Welcome to Second Time Treasures Blog Blogger Blogspot

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Everyone! Great to have you back here, and visiting today. 

Wow! What a weekend! I had a great schedule of how I was working things out for all my blogs, doing listings for my reselling that I do, taking pictures, doing research, and etc. Then...boom! I got hit with the bad luck thing again. Why Me? Does it quit? When can I see the light of day? And...you know what I mean:)

The computer has always done this thing where it shuts down, no signal found, and sometimes will restart, and other times you have to start it. Computer always comes back on, and business as usual...unless the temperature is warm on it of course. So, when it went down nothing different was thought of it. Turned it back on, and WOW! Different desktop pic showing, icons were different, finding files and transferring them to another place, and just all that kind of stuff. Along the bottom bar I get pop ups for when computer starts, and to me they looked normal.

After doing work, restart computer, and boom! Back to the beginning again. Files gone I was moving, desktop not saving, and just everything I did was not saving on the computer. One of them there pop ups that comes on as computer is coming on, and signing in showed something about Profile Not Found. So, I watched closer, made note of it, and then went into ask.com to research it a bit. Yepper! There was others who had this happen....a corrupted file! So, I pretty much did all that was instructed except messing with the registry keys...that makes me nervous. I am no computer tech, and do things as I have learned them. 

Finally, I seem to be getting some where that I could at least save the files to folders organized in my Picture folder. Desktop picture was staying as it should. The browser of choice was finally staying set without asking me everytime it started up which browser to use, etc. Nothing perfect, still have a lil kink in it here, and there. Looked through the registry keys for the one suggested....not there. I cannot find some of the missing files that I know are in the hard drive, and therefore some things I have to start over with again...urgh!

I have gone into computer, put the sleep mode as never, set computer as never to shut off unless I do it, or of course something bad is coming in.....that I cannot get to work for me as it keeps reverting back to the other settings. So, some where I do not have full access as the new administrator I have assigned to this computer....the other old ones have been deleted. But, I am up and running, and now to play a lil bit of catch me up with things. 

It's Wednesday....HAPPY HUMP DAY TO ALL!! Hope ya'll are doing well this week, enjoying the weather, and have been able to do some thrifting, or painting, or some repurposing and crafting too. I'm getting there, but the computer comes first right now:) Know what I mean?:)

Thanks for sharing your time with Second Time Treasures! Come back to visit again soon. 

 

Welcome to Second Time Treasures Bloggers and Blogland

Hello, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures Bloggers, and those in Blogland! Glad to see you stopping by, and happy you landed here.

Well, not too much to really report to anyone at this time. Just Life, working around home to complete remodeling projects, some days no contractors, and some days contractors are in and out, and here all day. Well, the were here today so I could not work on painting walls. So, I was outside mowing. Windy, windy, and was it windy out too! But, got 1/2 the property done which is good for me. Might rain tomorrow....if it does I can work on painting walls. IF it would not rain I could maybe do some more mowing again too. Or, who knows, if I have the energy a lil bit of both:)

Holiday weekend almost here. Anyone have any big plans? I don't. Hubby cannot be home, son will be gone all weekend, sister is going camping, and other sister is doing her own thing some where else too. So, maybe I will be able to get some things done around here....Hmmm......Work on painting, maybe finish a couple of homemade projects here, and relaxing too! Could be promising, huh? LOL:) I know....

Well, this is hoping everyone is having a fabulous Tuesday, and a wonderful evening! Ya'll take care, and come back again soon. See Ya!

Second Time Treasures Welcomes Blogs, Bloggers, and Blogland

Second Time Treasures Welcomes Blogs, Bloggers, and Blogland.

Hi, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures! Happy to see you back, and happy you stopped while passing through also. I know, I shouldn't have to say it again....and again....I am so very very sorry everyone for not checking in here sooner. I tell ya, Life has gotten a hold of me lately, and I have had to prioritize just a bit. Spending time with my stores, making a sale here and there, shipping, taking son to & from work everyday, and.....worst of all was on this past Monday!

Yeah, I would have never guessed it to happen, but it did, and I am heart broken over it too. I have a blog that pretty much directs to my online sales. I have had the blog since 2009, and the past year have focused my attention and energy on it. Reading things to do, researching the good and bad of things to do, applying keywords - links - and doing a little bit of SEO with it too. Then, I sat done and looked at things that I should cover for topics, and not cover. Found out there is no right, or wrong to it....be yourself, and do with it as you wish for whatever your purpose may be. 

