NEW! Make money from Mr Site

With our brand new affiliate scheme, every time you refer a friend or colleague who then goes on to purchase a Takeaway Website through the methods below, you will earn £5 for Beginner, £7 for Standard and a massive £15 for Pro. Not only that but your friend will get £5 off Beginner, £7 off Standard and £15 off Pro too! Click here to see what you will get in other currencies.

Add a banner to your website
Help earn yourself some extra money by adding a Mr Site graphical banner to your website. When visitors to your website click on the banner and purchase a Takeaway Website via its web link, they will receive their discount and you will receive your money! Don't forget to check out our new banner designs.

Tell a friend about Mr Site
Tell your friend about Mr Site, then get them to visit www.mrsite.co.uk/friends and enter a special offer code, unique to you. If they purchase via this link, using this code, they will receive their discount and you will receive your money!

To find out more, log into your Mr Site account, click on "Extras" in the Main Menu, then click on "Make Money".

Fantastic New Mr Site Updates

You may have noticed some great new features in the Mr Site system, including a Favicon creation tool, a Twitter widget, an editable Contact Form, website preview capabilities and much, much more. To make the most of these updates, please click here for some helpful hints and tips.

Credit Crunch competition winner

Thank you to everyone who submitted their credit crunch stories. Not only have you shown us some great websites, but we've heard lots of inspiring accounts from Mr Siters that have beaten the recession to follow their dreams and ambitions. This month's winners of a luxury hamper are Heather and Piers Locke of Gourdgeous Gourds –

www.gourdart.co.uk

The husband and wife duo started their Mr Site website in October 2008 and haven't looked back!

"My credit crunch story goes back to last June when I was made redundant from my cherished London job after almost three years working there," says Heather. "Our entire team was let go and I was crushed. My husband was also looking for work so we were terrified that neither of us would find anything and our modest savings would be eaten up in rent and bills. Luckily, I found another job but it was a lot less money for longer hours and the work itself was quite tedious. It was at this point I decided to take a leap.

I'd been carving and painting gourds as a hobby and people had been telling me that I should sell them online. I was no web building buff and never took their advice seriously, but with my new job being so boring I needed something to help me feel happy again. Now I sell my gourd art at a crazy rate. My site gives me a great sense of purpose and accomplishment and I never would have done it without Mr. Site. My husband recently got a job and we've moved to Wales, where I plan to sell my gourds full-time. It's been a bizarre year, full of worries and uncertainty, but I think we've finally landed on our feet."

Don't stop now

If you still have a credit crunch story to tell, please don't stop sending them to

stories@mrsite.co.uk

Tell us yours and you could end up like Rebecca Pegg - www.cakesbyrebecca.net - who can be seen on page 21 of Woman's Own (6th April) alongside Mr Site's co-founder Beatrice Hatherley. In an article discussing the mousewives phenomenon, Rebecca explains how she set up her own business:

"I used to work in a cake shop and always loved the creative side of baking. I was already doing it as a hobby and I'd look in cake shops and think, "I can do that!" So I decided to give my own business a go... The money has been a godsend. And working from home means I can still take my kids to school myself."

We're always on the look-out for more case studies... so don't stop now!

Competition: Tell us about your weird websites

This month, we're looking for looking for some weird and wacky websites. Do you sell something a little out of the ordinary? Or maybe you offer advice on something a bit off the wall? Whatever it is, we want to know about it. We'll feature your story on the Mr Site website and in the next newsletter. Tell us about yourself and your website by emailing

stories@mrsite.co.uk

Website of the month

www.practicalcycles.com

To celebrate last month's WWF Earth Hour (28th March), Mr Site has awarded Practical Cycles WOTM for its green credentials. Practical Cycles are one of the first companies to bring the unique 'longbike' concept to the UK. Commonly known as a cargo bike, longbikes are in essence a normal bike with a longer wheelbase that allows the rider to can carry more than a normal bike. Longbikes can accommodate boxes, bags, shopping, children and adults – sometimes all at once! Practical Cycles is also planning to launch its very own brand of cyclewear later in the year... so get on your bike and watch this space.

Take control of your accounts!

From April, Mr Site will be helping you save even more money by partnering with web-based accountancy application, KashFlow. It follows the same easy use principles as Takeaway Website and has been specifically designed for small business owners with little or no accountancy experience; meaning anyone can be up and running within minutes.

For any questions or problems the Kashflow support team offers a fast, friendly and free service to all users. For more information about KashFlow, click here. To claim your free 90-day trial please click here.