tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post5710121750625156883..comments2024-03-21T05:28:49.046-04:00Comments on oshun spirit living light!: Business as usual on Bonanza: the gift that keeps on givingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-68647197338906514342018-07-27T08:48:06.431-04:002018-07-27T08:48:06.431-04:00Invest in Ripple on eToro the World's Best Soc...<a href="http://forex.syntaxlinks.com/r/eToroRipple" rel="nofollow"><b>Invest in Ripple on eToro</b></a> the World's Best Social Trading Network...<br /><br />Join millions who have already discovered easier strategies for investing in Ripple.<br /><br />Learn from experienced eToro traders <b>or copy their trades automatically!</b>Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-2023776608978331612012-03-07T15:22:56.438-05:002012-03-07T15:22:56.438-05:00Oshun I just re read your truthful,sharing blog af...Oshun I just re read your truthful,sharing blog after 1 year. I think the old saying "time will tell" fits for Bonanza...time has told...some things will never change for the better. MarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-81425620973943416142011-03-18T08:31:20.339-04:002011-03-18T08:31:20.339-04:00Thank you for letting me know. Bonanza has not sen...Thank you for letting me know. Bonanza has not send me any notification. But they are certainly getting their message out LOL!<br /><br />http://oshunspirit.blogspot.com/2011/03/speed-over-perfection-in-effort-to-make.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-83446556984223771482011-03-17T16:42:52.396-04:002011-03-17T16:42:52.396-04:00>>>emphasize speed over perfection in an ...>>>emphasize speed over perfection in an effort to make the product better<<<<<br /><br />whenever I got in a hurry as a kid, my grandmother had a saying "more haste less speed, you will spend more time fixing your mistakes than if you would have taken time to do it in the first place"<br /><br />she was right and I thank her for a lesson well learned.. cause if I rushed it did take me longer in the long run<br /><br />so, I didn't see anything addressing why Susan's booths are gone.. she says she has received notification that she has done anything wrong.. so whatsup with that<br /><br />yes avocado.. when people are gone their posts are still on the forum and whatever their last avatar was is what will show<br /><br />so, that being said, I wonder how fast it will take to see a generic one in place of the stick unicornpugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606713285497089280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-12513598958268781692011-03-17T15:36:29.143-04:002011-03-17T15:36:29.143-04:00It appears I made a mistake in my last post. When ...It appears I made a mistake in my last post. When your id is searched on the forum that hideous childlike drawing of the unicorn is showing as your avatar. I am so sorry to see this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795824467836088581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-78564467205133662802011-03-17T15:27:23.910-04:002011-03-17T15:27:23.910-04:00Susan, your booth is gone on Bonanzle! Red X and.....Susan, your booth is gone on Bonanzle! Red X and....You do not have permission to access the booth requested. If this is your own booth and it hasn't been activated, you must be logged in to view it.Virginia Morgan-Burrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-29574559885105782011-03-17T15:22:37.247-04:002011-03-17T15:22:37.247-04:00Oshun, both your booths on Bonanza have been delet...Oshun, both your booths on Bonanza have been deleted now. They are gone.. poof.. deleted. I wonder why Bonanza felt the need to delete them for????shopatusmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574007123958662847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-14065942039719910542011-03-17T15:21:33.516-04:002011-03-17T15:21:33.516-04:00Well Oshun, I see your opinions were greatly value...Well Oshun, I see your opinions were greatly valued. Your booth is now completely gone. Not even the fancy artwork is visible any longer. That certainly was speedy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795824467836088581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-38791095946745079902011-03-17T14:03:42.458-04:002011-03-17T14:03:42.458-04:00I see in my emails that at 12:50 and again at 1:17...I see in my emails that at 12:50 and again at 1:17 pm Alex Berg attempted to post to this blog and his response for some reason does not stick. It was not deleted. I will post his email in its entirety. Rest assured, censorship is not part of my business model. Alex wrote:<br /><br />Alex Berg has left a new comment on your post "Business as usual on Bonanza: the gift that keeps ...":<br /><br />(trying my comment one more time since it appears to have not made it through or was deleted. If it disappears again I won't bother trying to repost).<br /><br />Hi everyone. Alex Berg here. I want to respond to a few items in this blog post and comments if I may.