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Best Selling Cricut Projects to Make Extra Income

Hey crafting enthusiasts, I hope you all are doing well! Do you know what the best selling Cricut projects are at peak times? Well, there are many projects that you can create in no time and earn a good amount of money by selling them.

If I talk about categories in Cricut projects, there are a huge number of them. However, I would like to mention some of them, such as jewelry, home decor, apparel, etc. I have tried to mention all types of DIY projects that are not only easy to make but also save you time. Lastly, the number of sales that you will receive will be quite enough. So, are you ready to explore these crafts? Let’s delve into it!

1.  Jewelry

This spider web-themed earring is made with faux leather and a Cricut machine. Surprised? Yes, I can understand, but it was fun creating it. Also, I was a little intimidated before listing it in my online shop, but I received many orders from my customers.

The idea of making web-themed earrings using faux leather was really cool. Hence, it worked really well. Thanks to Cricut, it offers the pro-quality that you can do yourself.

2.  Cards

A minute birthday card can be helpful for those who will celebrate their loved one’s birthday. You can design it in Design Space or cut it in a Cricut Joy machine. I personally prefer Cricut Joy, as it offers a great tool for making cards. Whether it is birthday cards or anniversary cards, Cricut will let you create many cards in no time.

3.  Felted Flowers

Felted flowers are the best Cricut projects to sell on your online store. If you have also set up your offline shop, it can be sold easily. You can buy Cricut felt material at an affordable price, and it is easily available on its official site. Felts are soft and must be handled with care, so you can try them if you want. But, It can be profitable for you if you want to sell it.

4.  Hello Sign

Everyone wants to decorate their house to spread the vibes of a real home. The more beautiful the house looks, the more it spreads the home-like feeling. So, if you want something to sell on your Etsy or Shopify, you should go for this home signboard I created with my Cricut Maker. You can also make it on your other Cricut machine model, but creating and selling online is easy.

5.  Custom Mugs

The Custom mugs are easy to prepare. I made these mugs using Cricut infusible ink transfer sheets, pens, and markers. You can sell ready-made mugs in your shop or offer a personalized mug service.

However, I have observed that mugs are the best selling Cricut projects as they are considered the best gift options for birthdays or anniversary gifts. So, what are you waiting for? Create amazing mug designs and sell them hassle-free.

6.  Stickers

Stickers are useful, and if you have ideas to make them customizable, they’d be great for buyers. Many people want stickers to stick to their journals and diaries and prepare their fitness or diet plans. I have made various categories for stickers from which buyers can choose their type of sticker. The stickers are really sold in large numbers and do not take much time to make.

7.  Labels

Pantry labels can be the best selling Cricut projects as they are very useful for everyone. I have sold many labels, and they are highly sold at my local store. Even many women customers buy these labels for their kitchen containers. All you need is to use vinyl, cut the text, and paste it directly on the container wherever you want.

It is helpful not only for kitchen wares but also for your stores. I even use it at my local store.

8.  Wedding Cards

This is an acrylic place card used in weddings, and it is made up of acrylic. Acrylic has become a classic choice for everyone, especially when it comes to weddings. The versatility of these cards makes them perfect for most wedding themes.

Use your Cricut Explore or Maker model to create this beautiful card uninterruptedly. I used removable vinyl materials because they give acrylic a new life after the wedding day ends.

9.  T-shirts

Who doesn’t like personalized Cricut shirts? So, try listing them on your Shopify or any other online e-commerce platform. However, I am pretty confident about your sales numbers. As you can see, I have made this using iron-on vinyl and see how fantastic the result it has given.

Since I wanted a black design on my T-shirt, I chose black vinyl. This is my favorite, and I have sold more than 10 copies of these T-shirts in various colors.

FAQs

Question 1: What are the best Cricut projects to sell?

Answer: Numerous projects with Cricut can help you make projects that sell really best. Also, the Cricut provides the pro results you will need to sell it via online or offline mode. To know what are the best selling Cricut projects, have a look at the following list:

Stickers

Decals

Baby Items

Cake Toppers

Wedding Invitations

Leather key chains or jewelry

Paper Flowers

Coasters

Question 2: Where should I sell my Cricut projects?

