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	<title>SpaBoom Blog &#187; SpaBoom New Features</title>
	<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com</link>
	<description>Online marketing for spas, salons and massage therapists</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Love Your Negative Nellies</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/love-your-negative-nellies</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/love-your-negative-nellies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We rolled out the ability for your clients to review both their experience with the Instant Gift Certificate process as well as your business as a whole.  You can add those reviews to your website, show them off for all the world to see and even choose to not display the ones that might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alert For Our Harms Millennium Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/alert-for-our-harms-millennium-clients</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/alert-for-our-harms-millennium-clients#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a SpaBoom client who also uses Harms Millennium, you might be missing a key tool that will make your business run more efficiently:
Harms Millennium Integration with SpaBoom!
We've had an integration tool for a little over a year now, and when Millennium 2008 was released, a new and much simpler installation process was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Star Ratings Rebuttal</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/5-star-ratings-rebuttal</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/5-star-ratings-rebuttal#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That may seem like a strange thing to say, but hear me out.
When YOU are looking at online reviews of a business you'd like to visit or a book you want to buy, doesn't it give you just a smidgen of doubt if every single entry is a 5-star glowing testimonial that sounds like their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reviews on Spa Emergency&#8211;next week!</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/reviews-on-spa-emergency-next-week</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/reviews-on-spa-emergency-next-week#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephany Toman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reviews, already up and running on SpaBoom, will be going live on Spa Emergency early next week. Now consumers looking for spa gifts on Spa Emergency will be able to view real feedback about your spas in the form of Reviews&#8211;a most helpful way for them to choose just the right spa! 
What does this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Show Off Your Reviews: Part 2 (Linked-In)</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/how-to-show-off-your-reviews-part-2-linked-in</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/how-to-show-off-your-reviews-part-2-linked-in#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spa Business Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last time, I showed you how to easily add your Reviews to your SpaBoom Dynamic website &#8212; its incredibly fast and most of the work is done for you, thanks to the design of our templates.

However, if you already have SpaBoom Instant Gift Certificates linked to your existing website, you can still join the party &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instant Reviews, Part 1: For Your Dynamic Website</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/instant-reviews-part-1-for-your-dynamic-website</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/instant-reviews-part-1-for-your-dynamic-website#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spa Website Design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reviews, reviews.  We've talked a lot about them, first when we introduced them in October, and then again last month when announcing that we had collected over 30 thousand of them on your behalf!
Currently, the number stands at almost 42,000 - a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase your favorite clients and their feedback.
I will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid the "Oh, No!" with website backup</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/avoid-the-oh-no-with-website-backup</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/avoid-the-oh-no-with-website-backup#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 16:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Bice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
It is super-easy to backup your Dynamic Spa Website: 

Go to Website, Setup and click on "Settings".
Under Tasks in the left sidebar, click "Create Website Backup". 
You can have up to 5 backups; once you get that many, the oldest one drops off.