<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear some of the sentiments expressed here, but I respect your opinion. We openly acknowledge that there are, from time to time, bugs on the site as we endeavor to quickly enhance the product. We do emphasize speed over perfection in an effort to make the product better. And while clearing cookies and cache can address some temporary issues we certainly know that it is not a cure all, nor something we should expect our members to do regularly. We too want the site to be stable, predictable, and light on bugs. We also want to improve it rapidly.<br /><br />A couple of comments now regarding the revised premium programs. The Plus and Premiere programs were re-branded as Silver and Gold. The programs were largely unchanged with the exception of Gold which had a new feature added so we feel using the testimonials of Plus and Premiere customers is fair and accurate.<br /><br />As for the claims regarding the new Platinum program's potential effects on sales and views, we changed the positioning so it is clearer. Given that the program has all the benefits of Silver, Gold (and more) it has the same potential to help drive sales and views as those programs.<br /><br />To all of you I say 'thank you.' Thank you for the time you invested in Bonanza and for your feedback. While you may disagree with our tactics from time-to-time we do honor your feedback and consider it constantly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-63311715672768751152011-03-15T11:35:42.209-04:002011-03-15T11:35:42.209-04:00Today Ina Steiner writes in AuctionBytes: "eB...Today Ina Steiner writes in AuctionBytes: "eBay's new policy on Opened Cases flies in the face of common sense. In fact, I wonder sometimes if eBay has a psychologist on staff advising them of how to demoralize their sellers." <br /><br />http://www.au...ctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i03/s01<br /><br />She makes an observation of questionable business practices, and writes a blog to discuss them. Do you think ebay will hunt her down? They probably have better things to do.<br /><br />Meanwhile, right now, on the Bonanza forums management is allowing a discussion and a bit of bashing of this very policy among its members. <br /><br />http://www.bonanza.com/forums/1/topics/155081<br /><br />The OP writes: It doesn’t appear that ebay’s announcement today on a new fee structure is going over very well. The largest displeasure is aimed at having FVF’s now include the total price including shipping charges. Once again, they’re playing a shell game and will state that there was no net fee increase. The Ebay Seller Alienation Program (e-sap) continues.<br /><br />So it would appear that discussing business practices that drive sellers away is OK, as long as its not their practices. Boggles the mind, doesn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-56420850635272346802011-03-15T11:25:59.139-04:002011-03-15T11:25:59.139-04:00You know I realized over a year ago that this site...You know I realized over a year ago that this site could care less about us little guys.<br />After they refused to do anything about a certain "designer" stealing my template code, I lost all respect for them.<br />People can complain about Ebay all they want, but the times I had this problem on Ebay they stood behind me. Bonanza/Bonanzle/whoever they are, would not.<br />I was just a nobody anyway, but you guys were part of what drove them. They have treated you with no respect. Sad, it will come back to them oneday.<br />DachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-9185153606796504412011-03-14T20:22:16.835-04:002011-03-14T20:22:16.835-04:00So, do you want to do business with them? It's...So, do you want to do business with them? It's your choice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-36275380288220750372011-03-14T18:54:06.489-04:002011-03-14T18:54:06.489-04:00I have to say that I am still with Bonanza...there...I have to say that I am still with Bonanza...theres been several times when I just wanted to pack it all up and leave..but I didn't ..giving them the benefit of the doubt that they know more about the business end of things than I do..so I stay..when they changed their name without even letting us know ahead of time I was outraged..I learned about it on facebook...I was so mad...aside from that I don't do very well on Bonanza..and isn;t it us that try to get the word out...we play games in the forums just begging for sales...every now and them someone from the outside will sneak in and buy...hooray I say...but I agree with everyone...its getting old...I know at least 15 people that have gone..many are my friends still..we may have met on bonanza but a friend is a friend...and I'm not giving up my friends just because a site fails us...thanks for the blog Oshun...it was great....Brenda Moultriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067669285620444376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-84860911050036942122011-03-14T17:31:50.519-04:002011-03-14T17:31:50.519-04:00I am so sorry they did this to you in such a despi...I am so sorry they did this to you in such a despicable manner with no communication. This is one bad habit I have never seen another site have. I guess if you have an account with them they expect to control your voice on the entire Internet. What a shame for a site that started with such great potential to fall this low.