About
Sharon, Hone, and Mike at Sharon and Mikes Engagement Party
I find the whole blog phenomena fascinating because its become so popular and in a lot of ways retarded. And although this is a blog of soughts thats not the reason why I have put this site up.
I came up with a wealth creation theory (a euphemistic way of saying “a hare-brained scheme to get rich”) and I wanted to test that theory out. This site plays a part in testing that theory.
Even though I don’t know you there’s probably many things I’d like about you if we met…but lets be real here.
You won’t really get to know me any better, or form any genuine kind of connection with me by reading the words on this screen, or even by looking at the pictures. You may however imagine that you are getting to know me better and even imagine that you’re making some kind of genuine connection.
You see, I feel that no matter heart felt, the internet is still an impersonal form of interaction. If you were feeling sad right now you’d probably gain far more comfort from a real person giving you a hug than reading some internet friends blogs.
A lot of studies have shown that the majority of human communication happens non-verbally through body language, touch and voice intonation.
So that is why I’m quite pessimistic about this form of communication
BUT WAIT. (Prepare for a totally random tangent) Even though I have begun this pessimistically I want to say something important.
I truly, and sincerly believe that you’re capable of achieving amazing things.
I believe you are capable of doing many wonderful things for yourself, the people around you and others.
I believe in Humanity.
I believe in *YOU*.
Kisses, Hugs and Love xxxoo
(Back to internet pessimism now) Human Beings weren’t designed for the various types of dislocated socializations, and interactions that are now common on the internet. Thats not to say that a lot of real world interactions are not any more natural. But we were basically designed to be physically close to others. Physical touch is extremely important to humans… and most other mammals.
Despite all of the hoopla over stem cell research, genetic engineering, and also various new age ideas about this being the age of aquarious and a time of human evolution the fact remains that we are no different genetically from stone age hunter gathers living 30,000 years ago.
For 2 million years, over 100,000 generations we evolved and lived according to a certain lifeway that in no way resembles modern society . In the last 500 generations since the agricultural revolution began typical social interactions, and human behaviors have mutated rapidly.
My basic philosophy is that we should all be loving and caring towards each other because even though humans have comparatively powerful brains we’re still one of the most silly, and often scared animals around… (as frightened as my cousin Dreena’s poodle named Pepe when someone comes to the door.)
Having given the rant about personal interaction above its still possible we might meet one day, and if we did, I’m sure we’d have a great old time, (if we do meet be sure to ask me about after 8 from lush) Here are some more photos including me, me, me, me… - *me* is the most important word in the 21st Century:
(I’m the one that looks half Maori and half Croatian)Mike Beck’s and Sharon Kwing’s Engagement Party
How I Saved Myself A Ton Of Cash On Website Development Costs and How You Can Too
If you’ve been through the website development process before you may have already suffered some of the frustrations of both the process and the results…I know I have.
Here’s the biggest problem that you face when paying for a new website – there is a huge amount of website developers out there but only a handful that produce results that pay…in other words how do you know that the web developer you choose is going to produce a website that will ultimately produce more money for your business.
Do you want your website to simply look good or do you want a website that directly or indirectly lead to more sales for your business And…how do you get that website that leads to more sales for your business at a good price?
Firstly, the way your site looks should NEVER be the highest priority. If you click through to http://www.myweddingfavors.com you will see a site that image wise looks fairly average. Its not a graphic designers dream but this site generates sales of over $1,282,943.00 per year.
The owner of the site Brad Falloon is an expert on search engine optimisation and the words ‘wedding favors’ are an extremely popular search term. Its that combination that allowed him to produce over a million dollars of sales in his first year of business. The site uses the simple and easy to use yahoo.com store. And once visitors find the site he makes it as easy as possible to find and buy the items they want.
More info on how Brad got his results and built a yahoo store at the bottom of the page. But in the mean time my point is this.
Its far more important that you spend money on a website that your prospective customers can find easily and then buy easily from than what your site actually looks like. If your site doesn’t sell actual products or services its important for them to discover how or where to buy as easily as possible once they find it.
You can read more about how Brad got the number one search engine ranking in google.com for the search term ‘wedding favors’ here. Stomping the Search Engines
If want to learn how to market your product or service on the internet I recommend Marlon Sanders package The Amazing Formula
Marlon Sanders has sold millions of dollars with of products and services over the net for nearly a decade so he knows his stuff. The Amazing Formula
And you can read more about how to set up a yahoo store here. How to Build a Profitable Ecommerce Store
Finally, if you want to get a custom designed website make sure you use a designer who hand codes using the W3.org web standards. Your site should be XHTML and CSS compliant. This in itself will save you 70% in development time. If you want access to some great developers and designers email at referrals[at]honewatson[dot]com