If you need to for any reason, you can go back to Settings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The new blacklist</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/the-new-blacklist</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/the-new-blacklist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Donahue</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spa Marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Starting in the late 40s and going into the 60s, the "Hollywood blacklist" consisted of directors, screenwriters, actors and musicians who couldn't get work because of their real or suspected political affiliations. Being placed on the blacklist was a death knell for a career.
These days, we're fighting a different kind of blacklist &#8212; those managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harnessing the power of reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/harnessing-the-power-of-reviews</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/harnessing-the-power-of-reviews#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Bice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
SpaBoomers have been collecting reviews via Instant Gift Certificates since last October, now counting over 30,000 consumer reviews! 
Today, they're a great way to get feedback on your spa. Every time you get a new review, it shows up on the Today page when you log in, and you can see your reviews in Reports, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permission Marketing:  Spring Housecleaning</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/permission-marketing-spring-housecleaning</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/permission-marketing-spring-housecleaning#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Creating Customers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spa Marketing]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/permission-marketing-spring-housecleaning</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this age of nearly out of control spam (you have noticed how large your junk mail folder is in Yahoo or Hotmail, right?), taking steps to make sure that your own marketing practices are friendly and sustainable is a necessary part of online life.
The best way to stay in touch with your customers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top ten ways to sell more gift certificates online: Tip #4</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/top-ten-ways-to-sell-more-gift-certificates-online-tip-4-pick-the-luscious-low-hanging-fruit</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/top-ten-ways-to-sell-more-gift-certificates-online-tip-4-pick-the-luscious-low-hanging-fruit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Seth Gardenswartz</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/top-ten-ways-to-sell-more-gift-certificates-online-tip-4-pick-the-luscious-low-hanging-fruit</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tip #4
Pick the luscious, low hanging fruit: Your clients already know and (hopefully) love you. However, they are not always thinking gift when they come to you for treatments. Tastefully remind them that you have a nice website with good information and instant gifts when they do visit, and they are likely to think of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let your website float free&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/let-your-website-float-free</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/let-your-website-float-free#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Bice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2008/let-your-website-float-free</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of our Dynamic Spa Website themes have some sort of boundary — we thought it was time to break free with the new Floating theme. Open and airy, Floating is unrestricted by the lines and boxes that define many website designs.
See an example of the Floating theme. Like all SpaBoom Dynamic Websites, it's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Request for Comments:  A picture is worth 1,000 words redux</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/request-for-comments-a-picture-is-worth-1000-words-redux</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/request-for-comments-a-picture-is-worth-1000-words-redux#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Donahue</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/request-for-comments-a-picture-is-worth-1000-words-redux</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Thank you to all those who had contributed comments &#8212; online or offline &#8212; regarding my previous blog post entitled A picture is worth 1,000 words.  In that post, I asked for feedback on what sort of statistics would be useful to you and your business.
David has taken this feedback, and we have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consider Automatic Credit Card Processing With SpaBoom</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/consider-automatic-credit-card-processing-with-spaboom</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/consider-automatic-credit-card-processing-with-spaboom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Donahue</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/consider-automatic-credit-card-processing-with-spaboom</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know the money from your Instant Gift Certificate sales can go direct to your bank account &#8212; without additional cost from SpaBoom??!?  This is a free service from us.  (Note:  If you use PayPal, there is an extra step involved before your money gets to your bank account).
If you consistently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A picture is worth 1,000 words</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/a-picture-is-worth-1000-words</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/a-picture-is-worth-1000-words#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Donahue</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/a-picture-is-worth-1000-words</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our developers (David&#8230; the one who is really into music and has his own Internet radio station), on his own volition and initiative, decided to add some great new functionality to the SpaBoom platform.  Normally, we severely and cruelly punish such behavior.  We cannot permit our employees to go around and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reviews Really Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/reviews-really-rule</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/reviews-really-rule#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Feucht</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/reviews-really-rule</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When running a business, getting feedback from your customers on how they perceive your company is critical.  Do they appreciate the value you provide?  Is buying from you a fun experience?  You can always ask people directly, but that can be awkward or time-consuming.
SpaBoom has now added a new feature that allows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check out more new GC designs!</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/check-out-more-new-gc-designs</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/check-out-more-new-gc-designs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephany Toman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We should really call this article "Joyce rocks!" Because she does. She's the one creating all of the new designs you're seeing, and there's more to come! So thank you Joyce for your much-appreciated beautiful designs!
Look for:
2 Wedding designs (Cake and Doves, and White Lily). We know it took awhile to get a Wedding category, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico's new gift certificate law</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/new-mexicos-new-gift-certificate-law</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/new-mexicos-new-gift-certificate-law#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 22:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Donahue</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[SpaBoom New Features]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spa Business Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Overview
New Mexico has joined the growing list of states that regulate gift certificates.  HB0127 was signed into law by Governor Bill Richardson last month, and takes effect July 1st, 2007.
This law, like many of the others, has the best of intentions but really ends up hurting small businesses.  It is my sincerest hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where did my visitors go?</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/where-did-my-visitors-go</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/where-did-my-visitors-go#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Bice</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/where-did-my-visitors-go</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently made a change to Website Reports to exclude search engine bots (as in "robots"). Google, for example, sends Googlebot crawling across the Internet bringing up web pages to keep their index current. With this change, those visits from Googlebot no longer show up as a visitor in your website reports (after all, Googlebot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To mail or not to mail?</title>
		<link>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/to-mail-or-not-to-mail</link>
		<comments>http://www.spaboomblog.com/2007/to-mail-or-not-to-mail#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Bice</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a feature for Instant Gift Certificates that you may not know about: the ability to offer a mail delivery option. This is a bit of a contradiction, of course, since mail removes the "instant" part of "Instant Gift Certificates". 
We created this feature as an alternative for SpaBoomers who were previously using the [...]]]></description>
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