PersonalCloset.com Is Calling

PersonalCloset.com is demanding more and more of my time so with that, I'll be spending less time on my blog. See everyone again real soon.

Back in the "Cut"

Thanks for all the phone calls and cards - Much Love
I needed a break, but I'm back in the cut right about now...

Be good to yourself "First" - ERM

Lost a friend

It always hurts the same way... You search in vine for other things to think about, but like a song you can't get out of your head - it returns.

I was reminded by my father who died a few year ago, the only thing new about death is the time in which he calls, the message is always the same.

- ERM

Stop the press - She wants to be a "STAR"

Susana of thestilettoeffect.blogspot.com is someone we should keep an close eye on. This new young gun from Portugal has got the attention of some of the biggest names in the fashion bloggers world. I wouldn't say she cuts to the bone when telling it like it is, not yet anyway.

Something tells me Susana not only wears Prada, she looks "Damn Good in it".

Check her out home girl - thestilettoeffect.blogspot.com and show you love.

That will do it for me - ERM

Someone heard your call...

styledash.com - Thanks to our members for pointing this gem out to us. StyleDash takes off it's well made gloves and gives you the "Style Dash" on what's up in fashion, without all the per-paid do me a favor and write something good about the junk we make... Check it out, say it with me baby, its HOT!

Love because / ERM - PersonalCloset.com

In the StyleHive - So Cool

Give yourself something interesting and fun to do today, checkout Stylehive.com , it's a global social shopping community, dedicated to discovering and sharing the most exciting products, the stores that sell them, and the people that find them.

While you're there join PersonalCloset.com Community and show off your style in the hive...

Happy Monday

I got turned on to some outstanding fashion blogs over the weekend - check it.

Manolo loves the shoes - ShoeBlogs.com
Manolo keeps it so real when reviewing what's Hot and what's Not so Hot. Without question you're going to need a thick skin for this one - I love the smell of damaged egos in the morning...

Bag Snob - BagSnob.com
Hang on to that receipt - Bag Snob gives readers a up close "view-it" before you buy it look at those must haves in handbags... When reading this blog, "Do Not" have your latest handbag purchase in the same room, feel what I'm saying?

Enjoy - ERM

Sorry for the delay

I'll give you the skinny on lunch with my friend Andy very soon - Sorry for the delay, life happens.

Got a new project placed in my lap the other day, something about redesigning the site and adding more function.

That's fine I guess, but I'm not a graphics person - HELP!!!

DoingThe Math

Back in high school I had this friend who would spend ungodly amounts of money for clothes . I recall one purchase when he bought a Ralph Lauren Polo sweater costing a hair raising $395.00 (US) not including taxes.

I remember watching him counting out the cash and thinking, this guy is under the influence of some yet to be named drug - no doubt.

Back in the day you could go out for nearly a month with $395.00 bucks. Keep in mind I went to high school back in the 80's when gas was $0.65 per gallon, feel what I'm saying?

A few years ago I had a business meeting that took me to my home town of Kansas City, Missouri. I made a point to have lunch with my old classmate who I hadn't spent any real time with in nearly twenty years.

Arriving at the restaurant, there stood Andy holding court at the bar. Andy was the type of guy people wanted to be seen with, the guy just had that special something. One other thing, Andy is a big time real estate investor now, thought you like to know.

I'll pick this story up later...

Someone Noticed

Ever get the feeling someone is watching you? I was asked to review our log file (A log file is a report the tells you who has visited your website) by our programmer, I was a amazed to discover how many fashion bloggers not to mention the number of retailers who stopped by PersonalCloset.com.
It's interesting just when you think know one is looking , the whole world takes note - thanks

What's your FashionTribes?

Wanted to say thanks for the shout out from our friends at FashionTribes.com - Check them out when you get a chance...

