Ok - so you know that little website project I'm working on with Paul - the brain training exercises with the podcasts and worksheets? Well, we have 3 podcasts out there now, and 9 worksheets, and a bunch of health updates in the "Blog" section, so go check it out at www.brainready.com if you want.
But what's cool is this: It's getting popular. We're getting over 1000 hits a day, and it's not all from robots. We have several hundred people getting the emails now, and our Podcasts have been downloaded 15,000 times. It was just picked by Apple as a featured podcast and put on a feature page...
We also have some "fans" who are spreading the word to other sites, like EONS.com (which is like a Myspace for silver foxes) and others. We're starting to get partners, like ZenMatcha and some others in the works...
So for all of the plotting and planning, it turns out that this little project that Paul and I did just because we had an INTEREST in the subject matter, but without a grand business plan is looking to be taking off all by itself. It's really remarkable.
My next step is to work on a few more Brainflex worksheets and we'll be assembling a book for purchase of them - sort of a go-anywhere product. That'll be ready by Xmas for sure if not sooner (I have a "system" for making these now... I can do 2-3 a day without hurting my mind!)
Anyway, I'm just glad that my work has started to ease up so that I can really jump in and make this crazy thing WORK! Wish me luck, people. Oh, and Paul and I are keeping our day jobs - this is still for love... we put some ads on the site, and maybe we'll make something on the books, but for now, it's two geeks sharing our love of knowledge with the world.
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Happy to hear the news and I was excited to read the update last night. It's glorious when something begins to bear fruit - and if you've worked long and hard at other projects that only went as fer as they could go, it's all built stamina to proceed with this one. What I like most about your project is that it has a light and happy tone to it.
Oh good! We want to be a positive site - we don't want to be all "Dude, you are going to die if you even SMELL meat". There are enough fear-based health sites. We just want to have fun. I'm glad it is showing through for you!
Jim,
This is Naomi....I'm the ZenMatcha lady!
Thought I would let you know that we have finally launched our ZenMatcha virtual store, and you can now buy our fantastic matcha at about half the price!
We have achieved our company goal of being able to offer the very best matcha, at the very best prices anywhere. Check us out at our new url www.zenmatchatea.com.
We LOVE brainready, and Paul has been a dream to work with.
Matcha love as ever,
Naomi Thomas
Owner/Founder
ZenMatcha International Producst Ltd.
www.zenmatchatea.com
naomi@zenmatchatea.com
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