Free and cheap programming courses

One of the things that is useful is customized simple email responses
http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/creating-a-simple-responsive-html-email--webdesign-12978

Other courses
https://courses.tutsplus.com/topics/code/courses

Basic Tutorials
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/?category=Basics

Repair old photos
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/old-photo-retouch-and-repair-photoshop-tutorials.aspx

Other photo retouch
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/before-and-after-photo-manipulations-part-2.aspx

Tree photo manipulations
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/over-25-amazing-tree-photo-manipulations.aspx

Grass, foliage and fur painting
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/grass-and-foliage-photoshop-brushes.aspx


Template for calendars
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/calendar-photoshop-psd-free-template.aspx

Christmas food infograpics
http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/christmas-infographics-food-and-recipes.aspx

SEO and Web Trends for 2014

20 On-Page SEO Tips & Techniques
Here is a checklist of the most important techniques that we can use for 2014.
http://justcreative.com/2013/12/26/21-on-page-seo-techniques-tips2014/


Seven web design trends that are ruling the roost and will continue to grow in 2014.
http://justcreative.com/2014/01/21/2014-web-design-trends/

More Excel Tips

Excel is still my go to when I need to put something down I want to retrieve later, maybe sort or filter. To me its just more useful than a Word document.
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2292786/10-Quick-Time-Saving-Excel-Shortcuts-Mouse-Tricks-for-Marketers
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375598,00.asp

Sites to Help with EBay

Auto upload FREE to get more exposure and traffic. Can you get tools and information that will help you increase clicks? Try it and see.
https://merchant.thefind.com/

Try this site to value collectibles, art and antiques with 7 FREE lookups. Over 136 million historical prices and images aggregated from both online marketplaces and from some of the leading auction houses their database covers some info that is gone forever on other sites.
http://www.worthpoint.com/

Jewelry Supplies and Inspiration

Craft Fair season is coming. Maybe its time to try this again on a limited basis so here are links to supplies and ideas:

http://www.wholesalegemshop.com/

More silver sellers
http://www.wholesalegemshop.com/InfoPages/Competition.cfm

Beads and beading
http://www.halsteadbead.com/

http://www.artbeads.com/

http://www.houseofgems.com/

http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Beads/Gemstone-Beads/

http://www.cutratecrafts.com/category.php/id/381

http://www.favecraftsshop.com/Beading.html

http://www.beadaholique.com/


Sell
http://www.shophandmade.com/home

http://www.etsy.com/

How to and Inspiration
http://www.beading-design-jewelry.com/

Online Selling Places

We all know my disenchantment with the eBay store so its time to branch out. I will still utilize eBay on a lesser scale. Basically I will use the free listings every moth for auctions and split into two identities to expand that advantage as well as separate my merchandise. That way I can take as much profit as I can with little overhead.

I will also try using new venues such as Etsy since I plan on progressing with jewelry creation and Yardsellr for miscellaneous items in stockas well as others that will probably include eBid, eCrater and Bonanzle. The last three are the largest competitors to eBay according to Powersellers Unite with about 4 million auctions each. None are as big as eBay but how many of those auctions are now Big Business which eBay is favoring more and more over individual sellers?

Summer is almost over time for selling?

Summer is almost over which we all know stinks on eBay. So is it time for selling? More to the point is it time to be somewhere else besides eBay? Ebay alternatives (many of these are free to set up and try)

http://yardsellr.com/ http://www.ecrater.com/ http://www.bonanzle.com/ http://www.ebid.net/ http://www.cqout.com/ http://www.blujay.com/ http://highwire.com/ - this was called BuyitSellit Along with these sites that just sell hand made articles http://www.etsy.com/ http://www.artfire.com/sell-crafts If you want more look here http://www.powersellersunite.com/auctionsitewatch.php Sellers please note they have storefronts http://www.powersellersunite.com/links.php