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Journal #10

May 27, 2008

            I have been on the internet since 1996. In those days, the internet was a mere baby. There wasn’t much to look at on the internet. The graphics were mediocre at best and the subject matter was mundane to say the least. I remember going online and seeing things like the atomic clock on the internet and marveling at cyberspace. Our computers were slower and less sophisticated in those days, too. I started out on Windows 3.1 with a 1440 speed modem on my computer. I barely had enough memory to get on the internet and when I did turn on my computer, it was so slow that I had time to make a sandwich before it got online. Now everything is warp speed.

            I never thought that one day I would have a website business. Cyberspace businesses reach many thousands of people online at once. As I explained in one of my earlier journals website merchandise is quickly replacing traditional catalog sales in many businesses including gardening typed businesses. In 2008, internet sales are poised to overtake catalog sales in gardening products for the very first time.

            I am preparing to throw my hat in the ring and launch a new heirloom seed business online .At this point, I am pondering how I will gain the necessary skills to design a website that will adequately suit my business’s needs .I plan to take a 4 hour class at my local library on creating a website. I am also in touch with several “ I.T” specialists (information technology specialists) about website ideas, technical help, etc. I also have a friend who is a fabulous graphic artist who is currently designing her own website and launching her own business .I know that Roman was not built in a day. I do not expect this all to just come together right away, but I am chipping away at this critical phase of my future heirloom seed business a little at a time.

            I have some ideas about what I want to sell on my website. I do not know just yet how I can present my product in a unique way on a website.

            I am fortunate to have many gifted professionals helping with website ideas in addition to my I.T. friends and graphic artist friends. My sister who if a former college professor with 2 undergraduate degrees in art, a Master’s degree and a Doctorate degree has been without a doubt my greatest help .She writes grants, does research projects and knows a great deal more than I do about business projects. I have been able to gain momentum from my sister’s advice to me. And it helps that my sister is a great artist in her own right. I am sure she will assist me with constructing a great website.

            I am looking forward to exploring cyberspace and cyber business. It is the wave of the future and I want to be a part of the future.