tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:28:58 +0000http://ballstarsblog.com/noreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)Blogger1512538.813839-94.926503http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/1320562http://www.feedburner.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-3979691489054800718Fri, 09 May 2008 12:12:00 +00002008-05-27T12:11:09.190-05:00Business OpportunitySports BusinesspublicityReasons to Purchasehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/286792034/turn-your-passion-to-profit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/286792034" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2008/05/turn-your-passion-to-profit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-7382879433605944523Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:56:00 +00002008-03-10T13:16:02.044-05:00Home BusinessFamily BusinessLicensee Story Steve Moyer had been hunting unsuccessfully for a business he could launch and run while keeping his full-time job as a private school’s food service director. He tried selling items on eBay. It didn’t work out. He tried opening a Yahoo store. It didn’t work out. Then his wife, Monica, who had been skeptical of his previous entrepreneurial efforts, found the BallStars system. “She called me andhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/251078456/ballstars-profitable-discovery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/251078456" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2008/03/ballstars-profitable-discovery.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-8404863107208299627Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:54:00 +00002008-03-06T08:36:52.680-06:00publicityLicensee StoryWho says sports balls are only for sports fans and athletes! I proved this wrong last night. I have been a Kiss fan for over 30 years, I did a lot of paintings, and drawings growing up. I started painting kiss on guitar picks and would give them away. Then I started sending them to web masters of some of the Kiss web sites where they would display them on the web site. I was able to build a http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/246801075/buckingham-rocks-and-rolls-all-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/246801075" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2008/03/buckingham-rocks-and-rolls-all-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-8327295105292502987Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:00:00 +00002008-01-02T10:21:17.149-06:00Fund-raiserWeb Site MarketingSports BusinesspublicityFootballRetirement BusinessSports PhotographyLicensee Story Although Marshall B. Lewis runs his BallStars business from his home in Riverview, Fla., he fully recognizes the value of getting plenty of exposure in the local business community. For instance, he recently set up a display table at community league’s football game, and was inundated with requests. The table display included marketing posters provided by BallStars. “I don’t want to be a http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/199896040/setting-up-shop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Sexton)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/199896040" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2008/01/setting-up-shop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-5815713611012048833Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:57:00 +00002007-12-27T09:07:47.715-06:00Business OpportunityHome BusinessSports BusinessFamily BusinessLicensee StoryBy ROBERT BARBOZA Editor December 26, 2007 5:20 PM DARTMOUTH — Remember back in junior high school, when your basketball team won the league championship, capping off a great season playing hoops with the kids who later became friends for life? Or the Sunday morning when you scored your first touchdown in pads and a helmet? If those childhood memories are a little hazy a few decades later, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/207054467/small-business-big-dreams-dartmouth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/207054467" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/12/small-business-big-dreams-dartmouth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-6777246498324581461Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:00:00 +00002008-01-02T10:25:02.484-06:00High SchoolsCoaches GiftsmarketingFootballRetirement Business After launching his BallStars business, Bawl Hogs, just a few short months ago, Marshall B. Lewis is finding it surprisingly easy to find customers. He contacted about five area high schools, sending some of them an introductory e-mail and giving others a more personal touch. “I visited them and left some samples, and everybody loved them,” says Lewis, who lives in Riverview, Fla. “I’m happy http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/199896041/getting-customers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Sexton)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/199896041" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/12/getting-customers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-5503329748808655419Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:18:00 +00002008-01-02T10:38:27.104-06:00Retirement BusinessLicensee Story With the holidays fast approaching, Marshall B. Lewis expects good things for his fledgling BallStars business, Bawl Hogs, including healthy sales of Christmas ornaments and balls as Christmas gifts. “There’s an organization on base that originally wanted T-shirts for their 5K Christmas run, but I showed them the balls and ornaments, and they may use those instead,” says Lewis, who serves in http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/199886510/balls-and-ornaments-are-natural-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Sexton)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/199886510" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/12/balls-and-ornaments-are-natural-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-9016798179067084974Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:53:00 +00002007-12-12T11:00:57.121-06:00Business OpportunitymarketingHome BusinessSports BusinessReasons to PurchasePMA Data Watch: Custom photo products boost spending of retail and online print customers! If you are still thinking about whether to expand your photo services beyond traditional printing services, consider this: According to the 2007 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report, only