My wife’s mom was always a wonder in the garden and she had the greenest thumb I’ve ever seen…haha.  My wife on the other hand could kill a plant from 10 feet away. 

But although my wife doesn’t seem to have her mom’s touch with flowers and plants, she wants to learn.  One of her favorite plants is the orchid, so I’m looking into an orchid delivery service to send some flowers over.

I’m also looking for any and all info I can on taking care of orchids.  I’ve searched the web a bit and I’m going to pick up a book or two.  Orchids for Dummies sounds like its about my sepeed. 

http://orchid-delivery.com

No matter how small your online business is there’s one thing you absolutely can’t live without…quality web hosting.

If your hosting provider doesn’t offer the features you need to build a successful business your customers will be the ones who suffer. And if your web site is constantly down you won’t be able to do business at all!

This is why it’s imperative that you throughly research any hosting provider before signing on the dotted line. Read customer reviews (be careful if they are affiliates with a hidden agenda) and run your own webhost comparison of features so you know the one you choose will let you take your business to the next level.

When you use a fax number lookup service you can find out who owns the number, where they are located, if it is a business or personal fax, their address history, and lots of other information.  And you can get it online in about 2 minutes flat!

Why would you need to know who owns a specific fax number? 

Well did you ever see the episode of Seinfeld where Elaine gets dozens of messages on her machine every day and each one is the ear-pounding scream of a fax machine trying to connect?  In the end she has to change her number to make the endless calls stop.

If only she had been able to use a reverse fax number lookup to find out who was calling she could have put an end to the madness and kept her number too.

To find out who owns any fax number go to http://faxnumberlookup.net

This article was contributed by Mike Collins.  Check out his blog with tips for saving money at http://savingmoneytoday.net

If you’re going to start your own eBay business, one of the first things you’ll need to do is figure out what you’re going to sell.  There are literally millions of items sold on eBay, and they come in an astonishing variety: from baseball cards to fine jewelry, from ebooks to pickup trucks, from Elmo dolls to real estate. 

This variety is good.  It means there are plenty of opportunities to carve a niche for yourself.  But the number of possibilities can be overwhelming, and many people find themselves the victim of paralysis by analysis.  They can’t decide what to sell so they sell nothing. 

If that sounds like you, you need to snap out of it, and fast.  The sooner you start setting up auctions the sooner you’ll start making money!

Most eBay business owners find their first items to sell by searching through their closets, basement, and attic.  If you follow this method you can get your feet wet without spending a lot on inventory.  Just rummage around your house and make a pile of anything that you don’t want or need.  Pull out old books you’ve read, clothes that don’t fit, knick-knacks, and gifts that don’t fit your style.  As long as they’re in decent shape, they’re perfect for the beginning auctioneer.

Of course, in order to take the next step and build a real business for yourself, you’ll need to start acquiring products to resell on eBay.  Check out stores that specialize in overstock or closeout merchandise.  Keep an eye out for “going out of business” sales.  You can buy brand-new products at deep discounts and then turn around and sell them for a tidy profit.

Flea markets and garage sales can be hit or miss, but with a little luck you can find some deals. 

Government auctions of unclaimed or possessed items can be a goldmine.  Storage units also auction off a unit’s contents if rent is not paid.  These are often blind auctions, where you place bids without knowing what’s inside. 

Dropshipping is great because it eliminates the work of packing and shipping items yourself.  You simply run an auction for an item, and once you’ve been paid you place an order with a dropshipper who sells the product to you at wholesale prices.  The dropshipper than ships the item directly to the buyer.  You keep the difference between the wholesale price you paid and what you sold it for.

Strange name for a blog? It popped into my head when looking at a drawing of a rather confused looking monkey on the internet. I found the idea funny, so there ya go.

I’m not sure what this blog is gonna be about yet. Haven’t even picked a theme yet. I’m just gonna roll with it and see where it goes.

You can expect a lot of random observations and crap like that. I expect some of the categories to be about movies, working life, tv, and anything else that catches my eye.

That’s all for now…no one reads this first post anyway, right?