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Social Media Monitoring, Analytics and Alerts Dashboard Ning Now Allows Network Creators To Charge For Premium Access And Subscriptions Ning is rolling out a new feature to network creators today—the ability to charge for premium access and subscriptions. The company says it is one of the most requested features and Ning will be making paid access available to all network creators over the next several weeks. Ning is leveraging PayPal’s API to allow network creators to simply implement a subscription or paid access on their site. Users have control over how and where they want to use Paid Access on their networks.Potential use cases include membership dues, paid groups, paid content and donations. Users can set a fixed cost or a subscription based cost as well using PayPal. The cost to implement paid access for network creators will be $19.95 per month for all plans and Ning will also charge small service charge (between 3 and 4 percent) to cover PayPal’s processing fees. Ning CEO Jason Rosenthal tells me that the company continues to grow in terms of engagement and reach.

Mini Screens and Clothing Labels I’m so excited to launch a small trunk show line this coming spring for my tiny clothing line….but phew, SO much work. My biggest concern with branching out from my online store was that I had to come up with a way to better label my clothing so it meets FTC requirements. I don’t like putting any type of tag in Lil Blue Boo clothing for comfort reasons (Boo is pretty sensitive to anything with tags)…..so I came up with an easy way to silk screen all the information using little handmade “mini” screens: I found these little $1.00 wood photo frames at my local craft store and knew right away that they would make the perfect little screens. I purchased about 20 frames and I ordered a pack screen printing fabric sheets.Step 1: I cut the screen printing fabric large enough that it would wrap just around the edges of the frame.Step 2: I used binder clips to stretch the fabric as tight as I could across two sides of the screen. Then added 2 more clips on the other sides.

A Few Good Tools for Friend-to-Friend Fundraising Updated for 2013. Enlist your supporters to fundraise for you! A number of online tools make it easy for staff or anyone eager to help your organization to set up individual donation pages to engage friends and family in a fundraiser. Peer-to-peer fundraising isn’t new. But the types of events used for peer-to-peer fundraising have grown to include the use of online tools that let supporters participate in broader campaigns. Is this kind of fundraising right for your organization? How Does it Work? Most basic tools in this area let people create their own personalized fundraising pages related to your campaign. Many tools also offer fundraising “widgets,” or “badges,” which usually take the form of a small box—often with a logo, text, and donate button—that can be added to existing websites, blogs, or social network profiles. Some of the more sophisticated tools also let organizational staff members oversee a campaign’s progress. Considerations Do you have the time? Tools You Already Have

Not so in-your-face birthday plate I'm a bit nutty for numbers right now. Especially the kind that look just like they came off a military locker. The really gritty, industrial edge of the stencil is a perfect foil for the serenity of a sterile white plate. (These were a few mismatched ones that were destined for Goodwill.) I wanted a birthday plate that didn't scream, "Happy Frilly Birthday on pastel plates flocked with balloons!" To make: get a pack of stencils from your local hardware store. Oh, The Places We'll Go: A Travel-Fund DIY I know it’s not really that cool to talk about money publicly, but I have no problem telling you that I’m not rich. I’m not even in the neighborhood of “comfortable”. Anything I have, I worked my butt off to get. And since I’m also not great at saving my money unless there’s a goal that I can see, I decided I needed to invent a piggie bank that would help me save up for something that’s very important to me: travel. I might not have the latest clothes, or fully functioning electronics, but I have a brain full of memories from my travels all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, England, The Netherlands, France, The Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Austria, Norway, New Zealand and Australia. But darn it. So to be able to afford another vacation, I decided I needed to keep my eye on the prize. First, you need to start with a metal ruler, an X-ACTO knife or utility blade, a roll of clear tape and a paper, or cardboard globe.

Word Book Continued... To see the origin of this post, click {here}. {Maya Road} makes these chipboard books. There are two different sizes that they make. On their website, the 3"X3" is $3 and the 5"X5" is $3.50. A pretty good deal if you ask me. I checked on their website, and they sell their products at tons of stores near me, so hopefully it's the same deal there so I don't have to pay for shipping. Creative Organizing This post has moved to our new blog. Go there now to see and download the 10 Great Organizing Printables. It’s interesting how the movie “Groundhog Day” changed the meaning of this holiday for so many people. In the movie, Bill Murray’s character was the only one reliving the day over and over again until he got it just right. Oh, and if you love printables but don’t want to add to your paper clutter, you can always pin them until you’re ready to put them to use! Happy Groundhog’s Day and Happy Organizing!

Photo Tile Coasters {Using Resin} Last Christmas I almost had a breakdown... We had just moved in to our home the month before, but I didn't want to let that prevent us from having the holliest jolliest Christmas. My intentions were good. I wanted to make Christmas special for everyone, but I learned the hard way that I should have been planning ahead!! And that's how it happened. Well, with this project I created an anniversary gift AND a Christmas gift. While I was in Utah, my sweet cousin Michelle showed me a couple of projects using resin. Here's how I made these photo coasters... I started out with a trip to Home Depot. Next, I ordered some photos. Only 13 cents a print at Costco! I used a regular old Elmer's glue stick to paste each picture onto the tiles. I won't give a full tutorial on using resin because each product is a little different. After mixing the resin with the hardener, I just poured it on! Then it took them a full 24 hours to harden up! All done! Now these are stinkin' cute!! Happy weekend!

25 Bathroom Organization Ideas Imagine your tub filled with hot bubbly water and a glass of bubbly waiting for you to sip whilst you indulge in your peaceful and relaxing bathroom. Photo credit: theswedish via sxc.hu But do you open the door to your bathroom and see every flat surface covered in lotions and potions and wet, damp towels? Don’t despair – a bathroom oasis is not that difficult to obtain. The main clutter points in a bathroom are: the sink and vanity unit,the tub surround, the shower cubicle, towels, the medicine cabinet and any drawers you may be lucky enough to have. Let’s take each one at a time and think about some bathroom organization ideas that could help achieve your perfect relaxing oasis. Advertisements: First the organizing rules But first let’s remember the overriding organizing rules to guide you through each area: Declutter first – throw away anything that you do not need or love, in other words those lotions you haven’t used in the last 6 months or that rusty old razor. Not much counter space?

Want A Custom Baby Closet Organizer Without The Custom Price? When designing your baby’s nursery there are certain items that you will find are necessary to prevent chaos from reigning supreme during a midnight feed or emergency diaper change. Having a baby closet system that is organized and orderly will go a long way to keeping the chaos at bay. It will also keep you calm and relaxed, which means that your baby will be calm and relaxed, giving you a better chance at getting back to sleep at a reasonable hour. There are companies who specialize in nursery closet make-overs, whose costs can run upwards of $400, but why go to the expense and indiginity of having strangers rifling through your personal closet space and belongings, when you can achieve the same results at a fraction of the cost? Creating the perfect closet space filled with storage for your baby’s clothing is great, but don’t stop there. This can be done simply and economically and here’s how: Advertisements: Start with a dresser makeover ==> Click HERE to see the full range <== Costings

Handmade Gift Ideas: For Kids | Talk Crafty To Me Why not skip the expensive, battery operated, mass-produced plastic toys this year, in favor of something more unique and personal. Handmade toys are a great way to encourage creativity and activate your children’s imagination. These great ideas are inexpensive and easy to make, plus they’re sure to provide hours of entertainment. 1. Felt Alphabet Letters: Help your little ones learn there ABCs with some cute felt letters. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. related posts