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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why do so many motorcycle shops and retailers not want to advertise in a phone book for your saddlebags?</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Send me your thoughts on the subject at: <a href="mailto:bdbetty@gmail.com">bdbetty@gmail.com</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'd love to hear what you think.</span><br /> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><b>BD Betty</b></i><br /></span><br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">PS - I have almost reached my goal of 1,500!!!!!</span></i>

What's wrong here?

Belt Drive 0 7:00 AM

Why do so many motorcycle shops and retailers not want to advertise in a phone book for your saddlebags? Send me your thoughts on the subject at: bdbetty@gmail.com I'd love to hear what you think. BD Betty PS - I have almost reached my goal of 1,500!… Read more »

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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm just cooking with gas today - almost 1,200 entries in our on line phone book.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My goal, by Wednesday to have 1,500.....we are getting there!</span><br /> <br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Have a great day!</span></i><br /> <br /> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BD</span> Betty</span></b></i>

Pushing 1200 Entries

Belt Drive 0 11:47 AM

I'm just cooking with gas today - almost 1,200 entries in our on line phone book. My goal, by Wednesday to have 1,500.....we are getting there! Have a great day! BD Betty … Read more »

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Sad news in Canada.....

<span style="color: #e69138;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There are some very sad things going on in the motorcycle industry here in Canada, and it looks like the motorcycle industry here is going to go through much of what our brothers and sisters south of the border are going through - a slow down.</span></i></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Companies like Honda are going to the big box style of sales where you can buy a boat, generator and car from the same guy that sells you a bike - closing out all kinds of small dealerships. Here in the North you can't even demo a bike unless the dealership has a bike for that purpose. You have to make an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">appointment</span> and go to Edmonton to test ride a Honda now.</span><br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why? Economics they say.</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The other sad thing is the number of bankruptcies and close outs -and the strong Canadian dollar is a huge contributing factor. Many businesses bought product when the dollar was not so strong and are still sitting on that product. Why? Because bargain minded Canadians are going south to shop be it in their cars or through the net. So, the American economy will benefit from our strong dollar and Canadian businesses will suffer for it.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Everyone wants to save money and who can blame them, yet at the same time it is causing a back lash, Canadian businesses are starting to close their doors. I know it's affected the paper in a very negative way as more and more businesses tighten their belts - their advertising budgets for little publications like the Busted Knuckle are the first thing they trim.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why? Because the advertisers doesn't feel that they get that much out of the money they spend with us. They don't think you guys actually read this thing so....they cut their ads.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For me, it's a double edged sword - the bankruptcies have meant that businesses who owed me money are now not paying me for what they <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">received and we have lost 10 advertisers already</span>.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All I can hope is that I have the ability to weather the storm, many it seems have not been able to.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We need your help. Tell the businesses you see in the paper that you do read it.</span></i><br /> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you don't, the paper may end up being another casualty.</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Stay safe out there.....</i></span><br /> <i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BD</span> Betty</span></b></i>

Sad news in Canada.....

Belt Drive 1 5:28 AM

There are some very sad things going on in the motorcycle industry here in Canada, and it looks like the motorcycle industry here is going to go through much of what our brothers and sisters south of the border are going through - a slow down. Compan… Read more »

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