Answer: Although there are multiple platforms for selling your Cricut projects, I know many platforms that are suitable for this. For example, these are Etsy, Shopify, and Amazon. So, try these platforms to sell your DIY projects and make money hassle-free. In addition, if you are using Shopify, you can customize your shop there and sell anything you have created.

Question 3: What supplies are needed to sell Cricut projects?

Answer: Cricut supplies are needed whenever you are making any projects with Cricut. Also, these are supporting items that help you create anything hassle-free. Thus, the useful Cricut supplies that you need to use for best selling Cricut projects are as follows:

Cricut mats

Cricut tools

Weeding tool

Cricut BrightPad

Brayer

Cricut Joy tote

XL Scraper

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Cricut Design Space

Source: best selling Cricut projects

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PayPal begins more layoffs

PayPal has begun company-wide layoffs, according to multiple reports, including an article published by The Information.

It is not yet clear how many people will be affected by the job cuts but one source told TechCrunch it was expected to be in the “thousands.”

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TechCrunch has reached out to PayPal and will update this story if and when it responds.

Nearly one year ago today, the company had announced plans to lay off 2,000 employees, or about 7% of its workforce.

Over the past few months, PayPal has made a number of changes to its executive team. Alex Chriss joined the company in September as its CEO after spending 19 years at Intuit. Soon after taking the helm, Chriss said he expected “to grow revenue outside of purely transaction-related volume,” as reported by Reuters. In November, Archie Deskus transitioned from serving as the company’s chief information officer to serve as its chief technology officer. Jamie Miller was tapped to serve as its chief financial officer.

PayPal has expanded over the years with its acquisitions of fintech such as Venmo, Xoom and Honey. But it has still struggled to compete with the likes of Apple and Stripe. In December, TechCrunch reported that Amazon was dropping Venmo as a payment option. In October, PayPal was hit with a class action lawsuit by consumers represented by law firm Hagens Berman alleging that the fintech giant’s anti-steering rules stifle competition against lower-cost payment platforms such as Stripe and Shopify.

And in May of 2022, we reported that PayPal had laid off dozens of employees from its San Jose headquarters.

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[holyjak]

Some great advice here. A summary follows, but read the original post for its rich experience and reasoning behind the recommendations. I especially like and/or have been surprised by, but agree with, nr. 4, 6, 7, 8. 11 is wonderful.

DO use plural nouns for collections - /products/<id>

DON'T add unnecessary path segments - e.g. Etsy's /shops/{shop_id}/listings/{listing_id} should have been /listings/{listing_id} b/c a listing_id is globally unique, and what if a listing switches shop?

DON'T add .json or other extensions to the url, use established headers!

DON'T return arrays as top level responses, always wrap them in an object - that way you can evolve it and add other keys in the future (e.g. for pagination)

DON'T return map structures for collections, e.g. {key1: {key: "key1",..}, :key2: ...} - use an array of maps (see also #4)

DO use strings for all identifiers, even if internally they are numbers - strings provide more flexibility, as things change over time (you can num -> str, not always the opposite)

DO prefix your identifiers with a type marker - much more ergonomic, better for troubleshooting

DON'T use 404 to indicate "not found" - non-intuitive (b/c that's what 404 is for!) but logical - b/c 404 could be returned by any intermediate proxy and thus could mean many different things, such as misconfigured client/proxy/load balancer hitting the wrong url. (The author suggests to use 410 gone.)

BE consistent (Shopify has 6 subtly different schemas for an Address in their REST.)

DO use a structured error format, if multiple layers of services are involved. Ex.: {message, type, types: ["Unauthorized", "Security",even a higher-level category for this error], cause: {<nested error>}}

DO provide idempotence mechanisms - ideally via an "idempotency key" or "client reference ID" - a client-provided value that you store temporarily or permanently and ensure its uniqness (by ignoring subsequent POSTs with the same one). Or let the client pick the id. On resubmit, you can either return 409 Conflict (which requires a smarter client that can handle it) or 201 with the original response (=> client can be dumb, but server becomes significantly more complex)

DO use ISO8601 strings for timestamps, not numbers like milliseconds-since-epoch, because human readability matters. And all timestamps should be in UTC. Actually, use ISO8601 for all date/time-related values (durations, intervals, ...). But DON'T trust your language/platform defaults - verify them (e.g. to ensure it use UTC and not the local timezone).

