USE YOUR SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS.

-By Garrett Dale, Founding Member, Music Industry Professional & Online Marketing Expert

Thank god for family.  Since unemployment I’ve tried to use some of the time to reconnect with aunts and uncles I didn’t leave enough time for during my grind in the workforce.  In turn they have not only become the leaders of my fan club/support group, but have actually become my part time employers.

My entire family is white collar for the most part, but we’ve always had a blue collar mentality instilled in us.  Anything we got through the years, we earned.  Even unemployed, they weren’t just going to hand over money.  Luckily for me my aunt was looking to get into the handcrafted jewelry making & selling business and needed someone to build and manage a new web site for her.  With my new found time and new found web design skills (thank you 405 Club) I was up for the task and my aunt and uncle would have it no other way then to compensate me for my work.

After some research on Google and Mashable I discovered a promising and upcoming e-commerce site known as Flying Cart (flyingcart.com).  In about 10 minutes flat I had uploaded 5 necklaces with descriptions that could be bookmarked via their social bookmark links (facebook, twitter, email, etc), set up paypal and google checkout and she was ready to go with links to her Tumblr blog and Twitter (we’re still working on getting her to add more to those!).  With a little bit more time I was able to set up a domain name for patriciatoogood.com, upgraded her to the Standard account to sell more than 5 products and she was on her way.

When it came time for The 405 Club to feature a store I knew where to go: Flying Cart.

Have I mentioned yet that their customer service is top notch? Well, it is.  Anytime I’ve had a question they have replied via email within the hour at most.  Why am I singing their praises so much you ask?

The 405 Club and Flying Cart have partnered for an exclusive offer to 405ers. As it stands now the Standard Plan is $14.99/month which allows you:

• 50 Products with Unlimited Sales
• Marketing Tools
• Order Tracking
• Use a Custom Domain
• SSL Security

As a proactive and entrepreneurial member of The 405 Club, Flying Cart is offering you the Standard Plan half off at only $7.50/month.

Keep in mind there are 0 transaction fees or ANYTHING of that nature. I’m speaking from experience here.  The store is uber-easy to set up and just as easy to maintain.  The site guides you through all of the processes of setting up your store, marketing it, selling products and confirming shipments.  Simply sign up for the Standard Plan and email them via http://flyingcart.com/contact.php with the Subject Line “405 Club Discount” - make sure to include your store name in the body of the email.  Your credit card will then be refunded to reflect the 405 club half off discount. Voilà!

For some added incentive here’s an FYI: 25% of Flying Cart stores are making $5,000 or more per month. No joke! It’s time to get crafty and sell some goods or maybe just sell some antiques and vintage goods laying around without the hassle of ebay’s fees and bidding wars.  Good luck 405ers!