wowgreen.net
OK, let me start out by saying I am not a fan of multilevel marketing. That being said my sister-in-law talked me into signing up under her for a new company (we actually got the first shipment of the product). So let's forget about the whole multilevel stuff and talk about the product.
As a distributor I got a huge box sent to me. It has 12 Trial kits (to give out to potential customers), 2 full home kits (anything you would ever need to clean your home) and the intro information.
We broke into the product. The bottles that you use are not only recyclable, but reusable. The idea is when you order more product you get a concentrate of the product in this tiny little bag and add water to it. the only waste is a recyclable small bag that had the liquid concentrate in it.
We mixed them all up, read the instructions, and then tried cleaning. First thing we did was the kitchen. We are showing our house to try and sell it and 3 weeks ago had it professionally cleaned for 250 dollars. Well the microwave above the stove looked better but they just couldn't get all the grease off (we have been trying to get it off for 2 years). My wife sprays the glass/stainless steel cleaner on it and leaves it on for a minute (enzymes need to work for a minute). She wiped it off and yells, "Todd Holy shit you need to come see this." It looked brand new.
Being so excited about that we tried the carpet cleaner next. We have 2 cats and they have left little stains (bless their hearts), all over. we had the place professionally shampooed for 4 weeks ago and some of the stains still remained. We sprayed it on the carpet, left it for a couple min and then wiped it off. The stains were gone. Looked brand new (once it dried).
The last test was the mirrors. I told Evie to clean half with the Windex we use, and the other half with the glass cleaner. No streaks what so ever on the glass cleaner side, but the Windex side looked pretty good also. Well Looking at it today, the Windex side is kinda foggy and smeared. The glass cleaner with enzymes looks like we just did it.
There is also laundry detergent, dish soap, spot remover (in a pen form), wood cleaner (duster), floor cleaner, ect. haven't had a chance to try it all yet.
So to some up some of those products we used I am sold. Literally the best stuff I have ever used for cleaning.
The next thing about it is that it is safe. You can drink it, your animals can lick the surfaces. Your kids can get into it and be okay. (also doesn't hurt the environment, actually they found that when it is put into septic tanks it will clean them out and break down the materials faster).
The next thing I like about the product is everything is done here in the USA. The company is located in Detroit, Michigan (a very green State, well some of it).
Finally the business end of things. I am considered a distributor but you can be signed up just so you can order product (no benefit other than getting a great product that costs less than most stuff at whole foods and works better). Every person I get signed up under me I get a 100 dollar bonus. It cost me 300 to sign up so I need 3 people to pay for my investment. I am also signed up to receive 75 dollars of product a month (I will be reducing that I think or using it at the office).
Because the company is so new, I have a very good feeling that this is going to escalate very fast. Being in it early on gives me the benefit of having more people under me because as more people hear about it , the more will want to do it. If I can get 4-5 people under me that are active at getting people signed up I will be making lots of money in no time. If not, well I spent 300 dollars and get a great product. So really I don't loose. It also helps that the economy sucks, and people are looking for ways to make some money. With a product like this it should be an easy sell.
I believe in this company, I like what they have done to be green (for example they pay me on a card they sent you so they don't waste paper to write weekly checks). I love the product and will send anyone interested a trial kit so you can try it yourself and see how amazing it is. It really does sell its self.
I will keep you updated on to weather I actually make any money on this. I have high hopes, and potentially could make way more than I could in dentistry. Only time will tell.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
WOWGreen, Inc.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
My top 5 favorite Bud Light commercials
I was just sitting on the couch and saw a bad Bud Light commercial. I was thinking back to some of the ones I have seen, either on TV or someone sent me a link to. Here are 5 of my favorites.
#5 Wassup!!
True
#4 Fist Pump is out
I'm sure parents across America were happy for this one.
#3 Dude
I am still saying Dude because of this.
#2 Who Cut the cheese
So Good!!!
And the best #1
Post your favorites in a reply.
Hope you enjoyed.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
SLACKER!! The Best Phone Program yet
Today seems to be review day, so I am reviewing some of my favorite programs for my phone. The best one I have found so far is Slacker (can be used on most smart phones).
Slacker is pretty much a beefed up radio station player. They claim to have over a million songs with over 100 stations. There are no commercials that I have heard yet and best of all it is free (there are some pay features if you are really into it).
So what can this program do...
1. Well one of the coolest features is it will cache stations to your memory card. This does one of two things, reduces the battery use and lets you listen to music regardless of location (such as an airplane).
2. You can customize a station. With the search feature you can search specific artists, add them to your list and the station you create will play those artists, and similar music.
3. One of my favorite features is it shows you the artist and song that will be playing next. You have the ability to skip the song you are listening to and go to the next (they only give you 5 skips with the free version, you can pay for unlimited). I have found that there is really no reason to skip, I use the premade stations and they are great. I do occasionally switch stations if I am not feeling the next artist though.
4. You can ban artists. That's right. Ban them. Lets say you are listening and all of a sudden a song from Yanni comes on. You just hit a button and Bammmm!!! It will never play Yanni again.
5. You can read information about the artist, album and song as it is playing. Last night I learned that Paul McCartney did some composing of classical music and what inspired him to do it.
6. You can listen to the songs on your computer also with all of the same features. So if your computer is hooked up to your stereo, or you do a lot of computing this lets you do it form your computer.
7. Lets you know which artist will be playing when you click on that station, if you don't like it, go to a different station.
8. Pay version gives you unlimited skips, no banner ads, and create play lists of all your favorite songs.
I use this program when I work out, or walk home from the office. The quality is amazing. This is probably the best program on my phone, and probably will be for a long time.