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Understanding Everything About Shopify Fulfillment Services

Order fulfillment is an essential element of every e-commerce operation. Your strategy regarding it may moreover make or break your company's progress.  

What exactly is Order Fulfillment?   

Order fulfillment California is the full process of transferring a product to a consumer after they make an online purchase. entering, recycling, and shipping particulars are exemplifications of these processes.   Order fulfillment effectiveness is critical for adding client happiness and retention. It entails a sequence of stages from the time an order goes into effect until the consumer is successfully delivered.   

The following phases are included in the order fulfillment routes:  

Order processing is the first stage in order fulfillment. entering client orders, checking product vacuity, and gathering order data are all part of the job. 

You do not want to make miscalculations when recycling orders,  similar to the kind of product, volume, details about payment, and payment information.   

Managing inventory operations entails reviewing situations to corroborate that particulars are in stock and ready for payload.   

Pick and Pack When the particulars demanded for the order have been vindicated to be available, the fulfillment staff goes to the storehouse to pick them up. The products have been checked and labeled. The group prepares a tab and packages the wares for payload.   

Orders are encouraged to the delivery company or logistical provider for conveyance. This stage entails creating shipping markers, posting purchases, and tracking the product until it arrives at the client's address. 

Order Tracking and Communication Guests anticipate updates on the status of their orders. An order tracking system allows guests to cover the progress of their shipments and address any issues that may arise while the package is still in conveyance. 

Returns and Exchanges This involves handling returned particulars, processing refunds or exchanges, and streamlining force consequently. In some cases, guests may want to return or change products. This is where an effective order fulfillment process comes in. 

Advantages of Selecting Montage Fulfillment

Montage Fulfillment is well-positioned to effectively fulfill your needs, because of its central location in Los Angeles. Businesses seeking to reach their consumers quickly and precisely may depend on this strategic location to guarantee faster shipment times and cost-effective logistics solutions.

Modern Technology: Montage Fulfillment makes investments in state-of-the-art technology to maximize every step of the fulfillment process. Their technologically sophisticated approach assures precision as well as openness at every step, from ordering and fulfillment to inventory monitoring and real-time reporting.

Customized Solutions: Montage Fulfillment adapts its services to each client's particular requirements since it understands that no two situations are the same. They can create a fulfillment solution that meets your particular needs, whether you're a tiny startup or an established company.

Scalability: Your fulfillment requirements change as your firm develops. Montage Fulfillment is aware of this and provides scalable solutions that may change to meet your evolving needs. You won't need to be concerned about exceeding their capacity.

Cost-effectiveness: By outsourcing your fulfillment requirements to Montage, you might save a lot of money. You may save your overhead expenses, eliminate the need for storage, and simplify your operations by using their knowledge and resources.

Management: Montage Fulfillment provides reliable eCommerce fulfillment Los Angeles inventory management systems to assist you in keeping track of your stock levels in real time. This reduces the chance of overstocking less popular goods and guarantees that you never run out of hot products.

Expertise in shipping: For e-commerce companies, shipping may be a logistical headache. Montage Fulfillment excels in this area by streamlining delivery routes, securing more affordable shipping costs, and guaranteeing that your clients consistently get their goods on time.

Customer happiness is ultimately what determines whether or not your e-commerce firm is successful. Customers will get devoted to you as a result of Montage Fulfillment's quick and precise delivery and effective order fulfillment procedure.

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Essentials for the Study Table.

In a student's life, a peaceful environment and a focused mind are very much necessary to achieve better grades and desired goals. A peaceful environment plays a crucial role in keeping students focused and stress-free. For a peaceful environment, you need a separate room and an organized study table to keep your essential study materials near you.

A study table is the most common part of a student's life. A lot of memories are attached to the study table of a student. The place where they fight from their distraction and think only about studying and grades. Along with helping at exam time, the study table also helps us a lot while making projects and presentations in any subject. It organizes our belongings, such as pencils, pens, sheets, books, geometry boxes, and so on, and makes it easier for us to achieve our objectives.

Pen Pencil Stand

The study table comes in a variety of sizes and shapes where you can easily keep your study materials. A pen stand is used to keep all of your markers, pens, and pencils in one place so that you won't lose them all and get confused while finding them here and there. Pens, pencils, and eraser are the most common items that we lose or forget where we put them the last time and then waste time looking for.So it is better to buy a beautiful pen stand to keep your pens, markers, and pencils in one place.