Well-Heeled Society

The cats meow when it come to what's happening in footwear - WellHeeledSociety.blogspot.com

I enjoyed the well crafted descriptions and excellent photos of the featured shoes provided by the blogs author Felicia Coley - without question a true artisan sharing her love of fine footwear.

Felicia intertwines the high-end (Well-Heeled Footwear), with the more accessible, for those of use on a real life budget...

When you get more than a few minutes, check out what's up with the WellHeeledSociety.blogspot.com

Have a "LOOK"

Many thanks to all our friends at MyBloglog.com who have assisted via word of mouth and mentioning us on their personal blogs - Now that's social networking 101.

Here is a quick look at whats in some of our member's closets -

Women shoes size: 9.5 - asking price $5.00
Member: Seargent_O
See what's in her closet (click)







Lucky Jeans (2/26) - asking price $40.00
Member : julie2978
See what's in her closet (click)







Furry Red Sweater by: SERIOUR - asking price $25.00
Member : SporkFashion
See what's in her closet (click)









Remember PersonalCloset.com is New & Free... Word of mouth = Social Networking 101 - Thanks

Ebay Fees Too High?

Big thanks to TheRunwayScoop.com for the shout out today... Word of mouth = Social Networking 101, it works.

Out of pocket

Sorry I've been out of pocket for a few days, with family and work not to mention we're getting a couple of hundred emails every few days regarding PersonalCloset.com - very little time.

It's all good - What's in your closet?

Vegan Fashion

Had an interesting exchange with Cindy Mitchell one of the developers of VeganFashionblog.com. I must admit before being contacted by a member of PersonalCloset.com about adding a category for vegan clothing items, I didn't know you could purchase such items. I know, I should have known.

I educated myself about Vegan clothing via VeganFashionblog.com - the following is a little background on how the blog got off the ground - enjoy

Vegan Fashion Blog was originally started, when after being vegan for 5 months, I wanted to buy a new pair of athletic shoes. It was at this point that panic set in, because I quickly came to the realization that most shoes have at least some leather in them.

The more I thought about this, the more I realized many clothes and beauty products have animal products in them. As a new vegan, I did a lot of reading on vegan blogs and forums and found that more and more products and disguised ingredients had animal products.

So I went on the search for everything vegan, from vegan food alternatives to vegan beauty and fashion. What I found, was that hunting down fashionable vegan clothing was nearly a full time task. I started this blog so that as I found wonderful vegan fashion items, I could share them with other vegans, or those that are curious about cruelty-free fashion.

Everytime I find something that is beautiful and fashionable, I become very excited and can't wait to share, especially shoes, because I am a shoe fanatic. So I hope you enjoy my blog and find it as useful as I do. ERM

Many Thanks

We wanted to say "Thanks" to all the fashion and non-fashion bloggers for mentioning PersonalCloset.com in their blogs. We're very grateful for all the support and advise you guys have given us over the past few weeks.

All the best to all of you - XOXOXO

What's it worth?

The second most asked question - What's it worth?
PersonalCloset.com is asked this question everyday from members who list their things on the site.

My responds is always, ask yourself what would you pay for it "now", not what you paid for it new...

You should keep in mind that most people who shop PersonalCloset.com are looking for that bargain item to add to their own "Personal Collect".

Sure you will run into that person who will pay whatever for an item they've looked all over for. Now that they're tired of looking - you have it, they want it, done deal.

One more thing, when photographing your items, presentation is very important. Know one wants to buy something that looks like you slept in it - set the stage...

What's in your closet?

The Word Is Getting Out

A special thanks to all the Bloggers who gave us a major shout out this pass week...

Getting contacted by a fellow bloggers is alway a special treat. Without introducing themself as bloggers, the overall structure of their questions says it all - "I'm a blogger and I have a few questions for you about this PersonalCloset.com site?" I love it...

One of their first questions is always, how are you guys able to do all of this for free? My responds is always same, advertising.

Basic ground rules:
Rule number one - Everyone loves FREE.
Rule number two - Keep the process simple.
Rule number three - Review rule one and two.

