| There is a hint
of summer in the air, which means
spring is winding down and you can
no longer put off that spring-cleaning
chore. Clean out those closets,
and list the things you no longer
want on SwapThing, instead of throwing
them in the garbage with all the
dust bunnies.
As we promised last month, we have
rolled out new functionality for
our Partners and the ShareThing
Nonprofit Program. Partners
can upload their items with a single
click of a button. If you are already
doing a feed to other sites, you
can reuse the same feed. Otherwise,
you can create an Excel or other
spreadsheet file and convert it
to the .txt format and upload with
little effort. As part of the new
program, we have created a resource
center. You can read articles on
how to increase your sales, or ideas
for how to use swaps to grow your
business. This is your community;
you can also talk with other storeowners
and swap tips on growing a business.
There is also a new link for consumers
to view all partners and their listings,
making it much easier to locate
partners and their things.
The ShareThing
Nonprofit Program has been revamped
to make it easier to manage wishlists
and get the donations needed for
the organizations. As with the Partner
program, there is a resource center
where you can read articles on how
to increase your donations or ideas
for how to grow your nonprofit organization.
In this community you can also talk
with other nonprofits and swap tips
on managing scarce resources. If
you want to donate to a nonprofit
you can view all nonprofits from
the ShareThing link.
Just as a reminder, if you create
a SwapCircle
with 10 or more members, you will
receive a free swap transaction.
SwapThing users who created SwapCircles
like “ florida,” “ExpressComputers,”
and “seattleswap” have
gotten their free swaps for growing
to over ten members, and you could
be the next… start yours
today! Find the easy set up through
your SwapCircle Tab or on the SwapCircle
Page.
Be on the lookout for some exciting
new functionality that will be going
into beta in the upcoming weeks.
You may have heard about Web 2.0
and they way it is revolutionizing
the way we use the Internet today
and into the future. SwapThing is
embracing this notion of community-oriented
and user-driven content and has
some big changes planned. If you
like us now, you ain’t seen
nothin’ yet!
Happy Swapping!
Jessica Hardwick
Founder & CEO
http://www.swapthing.com
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