Wonder Cooker

I’ve had some success in the past using Google Adwords with affiliate marketing but no outstanding results. In the past I have managed to break even or make small profits. Not enough to make a living but I’d like that to change. I’ve got a bit more information now, mainly from affiliate marketing blogs and from some forums, so hopefully I’ll be able to do better this time.

As seen on (US) TV products seem to be doing well at the moment so I’m trying to sell the Wonder Cooker. The landing page goes something like this:

If you’re anything like me, you want to prepare healthy, tasty meals for your family but it just doesn’t happen often enough.

Then a bit more text.

You know fast food is bad for you but you lead such a busy life that you simply don’t have time to cook.

Then on to the next point.

You want to be sure your children are eating the required servings of vegetables every day but it’s hard to find recipes they love.

More about cooking in the home.

You want to prepare gourmet meals for your family and friends but you don’t know how. When you do finally get the time to cook you’re then left with a massive pile of dishes to wash.

Then why it doesn’t have to be that way.

Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be so difficult.

Then it goes on about the benefits and how it can solve all your cooking problems. Writing sales copy isn’t really my thing so we’ll see how it goes. I’ve just got the write the ad and then wait for the results. My first goal is to break even and then try to drop my bids to less than 10 cents per click. I’m looking for a 1:2 or 1:3 return on investment so wish me luck.

If it works out I’ll start promoting the other as seen on tv products through the same company. It seems promising and I know others are making money with it so I’ve just got to persevere and get the right keywords and ad going. At least the landing page is done now. I can tweak it as I start to get some results and data to work with.

Organic Fashion

Mog on organic fashion:

Beautiful day to be out on the Hudson shooting a video. I’ve always loved the incredibly unique industrial detritus that is just slipping into the river in a very oblong, askance and organic fashion. It all used to be part of a pier that burned down decades ago. But as they build up Riverside Park with all the modern, fancy accoutrements(largely as a result of Trump building so many ugly condo buildings), these steel dinosaurs remain like skeletal reminders of the past.

Can You Stop Buying Stuff?

Treehugger reports on a couple who have decided to stop buying new and non-essential items:

The small San Francisco cooperative that calls themselves “The Compact” (we first covered them ten months ago), who pledged not to buy anything new (almost) for an entire year has followed their mantra for 356 days. The only new products allowed by The Compact are food and bare necessities for health and safety — things like toilet paper, brake fluid & underwear — in their effort to go without buying anything new; everything else comes from TreeHugger faves like FreeCycle, Craigslist, thrift stores and even dumpsters, and their idea is making big waves. Publications from Yoga Times to Martha Stewart’s Body + Soul to the London Times picked up on the story, and even Oprah’s producers called. Interestingly, all the media has caused a bit of a backlash against the movement. “I think it upsets people because it seems like we’re making a value judgment about them,” says Shawn Rosenmoss, an environmental engineer and original Compactor, who has two children. “When we’re simply trying to bring less…into our house.”

Zone Diet

The Basic Zone Diet

The Zone diet encourages eating 5 small, healthy meals per day, each of which contains roughly 40% protein, 30% fat, and 30% carbohydrates. This can be achieved by:

Eating more fruit and vegetables.
Eating less bread, pasta, grains, and potatoes.
Eating small amounts of low fat protein at every meal.

It is also recommended that you:

Take daily omega 3 fish supplements.
Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.
Do regular moderate exercise.

“The Zone” is Sears’s term for proper hormone balance. When insulin levels are neither too high nor too low, and glucagon levels are not too high, then specific anti-inflammatory chemicals (types of eicosanoids) are released, which have similar effects to aspirin, but without downsides such as gastric bleeding. Sears claims that a 30:40 ratio of protein to carbohydrates triggers this effect, and this is called ‘The Zone.’ Sears claims that these natural anti-inflammatories are heart and health friendly.

Additionally,your hair may grow at accelerated speeds around the human body in caloric balance is more efficient and does not have to store excess calories as fat. The human body cannot store fat and burn fat at the same time, and it takes time (significant time if insulin levels were high because of unbalanced eating) to switch from the former to the latter.[citation needed] Using stored fat for energy causes weight loss. The diet centers on a “40:30:30″ ratio of calories obtained daily from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, respectively. The exact formula is always under debate, but studies over the past several years (including a non-scientific study by Scientific American Frontiers) have shown that it can produce weight loss at reasonable rates.

Cashmire Fibre

Treehugger on cashmere fibre:

In theory, cashmere is the TreeHugger’s ideal natural fiber. Knit or woven, it produces long-lasting garments. Quality cashmere will not pill and will keep its form for years, even generations, getting softer the more it is used. Knit garments can be hand-washed, no dry-cleaning impacts. The goats which are the source of cashmere fiber may be sheared or combed, but research suggests that combing results in better yield and less “loss” due to goats injuring each other as they huddle for warmth in the last blustery spring days. Goats which are properly kept and combed should not tweak the conscience of all but the most extreme animal protectionist (who will suggest a petroleum-based alternative for equal warmth and breathability, which has its own drawbacks). And now cashmere is so cheap, everyone can benefit from this fiber that is 8 times warmer than wool, stores without wrinkles and modulates its insulating capacity based on humidity (so you are never too warm but always warm enough). Is there a catch?