Thursday, January 13, 2011

New Year's Cleanup Project in Community Weaver!

Hello Time Traders,

It's that time of year when many of us are busy cleaning, organizing, and purging -- something about that whole year stretching out in front of us makes people want to get all aspects of their lives in order.

I am feeling that way about Community Weaver right now. There are a lot of Service Requests and Offers that are very outdated. Please take a moment this month to visit Community Weaver. Once you log in, you'll see a tab on the left that says "My Account." Click on that. Click on the "My Services" tab. Under that there are buttons for "My Services" and "My Requests." You can look over the things you have listed and choose to either "stop" or "edit" them.  If you don't need that service any longer, click stop. The item will be deactivated but it won't disappear. You will still be able to find it by clicking the "Inactive Ads" button at the top. From there you can re-activate it at any time.

That option is great for seasonal ads like offers for lawn mowing. Take it down now, put it back up in the spring. An added bonus is that the ad will look fresh to other Time Traders and will probably get more interest.

If the ad is still valid, click on "edit" and jazz it up. Change the title, add more description, and make it more appealing. One of our Time Traders came up with a handout with writing tips. Feel free to email me and I will send you a copy so that you have some more ideas.

Last, please take the opportunity to add an expiration date to your offer or request. Again, this will not automatically delete the ad, it will simply move it to your "Inactive" tab where you can edit before re-posting. This will help us all keep up to date.

Keep an eye out -- about every 6 months I will put out a note reminding you to do a CW Cleanup -- that will be your cue to check your ads in Community Weaver and update them as needed.

Thanks, Time Traders, for helping to make our community even better.