Article Marketing

I tried to make an article and featured some online stores - Online Shopping for Mother's Day Gift.  It was just some sort of a practice and the online stores that I mentioned there are owned by my friends. And guess what, the day after the article was posted, somebody from Canada got interested to one of the products:
[5/6/2011 1:11:45 PM] Bestami: :))
[5/6/2011 1:13:09 PM] Bestami: who made that jewels?
[5/6/2011 1:14:48 PM] michelle:  I Love You Pearls?
[5/6/2011 1:15:06 PM] Bestami: yes i like it
[5/6/2011 1:15:30 PM] Bestami: how can i have it?
[5/6/2011 1:15:38 PM] michelle: they are grown somewhere here in the philippines, in a province here, so you're sure they are real gems.
[5/6/2011 1:17:03 PM] michelle: do you want to talk to the owner? ^^
[5/6/2011 1:17:27 PM] Bestami: yes  do u know him ?
[5/6/2011 1:18:30 PM] michelle: yes, she's my co-teacher :)
[5/6/2011 1:19:25 PM] Bestami: bcz one of my partner jeweller he has a shope in TURKEY
[5/6/2011 1:20:02 PM] Bestami: if she can contact with me  my be we can do business wit her

Three days after, I've received a feedback from the owner of I Love You Pearls:

Jill Pinugu May 9 at 3:48pm Report

Hi teach,

Nagka-chat lng kami ni Bestami..nice and friendly sya pero he wants to see first the pearls before sya kukuha sa kin. Interested sya. Punta sila dito by next month marami ata sya iniisip na business ventures at dito din sila magpapakasal next month :) Thanks sis ha!

Btw, as a sign of my gratitude and appreciation for including me in your article I'd like to send you one Love Pearl to share the experience with you how it feels to harvest your own pearl.... :) Please send me your home address. Happy Mother's Day again! Mwaaaa!!!!

Jill 

 

I'm not after the reward.  I wasn't really expecting anything from that article.  I was just practicing!  But it feels really good knowing that my work produces positive results.  I really hope everything goes well with the two of them.

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