Twitter + Dell = Success?

According to the Wholesalers Catalog Dell has apparently won $1 Million in revenue from their activitiy on Twitter. The skinny according to VentureBeat is this... 

"Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) says Twitter has produced $1 million in revenue over the past year and a half through sale alerts. People who sign up to follow Dell on Twitter receive messages when discounted products are available the company’s Home Outlet Store. They can click over to purchase the product or forward the information to others."

VentureBeats article on Twitter + Dell.

In other news: iMarket Masterminds offers Internet Marketers and others who wish to cash in on the money making power of the Internet + video an opportunity to educate themselves on the utility of video in online sales. This echoing a predicted trend in the power and vigor of video in online marketing '09. 

 

Click through (search engine marketing service) published an article suggesting that internet marketing would out perform television advertising in '09. The company is based in UK.  

RE-Post Taxes for Online Sellers

In this life nothing is certain except death and taxes. ~ Benjamin Franklin

While it may be fun for some to joke about next year's tax season officially begins January 1, 2009. So, before you decide to put it on the back burner, I want to entice you to consider filing early and smart this year.

Wall Stats proudly has this interactive poster to tell you where your tax money goes. On a more serious level the IRS have a page devoted to Online Auction Sellers to help them/us to understand how to properly file our taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service aka IRS has a few things to share with you if...

• You have an online garage sale
• You start a home-based online auction selling business
• Your online auction sales are a trade or business
• You sell appreciated assets at an online auction
• You sell depreciated business assets

Now, as to what all of that means, you'll probably need to spend your entire Sunday afternoon between noon and nine to really get your mind wrapped around it. But, whether you decide to review the information or not, the pay off is potentially awaiting you.

For instance, if you fall into one of the above categories, don't fret. The work of filing year-end taxes doesn't come without its potential sweet points. There are tax deductions that small business owners might not know they are entitled to.

At the IRS'sOnline Auction Sellers page you may find practical information to help you successfully use the system. Without cheating or being beat, you can play by the rules and come out on top.

Make sure that you are up to date as an online seller in doing your part to admit and claim your taxes.