Archive for August, 2008

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Wow I can’t believe it!!!!!!!

I was just going to bed when I did a final check of emails and there from Usborne was a fantastic offer!!!!!!!!!!! You can get a FREE business starter box and grow a business with no outlay in September – all you have to do is write the date of a planned September event on [...]

August 30th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Wolverton Manor Garden Show

Lyn, Nikki and Angela will be out this weekend with their lovely Usborne Books, at the Wolverton Manor Garden show We have a fairly big stand (we need to as we have so many beautiful books to display) and will invite attendees to enter the £100 free prize draw that Usborne run every month. We [...]

August 29th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Last visit to the Orchard Holiday park this season

I spent the another Tuesday, the last of 4 at the Orchard Holiday Park in newbridge, Isdle of Wight. For the last time this season, I set up my display of Usborne Books for the holiday makers, staff and members and sold yet more beautiful childrens books. Many people entered the £100 free prize draw [...]

August 29th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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New Usborne Books of the month

My Usborne book business is very exciting. My delivery man has just arrived with the new titles for September and its just like Christmas!!!!! Getting these titles in advance of Septmeber is a priviledge of being in the executive club. There are lots of great things about being an Usborne Representative.  Its a great company [...]

August 29th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Locallife Isle of Wight

Many thanks David (Acheson) of Locallife Isle of Wight for adding my Lyns Book Biz links. David and I are both members of Island Business Network and today at our breakfast meeting, David gave a testimonial for Gary Cheeseman of Radi8 who optisimes our websites and is doing a brilliant job. Gary is the one [...]

August 28th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club

As it is Wednesday, I popped over to the Riverside centre in Newport, Isle of wight for my breakfast. I am a member of the Vectis Sunrise Rotary breakfast club. We meet at 7.30 on Wednesday mornings. The motto of Rotary is service above self and we raise a lot of money for charities. However, [...]

August 27th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Recharging my batteries

Having been so busy over the summer with my Usborne book business , selling my beautiful Usborne books and promoting the Usborne home based business, I am chilling out this weekend and recharging my batteries!!
I will be out again next week.

August 24th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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What busy girls we were!

Nikki and I have been very busy selling our lovely Usborne books down at Seaview Regatta. We went armed with plastic sheeting but only had to cover up once easrly in the day. We sold a lot of books today and had a most enjoyable time. This evening, when we had packed up, I popped [...]

August 21st, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Networking lunch at the Chicago Rock – organised by the Chamber of Commerce

I, Lyn of Lyns Book Biz had an enjoyable networking lunch at the Chicago Rock in Newport, organised by the  Chamber of Commerce. I met some interesting people and exchanged business cards. I have business cards from Rob Benwell of  Intelligent Marketing , Marilyn Hughes of Blue Ark Peter Viney of Paul Jones Financial Seervices. [...]

August 20th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued
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Yesterday was Tuesday again

Yesterday was Tuesday again and I set up again (for the third Tuesday in a row) at the Orchard Holiday Park in Newbridge. My Usborne books were available to the holiday makers and staff from 9 am – 7 pm . Some people were interested in earning an extra income when they returned home and [...]

August 20th, 2008 | lyn.blackledge | 0 comments | Continued