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motorcycle touring Memorial Day 06 (17)

Image by D.Clow – Maryland
Friday
Entry One
Flew out of work, the fleet flight of Friday before a holiday weekend. Everyone cracks a smile upon stepping out of the concrete and glass coffin of the corporate work week. The motorcycle is quickly gassed and loaded, I leave Washington DC at three-thirty, vowing not to check the time for the rest of the adventure. Adventure, the American adventure of the open road is what I seek. The road, my cameras, and escape.
Right turn off of 15th St. NW and I’m motoring past the Washington Monument and the White House. Harleys and clones are already lining the Mall for the annual Memorial remembrance that is Rolling Thunder. I’m soon over the bridge and on I-66 west. I plan on avoiding major highways when at all possible. Preferring scenic byways to drab highways. 66 is a necessary evil to flee the DC metro area as quickly as possible. At the start, 66 is a good quick run, for awhile anyway. Loads of Rolling Thunder riders are heading in 66 eastbound.
I keep the ubiquitous two fingers down to the side salute to fellow bikers out for extended stretches of time. In my experience, HD guys return the acknowledgement about 30-40% of the time. No big deal, some animosity exist though between different bike cultures. Motor-ism two-wheel stereotypes. However with the Rolling Thunder guys there is a noticeable increase in response, perhaps due to no longer just one biker acknowledging another, but a patriotic sharing of support and remembrance for those left behind, POW-MIA.
Traffic worsens further out 66 and I come up on a full HD dresser. Screaming Eagle back patch worked in with POW-MIA covers his vest and is topped by a “Run for the Wall” patch. I keep back a pace and we adopt the natural offset positioning of multiple riders.
After some 66 backup, stop-and-go, we strike up a staccato conversation in the pauses of the traffic flow. Where you been, where you going, see the rain coming? I tell him I’m headed out to the mountains, Skyline Drive and West Virginia. He says he’s just in from there recently, was in DC for Rolling Thunder for the day and will be coming back in on Sunday again. His license plate is obscured by luggage, so I’m unsure of his port of origin.
Later on we part ways and my thoughts turn. Of my parents friends only my step-dad was drafted for Vietnam. Luckily, for us, he only went as far as Ft. Hood, TX, and came back with some good stories about army life and venturing into Mexico (at least the ones he’s shared with me). I think about all the life he’s lived since then, all his experiences and joys. Thinking about what all those who didn’t return gave up, lost, when they didn’t come home. The loss felt by those who loved them, families that have a name on the Wall.
Rain is sprinkling before Manassas. Enough to cool you off but not enough to get you worried yet, at least for a bit. Whooooo. Then come the big drops. I head off the ramp to gear up with the rain paraphernalia under the gas station pavilion. Finally get it all on and get strapped back up and out pops the sun and the rain stops. Too funny. Now I have wet clothes on under the raingear. Rain gear now keeping the wind out that would dry me. I motor on as more rain is promised on the horizon.
This brings up a point about rain. People always ask, “What do you do when it rains and your on the motorcycle”. I reply simply, “I get wet”. Duh. Rain riding has never bothered me. On the straight highways it’s no big deal. Just give more cushion to the cars in front of you. Drive like grandma on the exit ramps.
My turning point is finally reached. Off of 66 west and onto 647, Crest Hill Rd. at The Plains, VA. Crest Hill Road is my first slice of motorcycle heaven to be had this weekend. I’m delighted to find that the squiggly line I traced out on the map when planning this trip has translated so well in reality. The road is still wet from the passing rain clouds, and I give a small rabbit and then a chipmunk a near death experience. My first of many animal crossings this weekend. The road is fantastic. A mixture of hilltop road and tree lined canopies that create forest tunnels. Speed limit is 45mph, 55-60 feels comfortable on most parts. Keeping an eye out for a hilltop barn to photograph that I’ve seen in my minds eye, lit by the sun breaking through the clouds and backed by the mountain vista. No luck on any of the barns actual placement to fit the mental picture I have framed.
Crest Hill Road and Fodderstack Rd is a long stretch. I take shots of a church and other buildings along Zachary Taylor Highway. Fodderstack gives more of the same as Crest Hill, just a narrower road. The asphalt is of my favorite variety, freshly laid. Washington, VA is a tiny town of historic bed and breakfasts. Local wineries appear to be an attraction here too. Right after Washington the rain returns while I’m in route to Sperryville. Then it really starts to come down, a full on summer thunderstorm. Visibility is down. Road and parking lots soon resemble rivers. Rain drops of the monster variety explode on the pavement, and you know it hurts when they hit you.
I quick soaking circuit of Sperryville confirms there are no local hotels. I duck into a barn shaped restaurant to wait it out. My drenched gear takes on bar stool and I occupy another. There’s a few flying pigs about. The bartender get me a hefeweizen, and recommends the angus burger. Locally raised and grass fed, we exchange jokes about my passing the burgers relatives on the way in.