So, I have gotten domains from GoDaddy, and directed those to my blogs too. On Monday I checked emails, checked accounts, and then went to sign into my main business blog. Message...Blog deleted, Blog disabled, Blog not found were the 3 different messages I would get at different times. No reason for this, no excuses, and most of all...not definite way to find out about it either. I have gone to the help sections, left messages, and that usually is not very successful. Blogger is sooo big...like Facebook that doing the one on one thing just doesn't happen. At some point I was told it would be submitted for review for reinstatement. Could take up to 7 business days. Yikes! That won't work!

So, after all of that I spent all day on Monday into Monday night making a new blog, some new blog pages, getting my links put into order, banners, pictures, avatars, clocks, stat counters, organizing it, and doing all I could. Then, I went off to different places to announce the new blog addy I had too. Here it is Thursday, still not fully done with my Blog to where I want it, but it can be viewed. People are slowly coming to it, slowly getting some followers again, and etc. Then...trying to find a way that I could find/retrieve some of the blog posts I had done with it that brought me some attention too. 

All I can say is what a work out it has been! I would never wish this upon anyone. I would not have been so heart broken if I had not put so much time, and my heart into it. Also, I like my blog because it is like a website to me. It's free...except for the domains I direct to it, I have pages, I share things, share information, shares instructions, ideas, and just whatever I think would be of interest to my followers. 

Well, looks like I have written a book here now, huh? Sorry about that everyone. I get carried away sometimes. I enjoy blogging, and until Monday had a schedule worked out that I could spread my time with all of them....I have been slightly delayed. 

Thanks for being patient with me everyone. I so appreciate it! Thanks for visiting with Second Time Treasures. Take care, and see you again soon!:)

Happy Happy Easter Bloggers and Everyone Visiting

Happy Happy Easter to all Bloggers, and Everyone Visiting with Second Time Treasures today! Glad to have you all here. This winter has been so different, really nice, and where is the time going already? Already mowing yards, having rain, some places have had tornadoes, and things are just a bit different this year, don't you think?


This little note is wishing all of you a splendid holiday weekend. Hope you are able to be some where, be with someone, share with others, and enjoy this weekend, and special day too. Thanks for stopping by Second Time Treasures everyone....I appreciate it. As soon as I get things listed with this name at Ebay I will notify you all here as well so that you can have a look too. 


Take care, enjoy the weekend, be safe, have fun, and . . . . . . . . . . 
                                                        HAPPY EASTER ! !

Ball Jar, Picture Frame, Pink Jewelry Thrift Store Finds

Ball Jar, Picture Frame, Pink Jewelry Thrift Store Finds

Hello, and Welcome to Second Time Treasures. Glad to have you here, and happy that you could stop by to visit. I have shown 3 pictures of a few things I got when visiting a Thrift Store I visited recently. Just one of them days I could not find much of anything, and due to that the mood of thrifting was not so good anymore. But, I did get a few things. 

Got the Ball Jar....snatched that one right away. Look at the tarnished lid on it, and inside are some colored wooden beads that came with the jar too. The picture frame I grabbed that too. I have another one just like it I had gotten like 2-3 years ago, and have a wedding picture in it of Me and my Grandmother. So, when I seen another frame like it I grabbed it right away thinking I could then put in a picture of my husband with maybe his grandmother too. One of them precious things that can be appreciated. Next to the frame is a soft pink necklace with only 1 earring. Wish I had the other earring to craft with, but I like the soft pink of this color so I took it anyway. Lastly, not exactly sure what it is, but it looks like some type of a keyring. I got this piece because of the iridescent colored stone in the center, and around it. never know what can be done with this, right?

Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday. I am off to try and finish up painting on some pieces that I have primed, and hopefully start adding some color to them now. Big wooden bowl, and 2 smaller wooden bowls. I did get a 4th wooden bowl finished. That one I am leaving white. Plan is to have a white bowl, blue bowl, and the 2 smaller bowls will be a ballet slipper pink. Hmmm...sounds kind of yummy, don't ya think?:)

Thanks for visiting, and hope to see you again. Take care everyone, and have a super evening!:)

Vintage, Collectibles, Repurposed, Upcycled, Artfire, Ecrater

Hello and Welcome to PassnItOn!

