having to review to selling form. Just check off the relist option select the listing duration and go AUTO RELISTING BETA And just to make it that much more easier now you can set your listings to auto relist right in the selling form. And keep track of your auto relisting sellings in the Active Listing sections of the My Selling section of your member's ar Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=17 Facebook is one of the largest and fastest growing social networks on the internet. And it's fun You can connect with people you know and find long lost friends too. I found an old boyfriend from highschool that I haven't been in touch with in over 20 plus years.There are so many fun ways to connect.Did you know we have a Facebook application that allows you to showcase your store items on your profile And while profiles are shared only with approved friends groups are open to everyone Announcin Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=16 We have a new html editor and it's wonderful It seems to work perfectly with those html templates we're all so fond of. while all other editors mess them up.Now you can add templates and then edit them right in the editor.Just click on the source button.Hopefully we can get rid of the template input box. But not until after a period of testing. Let us know if you run into any problems using it. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=15 Buyers. Can't find what you're looking for Now you can advertise what you're looking to buy with free RSVP's. Just fill out the simple form and let our talented artisans know what it is you want to buy. A great way to find custom items tailored just for you.Sellers.See an RSVP and want to make the buyer an offer. Just choose from any of your current listings and submit it to the buyer for consideration. If you don't have a listing to match just start a new one. remember. listing is free Visit ou Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=14 Running your own webstore is hard work and driving traffic to it even harder. and it's expensive. One of the benefits of multi vendor sites is collective advertising. While we don't charge many fees we do try to invest in as much advertising as we can for our collective dollars.Here's where we are advertising.Craftster Craftster.org is an online community for people to share and discuss hip modern off beat craft and DIY projects.Smidge Crafting handmade and indie artist reviews community and dir Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=13 Squidoo is an interesting site filled with articles called lenses on every topic. What makes it fun is that others can add interact with and vote for their favorite lenses. The more popular it is the higher it will score. and the more exposure it will get.Come check out WinkElf on Squidoo.http www.squidoo.com/winkelf stores buy sell shop handmadeAlready added to several groups it's certain to bring more sellers and buyers to the site. Come add your store to the lens. and don't forget to vote and Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=12 Now you can bookmark and share your friends and favorite stores on WinkElf. Just look for these new icons in listings and stores. Follow the link to see who friends/hearts a member. and who loves you What a fun way to stay in touch Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.winkelf.com/publicannouncement.php?id=11 We all know that social bookmark sites are a great way of saving and sharing your favorite finds with others. Now guests can bookmark your items to all their favorite social websites like Digg Facebook StumbleUpon. right from your listings. Making it easy for them to share it with friends or save it for later.This is a great marketing tool and I encourage all sellers to bookmark their own items too. Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700