Google Latitude, Very Interesting
Last night I got an email sent to my phone from a buddy I went to Dental School with. It said something like, "Do you want to see where I am, download Google latitude." Because he used to be an IT guy I figured it was safe. I downloaded the program. It put Google maps on my phone and then asked me if I want to see my friend and have him see me. Awesome.
I went ahead and selected to let him see me (this can be turned off at anytime). The next thing I know I see his profile picture on a map of New York. He was at home.
If he were at a restaurant it would have shown the name of the restaurant and given me the number of the restaurant. I can think of many ways I could use this to play little jokes on my friends. Heehee.
The technology available to us is quite incredible. This is a cool way to stay in touch with your friends. It also shows you status updates and links to Google talk (really the only IM I use regularly). But....
Here is my issue with this. If all I have to do to let my friends track my location is download a program that takes 30 seconds, it is probably possible that people can see where I am regardless of having a program.
I know my phone has a 911 GPS tracking so they can send a signal to my phone to activate it then they can find me if there is an emergency.
My bet is George Bush had been tracking me for years. He was always jealous of my whit, and good looks ;)
Bottom Line. I let the people I love and trust see where I am if they want. It's a fun little toy.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Blip.fm
OH MY GOD!!
Blip.fm is crazy. My Buddy Cory introduced it to me, next thing you know I am on it for hours, racking my brains to post good songs (at least ones I think are good).
If you have not been to this site, you really must try it out. Not only do I put the songs I like but I get introduced to music I have never heard of from people with similar tastes. Been kinda an eye opener for me. There is more to music than the 80's. Go figure.
So what can you do with Blip.fm? Here is how I use it.
You are in essence creating one freaking huge play list. You have access to about every song ever made so there are no limits.
I have added about 150 songs (basically you do a search and it comes up). The cool thing is you don't have to add songs (blip) to get them on your play list. You can create a play list from thousands of people if you wanted.
Last night I got home and hooked my computer into my stereo system. I went to my friends heathers Blips (who has very good taste in music). I clicked the first song and that was it. I had hours of good music to listen to.
This site is a blast. Give it a try. Add my DJ "HEAT"
Happy Blipping.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Zip Trip Flip Fantaisa
This past weekend I went up to Whistler, BC with my wife and 4 other friends (all in our Acura SUV). It was an amazing trip. The boys did some snowboarding and skiing, and the girls pampered themselves. The plan was to spend 2 days on the hill, however plans changed after the large amounts of alcohol we consumed. One of my friends thought he could bypass 12 stairs and just jump to the bottom. Bad idea. He ended up spraining his ankle.
We decided to forgo day 2 of snowboarding, and found something else to do. With my buddy keeping his leg raised all day he couldn't do anything so his wife and my other buddy (our pregnant wives stayed with the gimp) decided we should go on a Zip Line tour of the rain forest between Blackcomb and Whistler. This may have been the best decision we made all weekend long.
The company, "Ziptrek", calls themselves an Eco friendly company. The Zip line tour includes not only spectacular views and friendly people, but education on sustainability, and the rain forest itself.
I really had no clue what we were in for when we got there, but I was very excited.
We got all our harnesses and helmets on then got in a van. It was a ten minute ride to the first zip line. On the way there they talked about the wildlife in the area, and how rare this type of rain forest is. I learned some very interesting things about it. On the way we also drove right next to turn 7 of the bobsled course that will be used during the 2010 Olympics. We were lucky enough to see a bobsledder go by. Holy shit, they are fast.
Bobsled course
We arrived at the area and walked to the first line. It was the baby of the lines. only 400 ft long. Just kinda a warm up I guess. First thing they did was educate us a little about sustainability and how their company has done everything they can to help in preserving the environment. They did everything from selectively choosing the trees that would be cut for all the wood used throughout the course (flown out with a helicopter so no clear cutting for roads was needed), not using any treated wood, using solar power, and planting enough trees every year to offset the burning of propane in the 5 heaters they had.
So on to the first line. I have to admit I was a little anxious. We were not that high but it looked fast. They don't let you strap yourself in, so everything is very safe, and double checked. There is someone on the other side that breaks you and helps you out of your clips.
So they strapped me in then had me walk down some steps until I was barley touching the last step, I stepped off and then, WOW!!!!! It was a rush. The first one went across the floor of the forest.
This went on for 3 more zip lines, each getting longer, higher and faster. Each had a new lesson on sustainability. When we got to the fourth we were way up in the trees. I felt like the Ewoks would as we crossed long bridges from tree to tree.
View of one of the bridges
This 4th line was amazing. It was 2200ft long with over a 20 story drop. You exceed speeds of 50mph. This was freaking amazing. The view from that high up in the trees is absolutely spectacular, but I couldn't think about it that much because my heart was racing so fast. What a rush. 
I will wright more about our trip in future blogs, this was just the most amazing part of the trip, and I do recommend it to anyone. I will also post actual video and pictures we took during the trip.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Life is Changing
Man, I feel like I can't blink my eyes without some drastic change happening. For example. I blinked and we went from having one of the worst Presidents ever to having what could be one of the best.
Also on that same day we chose a real estate agent and have put our home on the market so that we can move into downtown Seattle.
I am now 2.5 months from being a daddy (give or take a couple weeks. Who knows when he will be here). We are getting so excited. Evie is more than ready to have "Cameron" out of her and into this world.
I went to an interview to look for a second job to make up for the fact that Evie will be taking some time off to care of our child. He says he has more interviews and will get back to me. It's is an old office, but seems to have work plenty to do.
I started my own corporation and am separating myself from my partner. Never having started a corporation before it is a little daunting.
So that's whats goign on.
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