Blog now on Portable Garages And Shelters website

The art of business blogging was something we didn't completely understand a year and a half ago when we opened the doors to our Portable Garages and Shelters business.

In fact, had you told me that I would become a "blogger" a year and a half ago, I would have thought you were nuts.

But, those of you who have been reading my blog here know that I've become passionate about blogging, writing ezine articles, and seeing websites and businesses build and prosper - not just my own, but those of others as well. It's a lot of fun to see people doing well!

So, now I have added the blog to my Portable Garages and Shelters website. It's not an interactive one, because I haven't quite figured out how to allow comments in that website's particular template, but perhaps down the line I'll get it. For now, it will remain just one more tool to help potential customers see that there is a real person behind the site.

We're having fun now!

Why I'm Working the Best Affiliate Marketing Program From SC instead of NH

So why am I working on promoting the best affiliate marketing program online today from South Carolina instead of northern New Hampshire?

Well... Because I can. Look at the pictures accompanying this post, and tell me which one looks more appealing.

Ok. It's purely a matter of preference. Maybe you LIKE the view of the 7 foot snow bank. There are a LOT of people who cannot wait for it to snow; they pray for snow all year long, they do snow dances under the full moon, they ski, they snowshoe, they ice climb, they ride snow machines... I just don't happen to be one of those people.

Perhaps it was my years working in Antarctica that sort of pushed me over the edge. Or, perhaps it was the last 20+ years in northern New Hampshire where it felt that 50% of my days were spent shoveling, chipping ice, and skidding around on slushy roads.

But, this winter here at Cherry Grove Beach had all but made me forget about those dreary days. Being able to work from home on my affiliate marketing program and other internet based opportunities has given me the option of living seasonally, which is an adventure in itself.

Then yesterday, one of my friends sent me the photo of the bottom of my driveway (see photo at top of blog post. This is a real photo. This really is my driveway.). Ok. I asked her to send me one. I was in one of those weird moods where I really had to see for myself if northern winters were really as fierce as I remembered them.

Evidently the answer is yes.

So, in case my readers are wondering if I've been exaggerating about the extent of our winters up north, here is the proof. I asked my friend to send me a photo of the house, but the bottom of the driveway was all she could get to - the house is up that hill, just under 1/10 of a mile - and she was telling me that you can't even see the house right now given all the high drifts.

So, what does this mean? We were supposed to be venturing north at the end of March.

It just isn't gonna happen. We've decided to stay through April (for now). We'll see how the snow looks then, and what life brings us. We're really enjoying South Carolina (except for the palmetto bugs), and the people are as friendly as any we've met anywhere.

But for now, I've got some serious online marketing to do, which is something I actually have time to do since I am not outside shoveling.

Have a great day! :)

Affiliate Marketing Resources and Self-Improvement Books

Good morning from beautiful and sunny (if just a tad chilly) Cherry Grove Beach!

I just wanted to pass along a few websites today that might be helpful to those of you in the business of reaching for the stars using internet or affiliate marketing. A couple of these might be of interest to you if you are studying the principles of the Law of Attraction and Attraction Marketing.

Self Improvement Books

For some really good, no-fluff, no nonsense self improvement books, I just love my friend Tony Michalski's Kallisti Publishing site. He is a walking-talking example of the Law of Attraction at work, and I've learned a lot from him. This is absolutely worth checking out - and there is way too much for me to list here! Click Here to visit. (And yes, I AM going to earn a commission if you buy anything. But don't worry - there's good free stuff there too!)

Attraction Marketing

If you are interested specifically in attraction marketing, branding, etc., and you are in a business where recruiting or sales prospecting is imporant, this is a high energy group of people! Start by having a look at Mike Dillard's Free Video here.

High End Product Affiliate Programs

If you are looking for nice, high end product affiliate programs, and working from home in the travel industry is appealing to you, I just love Global Resorts Network (GRN). I love them for several reasons:

• They have a "big ticket" item, which means handsome commissions,


• The service is completely stand-alone - that is, you are not required to recruit others to sell the luxury vacation travel membership that we market (Click here for my website that is devoted ONLY to prospective travel customers), and


• The customer service we get from our travel partner is second to none.