Soothing Lamp

Students deal with a lot of books with small-sized text while studying or taking notes, which is difficult without proper exposure to light. Therefore, a mini lamp is a must-do item for your study table. Study lamps are available in a variety of sizes and colors and with different features too. Nowadays, there are lamps available on the market which can be controlled by smartphones and can adjust their brightness according to their needs. To buy the best quality smart lamps, you must check out sites like Shopify.

Table with Drawers and Shelves

Before purchasing a study table, consider its size and color to ensure that it will fit into the environment of your study room.Also, if possible, choose a study table which has a drawer and shelves on it. On those shelves or drawers, you can keep your important books and copies so that you can access them without moving from your study table. You can also keep your favorite comics and stickers on your study table shelves to keep yourself entertained and happy amid the tension and stress of exams or homework.

Geometry Box

The geometry box is the box that contains all the materials generally used in geometry and while making projects. The geometry box contains different types of scales which are used in making several complex diagrams and figures. These boxes are very helpful in biology and physics projects and in practical work where we have to make tables, complex diagrams, and figures. The geometry box contains different types of scales which are also helpful in marking and measuring length and width.

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Exactly How To Be In The Top 10 With Embed Google Map On Website

just How To include Google Maps To Prototypes & Wireframes

Size & Elevation-- established the size and also height for your map to fit on the page design. Leave the width to "Automobile" for a responsive map aligning instantly to fit the width of the browser.

Mount, trigger and set the area as well as its prepared to go. It's feasible to embed several Google Maps within an article. Choose from numerous layout alternatives, such as shade, tags, height, and also zoom. If you liked this, click subscribe, comment below, offer me a tweet, I would certainly enjoy to hear from you, and if you have any kind of inquiries, ask Kori.

In most of the situations the default map is sufficient and also suggest to make use of as it becomes part of Weebly editor user interface. Spacing-- established top and lower margins to leave room in between various other elements and also map on a web page. Placement-- established the left, right or facility positioning of the map.

Maps Builder-- I assume this has one of the most straightforward map contractor, and the Article Mashup feature in the Pro variation allows you immediately inhabit a map based on posts on your site. Google Maps Widget-- a good lightweight service that makes it simple to quickly stand up and also keeping up a map. As soon as you've set up those settings, you're ready to in fact deal with your map itself. Advanced Setups-- lets you allow traffic information as well as other attributes, though lots of are only readily available in the Pro version.

When was the last Google Maps picture taken?

Launch the Google Earth app on your desktop, search for any location in the sidebar and, this is important, zoom in an area as much as possible. Now hover your mouse over the map and you should see the capture date of that satellite image in the status bar as seen in the above screenshot.

Map alternatives allow you to personalize the look of your map. Go into the place you wish to show and after that clickAdd Marker.

removing A Google Map.

How do I update the picture of my house on Google Maps?

Add a photo 1. On your computer, open Google Maps and search for a place.

2. After you've selected a place, click Add a photo. You might have to scroll down to see this.

3. A box will appear. Drag the photo that you'd like to upload, or click Choose photos to upload.

Necessary or not, having a map on your site is a wonderful touch for your clients. And most importantly, putting a map on your web site is easy and will certainly take every one of 15 to 20 mins. Now, when customers get to your enrollment web page, they find a well-styled, interactive guide to finding your event once they're on site. If they're originating from a resort or an additional place, they have the versatility to examine instructions from their own coming from place without having to leave your registration page. Paste in the iframe and then search for the iframe features for width and also height.

You can extremely quickly area images on a map factors with Silk.co, too. What I did was to choose the picture, share, repair the size and replicate the html code. Many others I saw stopped at the point of realizing that the link just will not function unless you get it the means you revealed on Flickr where I had to view the photo at the size that I wanted to make use of. " Visitors can then quickly intend their day and also browse to the gallery by bring up their saved position on any kind of tool with Google Maps."

To get going, we have actually set up a basic landing web page in the block editor with the content that surrounds our map. We have left an empty block in the center of the page where the map will go. 8) Title your map by clicking on 'Untitled map' in package in the upper left edge in package where all your selections have actually been inhabiting listed below. I've got a custom-made map for my web site's language selection. This is overkill for a single venue, but you can look extra right into Google's API docs to locate specifics.

data.

