Adding an Online Store

Ecwid offers an online store which can quickly and easily be added to existing websites with minimal website rebuilding. You can also add an online store to a social media page like Facebook. It is quick and easy to set up. There is even a free basic version which allows you to sell up to 10 products online. You can easily start using Ecwid and Paypal, and grow from there if you need more. Their basic plan is just $15 a month for up to 100 products.

If you run a small business or work with an organization or club you can sell more than just products & services, you can sell memberships or take donations using Ecwid.

You can easily upgrade to packages with more features and power, and even add POS terminal features using IOS and Paypal to sell on-site or at craft shows, trade shows, etc. You can sell on shopping sites like Amazon with higher end solutions. Of course there are other online store solutions available, and Partners In Profit can help you choose the right one for your needs.

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12 Scams of Christmas

Don’t have your Christmas spirit crushed. Please be safe and secure in your holiday celebrations.

http://blog.emsisoft.com/2016/12/16/the-twelve-scams-of-christmas/

http://www.helpmeus.com/computersecurity.htm

Happy Holidays from Partners In Profit!

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Yahoo Email Users

If you have not already changed your password and examined your Yahoo Email account, please do so. This is yet another breach that occurred over two years ago, but is just now being revealed.

https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-hack-1-billion-users-affected-2013-record/

This information on protecting your email accounts is again being re-posted for your consideration.

http://www.helpmeus.com/computersecurity.htm

Email Security – Using Web Based Email Safely

Do not reuse usernames and passwords. If one PC or account is compromised, all your accounts can be compromised.

Consider multiple email/chat usernames –

Have a main account where you connect with friends, social networking, politics etc. but never use it for purchases or financial transactions. You can give this out freely.

Do not mix business and pleasure. Keep them separate.

Consider having one exclusive account where you ONLY perform financial transactions.

Always use an exclusive username and password here. Never link that account to social networking sites like Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn.

Consider throw away accounts, and use them when you are unsure of those you are dealing with. Email accounts are generally available free from Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, Google etc.

Often your Internet Provider (Time Warner, Verizon, Etc.) gives you free accounts. (but remember, you loose these if you change Internet providers, so don’t use them as your main account)

Create an exclusive account for on-line purchases. Unfortunately many security threats come from merchants who don’t value security highly enough and your information can be stolen. Eg: The Sony Gaming Fiasco, LinkedIn, eHarmony, Heartbleed, Target, Ebay all have suffered data breaches.

Using Credit Cards for Online Purchases

Consider using a special service from your Bank or Credit Card Provider that creates a temporary virtual credit card alias linked to your account for online purchases, if they are available. Eg:” Safeshop” from Bank of America, Citibank’s “Virtual Account Numbers”, Discover Card’s “Secure Online Account Numbers”. Tell your bank you want such a service if they don’t already provide it. Don’t trust vendors, merchants and credit card possessors to keep your information secure.

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Online Calendars

Do you belong to a club, or work with an organization? Do you work for a business? Online calendars can make keeping track of events and meetings easier. They are great for promoting activities to larger groups of people. They may have more than one version, a public and a private version for different audiences. And there are even free versions that can do some great things. If you look at the Partners In Profit Facebook page you can see a sample of one under the menu heading of “Hiking Events”.

Your calendars are located online, can be linked to or actually embedded in a website, a social media page, or even sent in an email. A change in the calendar will immediately appear in all linked and embedded versions, easily keeping everyone online up to date. They can even be printed out for when someone does not have Internet Access.

See an online calendar.

See the calendar embedded on our Facebook Page.

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YouTube Sharing

An individual, organization or business can store and share an almost unlimited amount of video, pictures & sound files on YouTube for free. You can create a “channel” and upload your files to it. The files can be shared publicly, or privately with up to 50 select individuals. If you have not created those files, you should make sure you are not violating a copyright by uploading them. Once uploaded there, you can easily link or embed those videos & other files into a website, a blog, an email, or a social media page like a Facebook Page.

Partners In Profit helps you share your Videos & Audio.

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