Next Tuesday, March 24 we will be rolling out some changes to our pricing plans. A fourth level plan, called “Super”, will be added and will allow up to 1000 products. Pro level stores will now be allowed up to 250 products. The Standard and Basic plans will allow 50 and 5 products respectively, as they do now. Customers on the Super plan will pay $59.99 per month, while the prices to the other plans will not change.

Curent Pro customers will be automatically upgraded to the Super plan and will continue paying just $29.99 per month. If you are a Standard or Basic store right now and are thinking about upgrading to Pro, now is the time to do it. Upgrade to Pro before Monday March 24, 2009 and get locked in to the Super plan for the price of Pro.

Why are we restructuring our prices, you ask? The main reason is so that we can focus on smaller stores and continue to offer you a good quality product and personalized customer service. Stores that sell thousands of products benefit from using a more customized solution, as they have more complex technical needs than we can provide at a low monthly cost.

Thanks to all our loyal customers!  Please email us if you have any questions about your account.

Google Checkout has just changed their fee structure.  Yes it is going to be more expensive

You can still sign up for free and they have no monthly costs.  However they now take a larger cut on each sale (pretty much the same as PayPal).

Here is the new fee structure:

You can read more about the changes on the Google Checkout Seller Fees page.

We love designers. Designers make us look better.  They make things look beautiful.

We are looking to feature designers right off our homepage.  This is a great place for our new customers to learn about your design services.

If you are a designer and want to be featured please send us an email.

• Flying Cart Meetups in Texas this week! Monday 7pm in Austin at Genuine Joe’s north. Meet Rishi and Margo and learn about Google Adwords. (#)
• Crash and Smash! http://crashandsmash.flyingcart.com/ (#)
• Meetup tonight in Houston! 7pm. Show us your products. Email Rishi or Margo for details. (#)
• Video from the Austin Meetup: http://tinyurl.com/d2sdnj (#)
• Google adwords meetup in San Antonio Texas tonight at 7pm. Email us for details. (#)
• Craigslist.org is a great place to advertise your products for free. (#)
• @Rockinrobbinrae Everyone on Twitter can see your tweets. Tell us about your products. Use the search to find more people to follow. in reply to Rockinrobbinrae (#)
• @Rockinrobbinrae Happy 50th Robbin! Make it a great year in reply to Rockinrobbinrae (#)
• @pandarazzi Wow, a camera for an eye… that’s a really interesting project. I squirmed a few times during the video though. in reply to pandarazzi (#)
• @TagIts … I go green all the way when cost isn’t a huge issue. -margo in reply to TagIts (#)
• The San Antonio Meetup was awesome! Here is the video we took:
  http://tinyurl.com/cqrfoq (#)

• Show and Tell your product in Chicago
  http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=56612756743&ref=mf (#)
• Show and Tell your favorite product http://tinyurl.com/amqcnv (#)
• Elyse & Co featured on Mentality Magazine:
  http://mentalitymagazine.blogspot.com (#)
• This Friday Rishi is at Whitewater, Wi giving a speech on starting a biz *
  http://tinyurl.com/bp5v4g* (#)
• Blogs are the best Search Marketing Investment: http://tinyurl.com/bmqgpo (#)
• Cut and Paste http://www.cutnpaste.ca (#)
• The Chicago Show & Tell was fun! I took a video at the end of it:
  http://tinyurl.com/d7bgcy (#)
• A BOW IS LIKE A TIARA ALWAYS MUST BE WORN BY A PRINCESS
  http://tinyurl.com/ctdjvq (#)
• The Indian Soul Printed on Fabric http://www.attirenmore.com (#)

• Cool ring:
  http://tinyurl.com/aaegce (#)
• Check out the Newly Designed Flying Cart Blog - http://flyingcart.com/blog/ (#)
• Keep selling even if you are Richard Branson
  http://tinyurl.com/6qu5ko (#)
• @Rockinrobbinrae Hey Robin! You are doing great. I would use a pre selected color theme for your store - try out the primaries theme in reply to Rockinrobbinrae (#)
• Orange buttons make you want to buy
  http://tinyurl.com/d26xad (#)
• I just joined the Entrepreneurs Twitter Group http://tgr.me/g/entrepreneurs so stop by and see us. #entrepreneurs (#)
• Helene Farrar has new art! my fav:
  http://tinyurl.com/d5semq (#)
• I need a Dirty Blonde Cocktail
  http://tinyurl.com/d3rrqc (#)
• We are now part of the Local First Chicago Program
  http://tinyurl.com/b2q5gg (#)
• Check out http://www.Tag-its.com custom sneaker kit video
  http://tinyurl.com/cqk72h very cool (#)
• Michael Jackson is selling all his cool stuff
  http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/entertainment/NATL... Read more at http://tinyurl.com/cyt8k6 (#)
• Michael Jackson is selling all his cool stuff
  http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/entertainment/NATL... Read more at http://tinyurl.com/crl2fv (#)
• Michael Jackson needs a Flying Cart store http://tinyurl.com/bpu4dp (#)
• We just featured http://jacquelinetalbot.flyingcart.com/ - very cool store
  out in SF (#)
• The Sweet-Heart Sweet-Shirt http://www.pantalaine.com (#)

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We will be picking a winner on Sunday night.  You can still apply by leaving a comment on this blog post.

If you are in the Chicago land area.  Stop by Noble Tree Coffee at 7pm for an in person discussion group to help grow your business.  Full details are here.  Next week I am holding one in Milwaukee. If you want me to come to an area near you just let me know

Update Jan 22: The Chicago meetup was a lot of fun.  Here are some pictures I took from my phone