Posts tagged Operations
BlueHost is the Best Web Site Hosting Service
Jan 7th
Click. Buy. Help. has been using BlueHost as its web site hosting service from the beginning. They have been a solid service provider and always there for me when I’ve needed to have a bullet removed from my foot. I am pleased to announce they are now available as a Click. Buy. Help. merchant.
Web site hosting service?
This may not be the usual place to shop for most of your supporters, but think of this: many of your supporters work for, or are owners of, companies. Businesses who probably have web sites. Web sites that need to be hosted somewhere. This isn’t a regular retailer found at “the mall” but is something that nearly every business needs.
The people at BlueHost are absolutely the best at providing support – something that is important to every business owner. They always solve my (self-inflicted) problems quickly and with class. I expect to be with them for a very long time. Not a mainstream fundraising idea, but not a bad one either!
If you click through from this post, Click. Buy. Help. of course earns a commission on the sale. But if you want to become a part of those earnings, give some thought to your supporter base. Do you have a group who are small business owners? Do you have “hobby bloggers” who have their own web sites? Do you have independent consultants who need solid web hosting and the best support around? If so, let me know and I’ll get BlueHost set up for your Click. Buy. Help. page!
Dave
Q&A Added to How It Works
Jul 1st
As Click. Buy. Help. continues to talk to non-profit organizations about developing a new source of revenue – without asking for more donations from current supporters, a common set of questions keep coming up. The Q&A Page was added to address these questions. As more questions arise and as our operations evolve, the Q&A Page will be updated. Be sure to check back from time to time to see if things have changed.
Here’s what’s there now:
Q: What is Click. Buy. Help.?
A: Click. Buy. Help. helps non-profit organizations develop a new source of revenue, without asking their supporters for additional donations.
Our First Organization: Schoolhouse Supplies
Jun 20th
Click. Buy. Help. continues to evolve. You may have noticed some changes lately – and there are more planned. What’s driving these changes is responsiveness. Click. Buy. Help. is dedicated to helping non-profit organizations and being responsive to their needs is paramount.
First, Click. Buy. Help. is pleased and proud to have Schoolhouse Supplies join as the first organization! Initially, a small pilot test with their close friends and colleagues will take place from a small collection of retailers from their page. Then, as we refine our strategies, they will consider expanding to their current supporters.
Please welcome Schoolhouse Supplies to the Click. Buy. Help. community by visiting their page, learn more about the good work they do for teachers and students, and join in the pilot test – jump off from their site to do some shopping!
In addition to our first organization, a number of new retailers have been added. More >
Ensure a Next Time with Responsive Customer Service
Mar 29th
Wired's Wired Sections
Podcasts are a wonderful source of ideas for the posts contained in Click. Buy. Help. In “Haiti’s Refoundation – Not Reconstruction” I cited an NPR (National Public Radio) podcast. Today, the inspiration is from Jim Hopkinson of The Hopkinson Report, who is self-described as “Wired’s Marketing Guy with the Marketing Trends that Matter.” Wired Magazine is the ultimate in all things, well, wired (see the graphic with its “wired” sections.) This post is not meant to be a missive on the move to social media to exploit Twitter and Facebook in promoting your non-profit organization (although there are merits!) Instead it will use an example Jim cites about not just pleasing your customer, but the importance of being ultra-responsive to their needs.