BoomTime Blog

Server Updates

Benjamin Morin — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:31:31 +0000

BoomTime's servers will be taken down Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 12:00am MDT to perform security and system updates. The expected downtime is 90 minutes or less. During this time, you will be unable to login to BoomTime and linked-in Gift Certificate pages will be unavailable. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel [...]

Oh, The Weather Outside is Delightful…

Andrea Feucht — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:02:33 +0000

…and your online sales are frightful! And since your office feels like a tomb, Let it Boom, Let it Boom, Let it Boom! We'd love to help you get through the winter with more green in your pocket once spring rolls around. Increase your cold weather sales by employing all of our guidelines for marketing, SEO, and [...]

What Does Boom Really Mean?

Andrea Feucht — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:45:38 +0000

Because we are BoomTime, you might wonder why the name was chosen, or more specifically what that "Boom" might mean for your online potential. In short, it can and will draw in new customers that might have never before purchased from your company. They could be coming from a web search, finally finding your site after [...]

Satellites and Service

Andrea Feucht — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:21:26 +0000

Seth Godin's blog had a great post a week ago to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik. He uses the launch and the example of runner Roger Bannister to talk about some key marketing concepts which might not seem immediately appropriate if you are small business owner, but they are thought-provoking and [...]

Ever-expanding GC design library

Stephany Toman — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:25:20 +0000

We're fortunate to have an artist on our team, an artist who's also incredibly techno-savvy — what a great combination! When Joyce gets on a roll and we can't stop her — she's a design machine in the best possible sense! We recommend periodically logging into your BoomTime account and mixing up the GC designs that [...]

BoomTime Partners Up with BizLand

Stephany Toman — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:00:57 +0000

BoomTime and BizLand have partnered up. The result? Small business clients with the tools to create great looking websites that now serve up e-commerce the modern way, via Instant Online Gift Certificates. We share a vision, one in which small businesses easily and affordably build websites, then use Instant Gift Certificates to immediately generate revenues by [...]

Curing your clients of technophobia

Paul Carter — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:33:57 +0000

Technophobia is usually joked about between friends and colleagues when someone is afraid to use a new computer program or some new piece of technology that is all the rage. However, this new fear can be a real problem for your business if your clients are infected by it. I'm in no way technophobic, but [...]

Barcamp Albuquerque

Paul Carter — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:13:14 +0000

We'll be attending our local Barcamp meet-up this year. Barcamp is an international network of unconferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants — focusing on early-stage web applications, and related open source technologies and social protocols. Okay, I just heard a bunch of you say, Huh? What does that mean? Basically [...]

Use the gift of gab to sell more Instant GCs

Stephany Toman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:37:13 +0000

Having a big mouth has its advantages, particularly when it comes to promoting your cool Instant Gift Certificates! So, use your gift of gab in constructive ways. Train whomever answers your phones to mention that you offer a great, time-saving way to buy from you–Instant Gift Certificates–right on your website. And be sure to talk about [...]

Feeling a Little Green?

Paul Carter — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:18:07 +0000

Business owners are always on the lookout for innovative ways to grow their business. The recent trend to find ways for businesses to operate greener has lead to some interesting business ideas. A new business that creates a product called EcoHangers has found a creative way to help dry cleaners become more eco-friendly and save [...]