Do you need wifi to use Google Maps?

Mapping Offline for Mobile Devices

Whether you're using an Android or iOS device, download Google Maps from the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. Then you can download maps of a new city or destination that you'll need later when the internet is not available.

download Et app:.

Steven Wesley is an education and learning blog writer and also technology enthusiast. He has an interest in public connections, organization, electronic advertising as well as academic, technical, and political problems. Besides, Steve believes in the mighty power of the pen to change the modern-day globe.

Zoom-- established the zoom limit by dragging the slider to the required level. That's everything about embedding Squarespace Google Maps, if something really did not benefit you try to do it detailed once again or contact us so we will certainly help you out for certain. Save the modifications and return to your internet site to see if your map displays in the footer. For us it functions completely, the only thing required is to customize the dimension of the map thanks to the width and also height worth. Obviously to make the map fitting the dimension of your internet site alter the width as well as elevation worths.

Can I see a live satellite view of my house?

All you need is a web browser and a connection to the internet. When you first start up, Google Maps displays a satellite view of North America. You can then zoom in, or pan the camera around to see any location on Earth. Once you do that, you'll get a free satellite view of your house.

, go into the title to show for this area in the text area balloon. In the Pagebuilder WYSIWYG Editor window, position your cursor at the spot where the map will certainly lie. The map element can not be modified after it has actually been conserved. You require to have actually picked" Partner map with this article" in the Map Options window when creating a map for that map to be displayed making use of Map Query tag shortcode.

After that, change to the HTML sight for the material element. In the following view, choose the HTML block and click Next. With the iframe replicated to your clipboard, return to the touchdown page editor, find the block that we left open for the map, best click and select Include Material. After that, choose the share or embed option from the menu.

You can add a map area to your motif to reveal the location of your company.

Just above the Google Maps API script in your HTML data, add a link to your Javascript documents.

The 2nd means to utilize your site to enhance your Google Maps ranking is to target it for neighborhood search.

A lot of the cost-free motifs from Shopify consist of a map section that you can contribute to your home page.

Make sure to change the src characteristic worth with the place of your very own documents.

For the read the full info here objectives of this instance, we'll put our custom Google Map code in a separate Javascript data called map.js.

This consists of choices for submitting custom symbols, advanced store locator attributes, as well as far more. With these benefits in mind, you're probably asking How do I embed a Google Map into my WordPress website? Installing a map on your site can also assist to reduce your bounce rate, along with allow your website enjoy other Search Engine Optimization benefits.

All right, as well as allow me kind of pivot over right here a little bit so I'm not hiding Boston, there you go. Okay, so we have actually obtained Sacramento, Boston, as well as San Antonio, all throughout our beautiful map below. And also there's a lot of, if you have a favored WordCamp make sure to comment listed below and also give 'em a shoutout. I'm gon na do a number of my favorite WordCamps around the amazing United States, so allow's do Boston.

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Can you do SEO on my website in this very competitive vertical market?

"Let's see. What platform was it built on?" WordPress: "Let's get started" Shopify: "We can work with that" Wix: "Ha Ha Ha. Oh, you're serious" Magento: "OK, but I'm gonna need a bag of Doritos, a whiteboard with a lot of markers and a bottle of bourbon" GoDaddy Site Builder: "Umm, NO" ColdFusion: "Well first I need to check if it is Y2K compliant" Squarespace: "You didn't just really ask me that" Drupal: "Ya, sorry, I am moving to Russia next week so..." It is Custom Developed: "Here, let me give you my competitors name"

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Augmented Reality and its Applications by Bobby Moran

Augmented reality has the power to disrupt and drive innovation in a variety of industries, and could potentially be more impactful than the often talked about virtual reality. In contrast to virtual reality, augmented reality is defined as an enhanced version of reality where direct or indirect views of physical real world environments are augmented with superimposed computer generated images over a user’s view of the real world, thus enhancing one’s current perception of reality. Within augmented reality, there are four different types: Marker based, Markerless, Projection based, and Superimposition based.

1.      Marker based AR: uses a camera or some other visual marker to produce a result when a marker is sensed by a reader.

2.      Markerless AR: works by using a digital compass, velocity meter, or accelerometer which is embedded in the device to provide data based on your location. The wide availability of smartphones and the location features that they possess make this type of AR very feasible and scalable.

