tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84795748865919023662011-11-27T16:09:48.519-08:00Annikanoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-44240621612049605262007-12-29T21:50:00.000-08:002007-12-29T22:02:44.784-08:00

I'm finally focused. (I think). I'm going to start a business called The Herb Cure. My main products will be Native Remedies. They drop ship, so that makes it easy for me, although they have wholesale pricing for large orders which I may take advantage of if I get really ambitious. I have my husband's support in this so that will come in handy if we decide to expand.For now, I am starting as

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I'm really feeling like an idiot tonight. I've been reading so many awesome blogs out there, many of which are maintained by magnificently prolific and smart women with children and busy lives like mine. Yet they manage to say so much more in their blogs. I want to read them. I don't want to write mine.Other bloggers seem to have so much to say -- the more I read the more I confirm to myself why

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I still think it's amazing that anybody can make money online with a little know-how. Keep in mind that I have 5 children that I homeschool, so running an online business is definitely more of a hobby, and I haven't devoted time each day to it - or even each week.But in the last few months, I've been paid 68 cents from Google Adsense (that's just the single ad I have on this blog, which no one

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A while ago, my husband and I ran across a home business opportunity called Income4Beginners. We thoroughly researched it and decided to give it a try. It involves promoting a personalized link, which sells the "income-generating system" to others. It is not a pyramid scheme as there are also software products included in the package. CLICK HERE to read the full explanation.The program costs $40,

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It's not a conspiracy to make us all ill; it's just simple economics. The big companies with all the power benefit more if we're all sick! So if the government is telling you to stay away from something as wholesome and natural as raw milk, you can bet a lot of lobbyists are real happy...Click here to read it.From the article:A bit of context is in order. For most of human history, any milk we

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This is actually an old article, from 12/29/2005, but it's making the rounds on the social bookmarking sites.Do Different Genders Use The Web Differently?by Jason Lee MillerOn the Internet, as in life, men and women have different motivations for doing what they do. According to a recent report from Pew Internet and American Life, women view the Internet as a place to extend, support, and nurture

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I StumbledUpon the following post on Frontline's website. It was written by a Douglas Atkin. It's just a fascinating take on brands and the way we look at common everyday products nowadays:Frankly, advertising is not good enough to deserve the status Miller gives it. But I agree with his general drift. Consumerism has become a defining characteristic of our culture. But it was only when I

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Voila! Here is my main page which points to my store, and:This is my eCRATER store.If I had readers, I'd tell them to go check out my sites and let me know what they think. I guess I have neglected to promote this blog. Heck, just publishing a blog is scary. Imagine trying to find people to come look at it.

Annikanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-50813806346387189862007-07-26T16:43:00.001-07:002007-07-26T16:48:20.585-07:00

I fully intend to post more on this subject when A: I have more time and B: I know what I'm going to say.There is a perplexing paradox here which I am begining to explore but unsure of how. Anyway, thought I would share a link to a thought-provoking essay on the subject:Mania and ChristianityI think it is the free-will question that I can't reconcile.

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I've been reading this book:In it, the author has been discussing the important of play. She observes that we play when we are young as an important part of learning how the world works. Baby animals play more physically and enthusiastically in proportion to how social the adults of their species are. Play seems to be a natural inhibitor of aggression.Shouldn't we all learn to play more, and

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They are saying sleep deprivation can be used to treat unipolar depression (see this search of biopsychiatry.com)They also say undernourishment leads to a healthier life. I can't remember where I read this, but lab mice that were fed 50% less lived longer and healthier lives, while those that were deprived of 60% of their food starved to death. Poor things. There must be a fine line between

Annikanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-59227497735187994062007-07-16T07:59:00.000-07:002007-07-16T08:09:25.150-07:00

I found an interesting article the other day about how social networking sites are changing the way people socialize in real life. I don't know how true that is. Myspace hasn't really been around that long, and who knows? It might just be a precursor to something else. Remember when everyone had pagers?I like the Lens or Hub idea where you can showcase things you find interesting with or without

Annikanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-2770767672226730372007-07-12T09:23:00.000-07:002007-07-12T10:02:04.100-07:00

I took a day off from promoting my Native Remedies venture yesterday. It was a hundred degrees with no a/c, plus we had some family issues come up. I had to give myself a little break. The children were wonderful and let me sleep a good portion of the day.Today we are back to a regular schedule. DS6 is working on his math (Rod and Staff). He's brilliant at math, but I think we might switch them

Annikanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-64777300283473517282007-07-10T06:56:00.000-07:002007-07-10T07:15:30.391-07:00

Yesterday I set up a "lens" at Squidoo.com.So I got my blog, I got my lens, did I tell you I set up a free web store at ecrater.com? It's not ready yet. Rather time consuming, putting up all the products.Also, I have once customer. My mother. I tell myself not to party until I have a customer who is not a relative.What I need now for the lens, and for this blog, is content. I have a lot of ideas

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Check it out:Natural Remedies for Mood DisordersI have to admit, I am so bad at ad copy.Now I hope this blog can evolve into something more than me talking about how cool Native Remedies is (although there is much to be said about that).Speaking of lenses, the kids and I have discovered a terrific **free** science curriculum for homeschoolers. We home school, by the way.This is what we use for

Annikanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-62516434901247517382007-07-08T11:46:00.000-07:002007-07-08T12:23:24.084-07:00

Wow. Not only am I excited about the opportunity to make money selling a product on the internet, but I've found a company whose products I truly respect and believe in.Native Remedies has formulas for mood disorders, brain function, ADHD, as well as common ailments of the body. They also have a line of natural pet products and organic baby items.I signed up for their dropship program, not as an

Annikanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479574886591902366.post-46800343412523781112007-07-06T06:32:00.000-07:002007-07-06T07:32:40.417-07:00

So for the last few days I've been reading everything there is out there (for free) about drop shipping, online storefronts, website traffic-generation, and I feel like I've gotten nowhere. There is so much catching up to do!I was an early member of Prodigy when I was 12. I remember when people would ask "what's the Internet?" Now I'm the one saying "what's linksys and myspace and xml? what're

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Hello, World! Happy Independence Day!I remember when my sister took a trip to Ireland and told me she was going to keep a blog so we could all follow her adventures. I was like "what's a blog?" Now she keeps a blog detailing her current adventures in Japan.Since then I've been a regular follow of several blogs, when I have the time, but never thought I'd have much to fill the pages of one of my

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