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795824467836088581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-41725330091104886442011-03-14T17:18:54.633-04:002011-03-14T17:18:54.633-04:00Today, in spite of site glitches which have preven...Today, in spite of site glitches which have prevented sellers from listing, editing, and communicating for a week – and buyers from being able to check out... Bonanza implemented new features which I discovered had some issues on release. I tested the new video toy: in Firefox only the upper left corner displayed. Safari looked good. <br /><br />So, after several hours I checked again to see if the new feature was working (friends asking for help, I still give it for free). <br /><br />Much to my surprise upon my return visit my profile picture had been replaced by a cartoon unicorn (bad choice boyz, that's energy not to abuse), my banner was gone, and my feedback and testimonials stripped. And guess what: my password no longer works on both Journey Beads and Oshun Spirit.<br /><br />Well Bonanzle (a) I sincerely hope you also strip my google, paypal, credit card and other privy info from your books as well. I would hate to be counted among the many that have been billed extra "accidentally" this month (another fun feature Bonanza is rolling out along with 5x more sales for $50)... oh the list is too long to make an accounting.<br /><br />Bill and Mark, you are charlatans and cowards and the Goddess will deal with you as she sees fit. But I will thank you, you have served your purpose well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-65725955094275662372011-03-10T10:27:32.637-05:002011-03-10T10:27:32.637-05:00Thank you for posting. How is it possible that the...Thank you for posting. How is it possible that the very sellers that brought their repeat customers, promoted, wrote reviews, lenses, and testimonials, and offered favorable word of mouth publicity – changed their opinion en masse? To neglect a loyal customer base in pursuit of new customers is the kiss of death in any business. Loyalty works from the top down. It is wise to remember that loyalty is built over time through a collection of positive experiences. And equally prudent not to assume that the lack of complaints (by those who have been made afraid to speak out) is equal to a satisfied customer base. The bottom line" Don't treat your customers as if they were expendable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-85131720713808206032011-03-10T09:25:45.203-05:002011-03-10T09:25:45.203-05:00Susan, The value we place on those that step forw...Susan, The value we place on those that step forward to move any venture ahead, are those that any business should always keep close. Listening to your customer is key to the success of any business. When listening stops, people question. If all the cash registers and computer were down at Walmart every other day, would we shop there? Of course not. A small example of what happens when key issues are a hindrance to what customers need. Just some of my thoughts.On the Twitter Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711757982244233666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-71505947554415674522011-03-10T08:02:26.309-05:002011-03-10T08:02:26.309-05:00Thanx you for posting your thoughts and feelings. ...Thanx you for posting your thoughts and feelings. Yes, the ad they are running pitching the Platinum Membership states that with it you will get 5x more sales, and Alex admitted that is a false statement. Yet they are still running it today. That they did not JUMP to rectify the "error" speaks volumes. It would seem, according to their business consciousness, that lying to their sellers is not a problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-42488307623809769022011-03-10T07:44:47.352-05:002011-03-10T07:44:47.352-05:00I'm one of the old timers, joined Bonanza duri...I'm one of the old timers, joined Bonanza during the first year they were up and running. My first impression was they needed to advertise for the sellers. That didn't happen, but the support team was great at responding to problems and listening to the members. I thought wow this is great. Over the next two years things started going down hill.<br /><br />Little things that didn't seem to amount to much started surfacing. But when you add all those little things together you have a mess.<br /><br />Not only do they charge for memberships that are not worth the money you pay, they still do not advertise, and they say with a membership you will get 2 X to 5 X more sales depending on the level of membership.