Ethics and the Internet!

Posted on27. Oct, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

This is something that has been on my heart for sometime now, and I just need to let my feeling be known.  Now I am not here to step on anyone’s toes, nor do I feel that I can.  I have been involved in social media and blog monetization for about ten months now, it has been a huge learning curve, I am fifty nine yours old and have been using the internet for many years, but not for making money.  The first computer course that I took at the local community college was Word 1.0.   So I feel like I have been around awhile?  I have started several of my own businesses and have succeeded and also failed, but one thing I have always tried to do is be as honest and ethical as I can be.  A quote from my dear diseased father that I always remember is:  “You meet the same people going up as you do coming down”.  With that said I am becoming more and more aware of a lack of ethics on the internet. [...]

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Business 101 (IMPLEMANTION) Part III

Posted on11. Oct, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

Implementation:

OK, so now you have a business plan written, but without an action plan or implementation you really just have a well planned idea.  Implementation of your business plan is what makes all the preparation worthwhile!  Reaching the goals established in your business plan is a testament to your well thought out efforts.

Steps to Implementation: [...]

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Business 101 Part II

Posted on05. Oct, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

Business 101 Part II

Let’s take a look at what needs to be done when evaluating your internet business model.

First of all you need a plan of action.  Now I know as I have stated earlier most of us get started without a thought towards business, we are just using Social Media as a way  to communicate with our friends and family, and finding old friends from High School and College and learning what has happened in there lives. [...]

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Business 101

Posted on21. Sep, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

I have owned several of my own businesses, through my life.  And I think that because of this I can speak to the topic that I am about to address.  One of the things about owning a brick and mortar business is that you can tangibly see the location where you conduct business.  You can go there and feel that you are in your location and ready to conduct business activities.  You have the mindset that, I am at my office and I am here to do the things that need to be done in order to pay for the location that I am working from.  To pay the light bill, and rent or mortgage to keep the doors open.  This is one of the driving forces that keep’s us business owners moving forward.   I am sure you can see where I am going with this? [...]

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Mt Angel OctoberFest 2010!

Posted on20. Sep, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

I attended the Mt Angel, Oregon October Fest this weekend, with my 84 year old Mother Iris, my wife Teddy and daughter Lauren.  We had a great time, this was my Mother’s first time to attend and she had a blast! ( Enlarge the last picture above and look at how hard and much it was raining, it was about 8:30 on Saturday night!)

Also below is a video of one of the bands that played at the Festival “Z MusicMakers!” Enjoy!!

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In Memory of Trinket

Posted on03. Sep, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

Just wanted to let everyone know that enjoyed the video of my daughter and her horse Trinket,  She was 30 something years old and thought she was 10.    I found her dead this morning.  She was a great friend to the entire family and will be sorely missed.  Blessings to you my friend.  You know in the Bible where it says we will return on white horses?  I bet she will be right up in the front!

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You Know More Than You Realize?

Posted on23. Aug, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

I think you do!  If you have a blog, you know more than you realize!

Blogging?

• You had to create and purchase a domain name.
• You had to open up a wordpress account and choose between which theme you wanted to use.  Or you found someone or service to create your blog.
• You have learned the difference between a plug-in and a widget and what the purpose is for both. [...]

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Lauren’s 4H Barrel Run!

Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

This is my fifteen year old daughter Lauren doing her first competitive Barrel Race at 4H Horse Fair, in Redmond, Oregon!  That is me yelling in the background?  You know how us Dads are!

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“Head in a Helmet”

Posted on20. Jul, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

I know that the rule of thumb is to not speak of your religious beliefs in your posts in order to not offend ones beliefs?  “But?” This story is something that I felt needed to be passed on.  About two weeks ago a friend from my church was doing some extreme mountain biking at Whistler Mountain in Canada.  He had been riding with some good friends and they were on their final descent from the summit for the day.  Now from what David said the terrain is very extreme and the path of descent is narrowly tree lined with a large drainage ditch off to one side.  David said that some of the jumps were as much as a, forty foot drop.  (Sounds a little too extreme for an old guy like me?) [...]

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“The Tribal Mindset”

Posted on07. Jul, 2010 by Douglas Richardson.

Tribe Syndication seems to be everywhere in the Social Media arena?  It is just the logical progression of leverage of ones self.

If you look at the recent growth in Social Media the Tribe Syndication concept is at the foundation.  Everywhere you look people are talking about creating Tribes or Mastermind groups, one can only accomplish so much on their own?  [...]

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