Welcome, and happy you stopped by! I had been working on different topics to post to my blogs, but have gotten off here just a little bit. When you can, stop by to see my LilacsNDreams Blog. Check out the tabs/pages I have added to it for Thrift Store Finds, Sharing Blog Love, Links I Love, and Coffee House Talk. Oh, yeah, don't forget my website too! I have started to add subcategories to my Blog there like with my main blog. They are all a working progress, have ideas what to do with them, but am not getting them to work fully for me as I need on my main blog. So, will have to play with them a little bit more. 

Visit my Artfire Store for vintage, collectibles, and remember I have started to add some inventory of repurposed, and upcycled items too. Fun! Fun! I do have some things at my Ecrater Store, and will be transferring some products back to that...I hope to have it done this week:)

Hope everyone is surviving the storms, and any flooding where you are. Thanks for visiting, and be safe everyone. Happy Hump Day to you!:)

 

Seo Used in Blog Blogging Websites

Seo Used in Blog Blogging Websites. Welcome top PassnItOn!

Tonight I am going to cover a little bit more about blog, blogging, and website blogging too. This is kind of a carry over from the blogging topic that was started a few days ago.

There is much to be said about blogging, much to be suggested, and many opinions and suggestions in what to do, how to do it, where to do it, etc. Blog can rank with search engines, and can also be found in searches with topics that you choose to discuss. Each new post is a new web page that searches become aware of too. 

In order to work more with the search engines you need to work with your SEO as well. Keywords, keyword phrases, on line optimization, off line optimization, etc. Use some of the available tools to help you with searching for keywords, and phrases to use. Remember links are good that go out to places that are fitted with your subjects, or links being used. Also, it is important to have backlinks coming to you as well. Those should come from sites of same interest that come to you with their links. 

To see more of a detailed explanation to some of this, visit LilacsNDreams Blog Post about this same issue. A little bit more details were done to better assist you with this topic. Remember you are welcome to comment, leave suggestions, and share things too.

Thank you all for visiting PassnItOn, and Welcome to visit anytime. Happy Hump Day to all. 

 

Busines Blog, Hobby Blog, Money Blog, Pleasure Blog

Business Blog, Hobby Blog, Money Blog, Pleasure Blog. Do we need to blog? Is it necessary to blog? Does blogging really help us? 

Many people blog for many reasons. Business, Journaling, Diaries, Art, to make Money, for Fun, political, groups, and so on. With blogging you are able to meet people, make friends, and find it can be very beneficial for your business or whatever goals you choose to blog for. 

When blogging if you use keywords, keywords in titles, have content, tags, meta tags, links, backlinks, and so on you are better found with search engines. Google likes content, and each time you post it is considered a new web page which also gets attention of google too. 

I recommend reading the blog post Why Blog, Blog for Business or Pleasure or Both by LilacsNDreams, and find out what was all shared there. Gives you some things to think about, and also lets you know that blogging is really a good thing to be doing. 

Thanks for visiting with PassnItOn, and wishing ya'll a great weekend. Take care, have fun, and enjoy!:)

Website, Hosting, Shopping Carts, Domains

Hello everyone, and Welcome to PassnItOn! Glad to have you here, and that you could drop by here!


 Here is another topic for everyone to read, for some shared opinions, and to offer what I have read too. First of all, most of this posting did come from my blog at LilacsNDreams too. Asking about Websites, should I have one, do I really need one, it's so much work, really necessary, and they can cost too. Yes, you are right, they can be costly. Depends what you all want to do with it, what your goals are, and how much you would like to spend with it too. 


 It doesn't matter how many storefronts a person has it's a good idea to have a website. The website can serve as your home base, helps with links for your web presences to one another, and can serve as your 'hub' that can direct visitors to your stores, your blogs, and can serve appear as an online business card for you too. 


Before jumping into having a website I would recommend doing some research, and look around a bit. Do searches about websites, see what others have to say, and suggest. Calculate how much you would like to spend for a website. Incude the cost of hosting, your domains, shopping carts, and do you intend to advertise to get your website out there too? Many things to consider. 


What is the best Host, and what should you consider? You need to consider how it needs to be affordable for you. I know Hostgator starts about $3.96 a month, and I see them mentioned often by others using them. The host needs to perform well for you, and your visitors. You need to be able to draw traffic. Does it give you the option of setting up a shopping cart? Make sure you have support staff that is available 24/7, and that it has the tools to let you edit the site yourself too. And, does it provide for a blog if you would like to have one. Another thing is can you do the domain with them, or do you need to go else where for that? 


Having a website is great for your business cards. You use your main domain name on the card with the URL, and it will lead people to the website. At the website they can view, and click to where they prefer to shop at. Your traffic can come from your host, and also your business cards too. 