• Plus, the fact that our travel partner has more than 20 years of experience shows great credibility and financial stability.

There are more than a few ways to market Global Resorts Network. If you are interested in GRN as a business opportunity, it's one of the finest. The internet marketing strategies I've been learning with Mike Dillard and his excellent and highly energetic team over at the Black Belt Recruiting are very impressive. Learn from them, and then apply what you learn.

What an outstanding bunch of people! These guys keep me young.

If you have other systems or resources to share, please feel free to comment! Have a great day!

Great Kids Books by My Friend Peggy Gifford

Hello everyone! Today I just want to talk about kids books - not just 'cause I've written one that will hopefully see print some day, but also because I've had the great honor of meeting a wonderfully clever and sassy kids' book author while down here in South Carolina this winter.

Peggy Gifford has written a couple of great books based on an impossibly precocious procrastinator (a trait I, myself share and am going to get to work on curing - maybe starting tomorrow) by the name of Moxy Maxwell.

The books - Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little, and Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes - are hilarious! They are written in a very relaxed voice that you can just "hear." I love the chapters such as: "Wherein Moxy's Mother Says No..." or words to that effect - and the entire chapter is as follows - and I carefully quote:

"No."

The next chapter gets a little more detailed - but I'll leave you in suspense...

The books flow, kids will love them (actually, they already do), and I recommend that if you have kids anywhere from 8 years old and up, they will just fall in love with Moxy. And so will you. Peggy is a brilliant writer, and I'm not just saying that because we're pals.

While there are already a couple of Moxy Maxwell books out there, as I understand it, there are more in the works. Which is a good thing, because they're addictive, kind of like the Harry Potter books.

One of the great things I love about Moxy is her never ending and ever growing list of "Possible Career Paths." Of course I'm a little partial, but I think that Moxie ought to add "Internet Marketing Entrepreneur" to this list! (You knew I'd have to put a plug in for my own passion, didn't you!?)

So, visit Peggy's site - and tell her I said Hello!

From my First YouTube Video to "Video Marketing Queen!"

Ok, I admit it. I'm now thoroughly hooked on YouTube.

After last week's post (see last post), wherein I DID NOT QUIT and successfully uploaded my very first YouTube video (about assembly a Party Tent), I got to thinking about Video Marketing.

Turns out that Video Marketing is big. And, I need to begin using this fascinating medium. It's one of the things that I have been learning as part of the strategies taught by the folks at Mike Dillard's place, which is a great learning platform for online marketing.

During the week (in which most of it was spent indoors since it was freezing down here at Cherry Grove Beach - no, it really WAS freezing - in the 20's and 30's) I had time to think about how I could begin using video marketing as a tool to drive more traffic to my website.

I knew it works, because the other day, I had a call from some guy out of the blue who saw my video on YouTube, and he was looking for a specific portable shelter from my Portable Garages and Shelters website.

Who would have thought that someone would find me that way?

I learned how to embed the video from YouTube into my website, and now someone can watch the assembly demonstration.

Today, I experimented further, and came up with YouTube video number 2, which primarily introduces the viewer to my Portable Garages website, and encourages them to visit. We really do have some great deals, and I am so fond of the folks up at the MDM Rhino Shelter warehouse in Milford, CT, that I just want to bring in more orders. The customer wins by getting a good deal, I win by getting an order, and MDM Rhino wins by getting the order through me.

So, by tomorrow, my home page at Portable Garages and Shelters will feature my latest YouTube creation, and customers will see the actual face behind the site.

I got to thinking even more... As my regular readers know, I'm hooked on entrepreneurial pursuits. I love working from home - actually, let me rephrase that: I love working from home ONLINE - because it is that "working from home" and "internet based business" stuff that has enabled us to be here in this magnificent beach community for the winter.

So, why not start doing some short YouTube videos to promote my other online business opportunities? I can introduce myself briefly - again, so people can see that there is a real person behind the site and opportunity - and offer little training segments, as well as words of inspiration and motivation.

This is getting more exciting by the minute, and again - I'm glad I didn't give up! :)