Advertisers are watching PersonalCloset.com very closely. Think about it, when a member of PersonalCloset.com sells something on the site, the question becomes, what will they do with the extra cash? It's a pretty good bet some members will purchase more clothing and clothing related items. Advertiser see this as an opportunity to make a sell... Very simple

Thanks again for assisting us at getting the word out on PersonalCloset.com "What's in your closet?"

The extra things

I wanted to thank the member of PersonalCloset.com who contacted me last night about getting started on PersonalCloset.com.

I find it interesting how shy people are when they make contact with us. You can hear them breathing heavily as they struggle to find the words to explain themselves.

I'm very careful not to interrupt during this period, I just listen. I learned years ago, listening is an art.

Listen to understand your client, not just to respond to them - PersonalCloset.com 101

Yes It's Free

PersonalCloset.com receives more than a few emails everyday asking pretty much the same thing. Here we go with the top five most requested questions...

• Why is this service free? - From the start my wife made it very clear. The membership shouldn't be charged a fee for selling their own things. We didn't want to be viewed as another auction type website.
  

• Who pays for shipping? - People (buyers) who shop online are accustom to paying shipping in most cases. When you consider PersonalCloset.com features clothing related items only, shipping cost are very affordable.

• How can I add my nonprofit group to the site? - Any 501 (c) nonprofit organization should contact PersonalCloset.com and provide information about their organization to assist in setting up their account - The process of setting up an account takes just a few days.
  

• Why do you allow only clothing and clothing related items on the site? - As many of you know, my wife came up with the concept of PersonalCloset.com as a way to free up some closet space. When you consider the average US family has more than 200 clothing and clothing related items in their "Personal Closet" they don't wear anymore, the choice was clear, just offer clothing and clothing related items in a auction free environment - members keep their profits.

• How can I get my husband to listen to my ideas? - ??? (smile)
  

All of these questions are answered on the site by the way.

Mother's Day 2007

It's Mothers Day - Her Fun Day...

My son an I made the wife breakfast in bed an later today we're going for a drive, with gas prices at over $3.00 per gal, it want be a long drive.

I'm making dinner tonight, well that's what I'm calling it, actually one of my best friends is a cook and he is sending over some roasted chickens with all trimmings. In return I'm giving up four tickets to the cards (ML-Baseball) game next week - fair and square.

Next week I'll get this blog back on track - PersonalCloset.com

I told my wife

I mentioned my blog to my wife this morning. To my surprise she was ok with the idea of me letting the world take a look into her "Personal Closet".

She was quick to point out that every woman who reads the blog and visits PersonalCloset.com will feel right at home - so far she is right.

Interesting fact to consider:

The average American family has over 200 clothing and clothing related items in their "Personal Closet" they don't wear anymore - that's a fact. And if you have teenagers (smile) that number is much much more...

Now imagine if you sold those items on PersonalCloset.com for $5.00 each (on average), can you say "Weekend get away?" - just a thought...

Shopping & enjoying cake

Hello, I'm Eric R. McNack developer of PersonalCloset.com a website my wife came up with. In this blog I'll be poking fun at her and the things in her "Personal Closet - all for fun.

My wife enjoys shopping like a fat kid enjoys cake, it's all good really. She loves her shoes and handbags & jeans by the boat load, that’s her thing.

I don't have a problem with that besides there are things I enjoy, NBA season tickets - MLBaseball season tickets, I could go on but in the interest of time - you know the deal?

What I don't understand is why she leaves price tags on things she purchases? In her "Personal Closet" right this very moment are at least 3 to 4 dozen things from suits jeans handbags and let’s not overlook those sunglasses with prices tag and the sales receipt affixed to them - what's up with that?

Surely my wife isn't the only person suffering this affliction, right? - Let me hear from everyone who is dealing with this... Let's have some fun with this... PersonalCloset.com