Now, there are some websites that are free to use. Depends how much work you want to work with it yourself, what you are knowledgable with, and where you feel comfortable at. 


I have a free website. There are different free ones out there. Some I have liked, and some I do not like as well. Google has one you can set up as many pages as you want, it's free, and takes a little work. I am not all computer literate so sometimes anything will take a little work for me. Check google for  sites.google.com/ Or, just go to google, and search for it there. Microsoft Office Live,  FreeWebstore.org, Webstarts.com,  Wix.com, and  Weebly.com are some others offered for free. I know you can get one at Vendio, don't let the ebay thing bother you as it can be done without ebay, and I think that one was free? 

There is also Pro Stores, and I do believe that starts at about $30 a month. I have heard others mention it with good comments from them. I have been noticing some websites done with vistaprint.com. Sorry, I do not know the cost for them. Yahoo has business sites/stores that can be used, and not sure of their cost. Just a lot out there, and no way I could mention them all. Search google for many of them, read forums with sites and social medias to learn of some, and just roam the internet to find them too.


As mentioned I have a website free, and that is with Weebly.com. Through bannerfans.com which is also free, I have made my banners, avatars, and things that are used with the site. One of my tabs on my website is for a blog. I have directed 1 of my domains to this website. I got my domains through GoDaddy.com. I have never had an issue with them, pay a small yearly fee for the domains, and that cost is sooo small compared to paying fully for a website, and all the extras with it. 


I do not have a shopping cart on the site. I could have it, or the buy it now buttons as weebly does have that. Instead I chose to use my rapid cart from Artfire, My widget from Ecrater, and for Addoway and the other stores I also have my RSS Feed going to the pages for them. 


I have chosen to use my website, and my blogs as my landing pages showing my links to the stores I sell with, links to my blogs, link to my website, and so on. Maybe at some point I will add the shopping cart, and sell either with my blog or website. But, for now, for me, I am comfortable using them as landing pages, and making an internet presence that way. Please, visit my LilacsNDreams Website, and have a look around. It is not perfect, I am sure there is much more to do with it, and different ways to do things, but I am comfortable with it, and it works for me. Great support at weebly, and they have been getting used by quite a few too.


I hope this has helped you with the issues of a website. I know I have not covered everything for you, but hope I was able to give you some things to think about, consider, and research with. Thanks again for visiting with PassnItOn, and visit with me here anytime. Always welcome with the visits, comments, sharing, and so on. 

Passn It On BlogSpot

Hello Everyone, and Welcome to Passn It On! Happy to have you here, and I am excited today myself too. I had put in for a name change for our sales permit...always nervous to see if you can use the name you submit. It worked! They allowed it, and we now have our sales permit for this name!:) I have also signed with GoDaddy for my .com domain too. Got that so no one else will get our name either. It's a small step, but yet a big step for me too!:) 

Still working with the website. I didn't like the background, and have recently changed it. Now I have to do some adjusting with some of the wording, and change some things I had written too. Never ending job, but I hope to soon have this resolved, and get on with some things I have in mind for this site:) 

Till the next time, take care all. Wishing ya'll a great weekend, and have fun too!:) ToodleOoohh...................:)

Hello and Welcome to my Blog:)

Hello Everyone, and Welcome to my blog. Whew! Been busier than I thought if I haven't been here for a while. I have been working on my google site for my business called LilacsNDreams which is at LilacsNDreams.com, and I have also been working on a site page to work with this blog too:) I have some plans that between the site & this blog I would like to sell some personal things of mine that I either craft, refurbish, or even scrapbook too. I know, probably doing too much at once, but summer will soon be over, winter here, and I will need more to keep me busy. I spend most of my time at the computer, so might as well be useful with it too.

When you get a chance, check out my google site I have started which is at http://sites.google.com/site/PassnItOn. Now, remember, I just started with it, and they generally take a while to get put all together...especially if you are not computer literate which is me, trying to understand putting the pages together, how to do this, and how to do that, and I have to teach myself everything, and learn as I go.

I am getting frustrated with the printing of this blog. (got it fixed for now:)) It is showing bold letters as I type, but yet I have not hi lighted that in bar to do so. I know I have the older version of some things, and am not sure how to get the updated part I am needing. That will be something else for me to work on:) LOL!

Well, don't want to bore you completely with my ramblings, so I shall be off again. Check things out when you get a chance, and keep a watch out for more things to come. It's a working progress everyone, but enjoy it:) Take care till the next time...Toodles...

Kim