<br /><br />That was a crock, it is not the level of memberships that get the sales, it is the level of promoting you do yourself that gets your sales. Hmmmmm, did they tell a lie ?<br />How many other lies have they told ?<br /><br />I just did some quick searching, and my Artfire Studio came up first when I searched for DigitalDesignsandMore ( my Bonanza did not come up , which is the same name ). <br />Are they really feeding your items to google ? Or is your items showing on Google because of YOUR efforts to promote. Hmmmm, is that another lie ?<br /><br />I am glad I have been on their venue, because like was mentioned, I have learned from the experience.Alilbirdy2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09338875948633981311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-43224300617591703812011-03-10T07:42:00.256-05:002011-03-10T07:42:00.256-05:00Thank you Marla. Indeed, that hearty group of sell...Thank you Marla. Indeed, that hearty group of sellers that built Bonanza from the ground up arrived from ebay with expertise, community, and buyers! But instead of listening to those sellers and giving them the tools they needed, mgmt saw fit to feed off of their reputations and existing base while they added (shoddy) features that did nothing to help sellers or enhance their customers experience. The site still lacks basic functionality. And it would appear from the recent press that they have succeeded in running off last of their base.<br /><br />http://pugsponderings.blogspot.com/2011/03/bonanza-memberships-are-they-bargain.html<br /><br />http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1299533153.html/1/0#comments<br /><br />I agree Marla, there are many alternatives and I am sure the smartest developers of these start-ups have learned "what not to do" by watching Bonz implode. A site has to make it right for the sellers (their customers) first. Bonz mgmt never got that concept, but someone else will. <br /><br />Chin up! It's a new day and there is a whole world out there beyond Bonanza! And you are brighter, wiser, and better than ever!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-22278415552053701982011-03-10T03:03:14.769-05:002011-03-10T03:03:14.769-05:00Marla said...
Susan I so appreciate your writting...Marla said...<br /><br />Susan I so appreciate your writting and clearity expressed so well at this time of my disappointment. I can not add anything much to what has been written already.<br /><br />My hope, faith, energy and time was put into this upstart site for a dream hoping for a successful sales site that was built on a foundation of integrity. I actually thought my input could help the site since I have track record sales of many years and a following..."they" were green in that department. I was not as active as many of the posters but I was very supportive bringing others to the site and being a cheerleader....until about 1 year ago when it was evident that Bonanzle was heading in another direction and used the founding members only for their upstart process. <br /><br />What I gained was knowledge of what I want/don't want in a site. I have remained active on eBay all this time and do not want another eBay/Bonanza.<br /><br />What I am thankful for is the many friendships I have gained there. I have great respect for those that refuse to be walked on/used any longer. We can all choose again...even Bonanza can re-direct/resurrect....for that I am thankful...more choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-83523560178576920582011-03-09T17:01:31.421-05:002011-03-09T17:01:31.421-05:00Thank you Lisa. I hold every single purchase to my...Thank you Lisa. I hold every single purchase to my heart before I pack to send it off with a blessing and the intention that the recipient finds it to be more than an "object" upon receipt, but experiences a "moment" that inspires them in the direction of their dreams.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-13110923987222545502011-03-09T16:48:15.200-05:002011-03-09T16:48:15.200-05:00Beautiful. So glad you do business the way you do;...Beautiful. So glad you do business the way you do; from the heart. ♥Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482723497287290855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-81643664574896377072011-03-09T09:19:16.403-05:002011-03-09T09:19:16.403-05:00"Although gold dust is precious, when it gets..."Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision."<br /><br />Hsi-Tang Chih Tsang,Zen masterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578231221165517887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633741982050826003.post-80869041331987807462011-03-09T08:59:14.148-05:002011-03-09T08:59:14.148-05:00LOL and look at the bottom of that page (http://ww...LOL and look at the bottom of that page (http://www.bonanza.com/memberships) they have recommendations from other members and the thing just now became available so how can those people know it's worth it? AMAZINGD.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12753642162319399186noreply@blogger.com