about 40 percent of digital camera owners ordered standard photo prints at retail or online in 2006. About 40 percent http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/199274214/custom-photo-products-boost-spending-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/199274214" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/12/custom-photo-products-boost-spending-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-5935849073485557520Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:34:00 +00002007-12-07T10:17:57.392-06:00Business OpportunityBallStars 5500 Pro SystemRetirement Business Marshall B. Lewis knows exactly what he’ll be doing when he retires from the Air Force in two years: He’ll have a successful BallStars franchise. Lewis, who designed everything from Web sites to coins during his armed forces career, purchased a BallStars Pro 5500 system in August after discovering the system’s profit-making potential. “I was trying to find something in graphics, and I love http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/196655660/retiring-with-ballstars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Sexton)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/196655660" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/12/retiring-with-ballstars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-1046260481383649274Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:01:00 +00002007-11-26T15:06:43.809-06:00marketingpublicityFootballNetworkingLicensee Story Another great opportunity to promote your BallStars business is by attending autograph signings as available in your area. Marc Dominguez, Texas Photo Ball, Little Elm, Texas, realized this opportunity when DeMarcus Ware, a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, came to his neighborhood Albertson’s grocery store to do an autograph signing. Dominguez got in line with his seven-year-old son. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/190899199/autograph-signings-4-of-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/190899199" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/11/autograph-signings-4-of-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-2774353527166361406Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:24:00 +00002007-12-04T07:08:40.052-06:00marketingHome BusinessFamily BusinessAs with any new venture, plan to spend a certain amount of time learning how to use the system, learning the graphics software, and getting the word out that you offer BallStars balls. While doing all this can be a full-time job, unless you will not need to be generating income to live off of during this time period, you may find it prudent to keep your full-time job until the business is firmly http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/185224116/getting-established-in-photo-ball.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/185224116" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/11/getting-established-in-photo-ball.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-89892257748206302Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:09:00 +00002007-11-08T07:19:39.832-06:00Gift Packet UsagemarketingNetworking Aside from learning how to use the BallStars system, the highest priority of any new owner is the task of sales and marketing. BallStars balls have far-reaching potential to sell in a wide range of markets, but just starting out, it’s important to pick a niche that will allow you to focus your efforts for the greatest results. Marc and Monica Dominguez, Texas Photo Ball, Little Elm, Texas, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/181638657/dominguez-getting-started-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/181638657" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/11/dominguez-getting-started-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-7721066811372539230Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:40:00 +00002007-11-30T11:49:02.077-06:00marketingpublicityIntroduction My name is Deborah Sexton. I will be a regular contributor to the Ballstars blog. I do marketing and public relations for Ballstars on a freelance basis. I have been in the decorated apparel industry for 26 years. I started out as an assistant editor for IMPRESSIONS magazine in 1981 and was editor in chief of IMPRESSIONS from 1994 to 2001 when the company made the decision to move its offices http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/179201452/my-name-is-deborah-sexton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Deborah Sexton)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/179201452" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/11/my-name-is-deborah-sexton.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-3732038330863748362Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:41:00 +00002007-10-29T10:03:06.792-05:00Sports BusinessLicensee Story Marc Dominguez, co-owner, Texas Photo Ball, Little Elm, Texas, had been in involved in the courier and transportation business for 14 years working for companies such as DHL, Purolator, and Greyhound. He was burned out and wanted a change. He knew that he wanted to start his own business, set his own hours, and be his own boss, but wasn’t immediately sure what he wanted to do. So he and his http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/179201454/dominguez-changing-careers-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/179201454" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/10/dominguez-changing-careers-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893033962654526187.post-2716163624246245697Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:55:00 +00002007-11-26T15:11:39.641-06:00Sports BusinessFootballSports PhotographyLicensee StoryA proven way to promote your BallStars business is to investigate ways to get your products into the hands of sports stars and coaches who then appear in the media. Mark Buckingham, Bucks House of Color, Brazil, Ind., who lives just a short drive away from the Indianapolis Colts training camp in Terre Haute, Ind., did just that. During the first week of training for the new season, the public ishttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~3/179201455/ballstars-licensee-presents-football-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Devlan Reeves)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BallstarsBlog/~4/179201455" height="1" width="1"/>http://ballstarsblog.com/2007/10/ballstars-licensee-presents-football-to.html