3.      Projection based AR: works by projecting artificial light onto real world surfaces and sensing the human interaction with this light based on how the projections may be altered in relation to their expected projection pattern.

4.      Superimposition based AR partially or fully replaces the original view of an object with a newly augmented view of that same object.    

AR applied to Retail and e-Commerce businesses  

              In 2011, De Beers ran a “My Forevermark Fitting” marketing campaign (see picture below) that was way ahead of its time and highlights how companies can take advantage of this technology today to add value to their consumers. Consumers could cut out a specific design from the De Beers website, cut out the image of the diamond or piece of jewelry, and hold this piece of paper next to them in their webcam. The technology then would then depict you on the screen as if you were actually wearing the jewelry, and you could select various different items to try on from the convenience of your home. This technology adds value to consumers by promoting them to try more products on and be more inclined to visit a store to buy the jewelry than they otherwise would have been. I think this was especially smart for a jewelry company like De Beers that would otherwise get little traffic and miss out on the online shopping experience.

              More recently, Amazon paired up with Snapchat to create a visual search tool. With this technology, snapchat users will be able to point their cameras at any item and see an Amazon listing or reviews so that they could buy the item themselves. This is a unique way of reaching consumers, and it helps products to essentially become an ad, even more so than they already are with branding. I also think that this technology could help to further drive sales given that it promotes impulse purchase decisions. Consumers can see a product and become interested in it and effortlessly find an Amazon listing in which they can purchase the product almost instantly. This makes the purchase process even more seamless than it already is by reducing the time and effort between when the consumer becomes interested in an item to the time of the purchasing decision.      

              Another company that has taken advantage of the emerging AR technology in the retail space is Shopify. They are bringing Apple’s AR technology onto their platform to enhance the shopping experience and further compete with traditional brick and mortar retailers. The technology will allow shoppers to view 3D models of products and place the products into a picture of an existing space to see how it will fit and look in the desired area, as seen in the picture below. This allows Shopify to bring the benefits of an in person shopping experience to their e-commerce platform and mitigates the pitfall of online retailing in which it is sometimes difficult for consumers to conceptualize what a product will look like in particular space or setting. One interesting feature of this technology is that you do not need to download an app to experience the AR. You simply need to use a safari browser, and this addresses the consumer’s desire to have less applications on their devices.  This is the future of e-commerce and the technology is there. Brands need to invest in this in order to create further competitive advantage in their e-commerce platforms.

Social Media AR

              Snapchat has been very successful in implementing AR into their platform with the use of filters and lenses. This allows users to place interactive filters on top of the pictures that they create, and provides users with entertainment as well as the opportunity for brands to advertise through the platform. One example of brands using Snapchat filters as an advertisement can be seen in this picture below.  

Filters like these allow brands to interact and engage with their users in a fun way that does not directly promote a purchasing decision. It acts as content that helps to plant ideas in the heads of consumers now so that when they do go to make a purchasing decision they are influenced by the advertising they were exposed to. This is entertaining for users and allows them to tell the story of the brand with their own created content that they send to their friends. This can be a very effective way to reach consumers, and according to Techcrunch, some brands have been willing to pay up to $750k for the Snapchat filter advertisements. Another cool example of these filters was the Gatorade filter at the time of the super bowl where you could dump Gatorade on your head and send a Snapchat of it to your friends.     

              These are just a few examples of how companies can use social media to promote their brands in an environment where users are increasingly intolerant to ads on social media. Augmented reality is able to shift the focus away from the brand and toward the consumer and is more effective in engaging the audience with the brand and creating positive brand interactions. People are much more susceptible to listening to their friends over a traditional ad, and AR advertising takes advantage of this tendency. In my opinion, this is the future of social media advertising and companies need to take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with their audience and promote more user generated content.    

  Hyperlinked Sources and Additional Sources:

-        https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/snapchat-amazon-visual-search/

-        https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/17/shopify-is-bringing-apples-latest-ar-tech-to-their-platform/

-        http://www.marketingsquad.net/ar/augmented-reality-advertising/

-        https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/17/shopify-is-bringing-apples-latest-ar-tech-to-their-platform/

-        https://www.realitytechnologies.com/augmented-reality/

-        https://www.realitytechnologies.com/applications/