Don’t freak about the beer. I have a one only rule when riding. It was followed by a meal (best burger of the weekend!), several coffees, and this bar top journal entry.
Somewhere along Crest Hill road I decided to keep the cell off for the weekend. In addition no tv, newspapers, internet, or e-mail sound like a good idea. Of course I now am studiously avoid eye contact with the two beautiful plasma’s above the bar.
Entry Two
Hazel River Inn, Culpepper, VA, has the coolest street side seating in town.
The downpour let up at the Shady Farms bar in Sperryville and due to the deficiency in local lodging I quiz the bartender for options. Over the other side of the mountain, the opposite side of Skyline Dr via 211 is Luray with lots of motels, but I want to save the mountain for the morning. The waitress suggest Culpepper, there being a Holiday Inn etc.
Stepping outside the sun has broke through the clouds again. Enough for some shots of Shady Farms Restaurant and a bridge. Heading down 522, the Sperryville Pike, I keep an eye out for photo ops to catch the next morning as I’ll be rerouting back through. Following the mantra of Dale Borgeson about tour riding in the US, I aim to avoid large chain establishments, whether they are restaurants or hotels, and explore the mom-and-pop local variety businesses. I have a dive-ish roadside motel in mind, Culpepper comes through with the Sleepy Hollow Hotel.
Before check in I ride through downtown historic Culpepper. It’s a cool place. The Shady Farm bartender had recommended the Culpepper Thai restaurant. I see it but don’t visit, still full from the meal earlier. Cameron Street Coffee looks like a great place, located in an old warehouse. Unfortunately their closed for the night.
Shower and changed, room 102 at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel. I hop back on the bike, refreshed and dry and ride through the warm night air back downtown. The coffee at the Hazel River Inn comes with a sweet fudge confection on the side. The peach and blackberry cobbler with vanilla sauce is divine.
The reconfigured plan for this getaway is to shed. Shed worries about the job, career, housing, and relationships. My motorcycle is therapeutic. It’s 600cc’s of Zoloft on two wheels. The road lifts my spirits. This wasn’t supposed to be a solo run, and there are stretches of road where I feel the emptiness behind me.
The cobbler is finished and I can hear the sound of a band doing their sound check. The banging of the drum requires investigation.
Entry Three
I found Brown Bag Special in the cellar pub of the same restaurant I was in. On my way to the door the noise of the sound check floated up the stairs and directed my feet downward. Brown Bag Special opened the set, appropriately enough, with “I drink alone”. The ol’ man, Big Money, would have loved it. Drink alone started off a Big Money Blues trifecta to include “The Breeze” and “Mustang Sally”. Then they made the mistake a lot of bands make that have a great lead guitar player. They let him sing. The lead guitarist karaoke sucked his way through a Tom Petty hit. He was so off key in his singing it made you appreciate the guitar solo’s all the more for the relief they provided. Thankfully the regular singer soon resumed his duties and the night went on. More good stuff from the band.
Freebird
Folsom Prison Blues
Cheap Sun Glasses
“can’t you see, can’t you see, what that woman, what she’s done to me”
Off to bed now at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel with the ghost and shades of dead hookers and overdoses past.
150 miles today.
Saturday
Entry Four
Morning breaks on the Sleepy Hollow Hotel, a hot shower and I’m back on the bike. A quick stop downtown to shoot the Hazel Inn, then it’s back on the Sperryville Pike. More stops to capture some sights seen yesterday. Mr. & Mrs. Pump. The open mouth caricatures are an accurate representation of the current gas cost and the pumps eating your wallet.
I keep telling my daughter that her first car, college car, will be a hybrid. She thinks they are ugly. The bike isn’t so bad, averaging around 40mpg. At about 180 miles on the tripometer I start to look for a refill, although I’ve pushed it to 211 miles before.
A quick left in Sperryville on 211 and up into the mountain, Blue Ridge Mountains and Skyline Drive. Heading up the mountain I get the first bite of the twisties I’ve been craving. The fee at the gate to Skyline Drive is well worth the price. Great scenery and fantastic views. The only drawback is the 35mph speed limit that is well enforced by the park rangers.
I shoot some self-portraits at Pollock Knob overlook. They’re funny in that with all the scrambling and hurrying to be the camera timer, then trying to effect a relaxed pose. I’ve also broke out my old friend this trip, the Lubitel 166, a medium format, 120mm film, twin lens camera. I’m like Jay-Z with this camera, I have to get it in one take. There is no digital review after the click for instant gratification. As a fellow photographer it’s “Point, Push, and Pray”. I’ll be interested to see the results. Not that I’ve left digital behind. Carrying both cameras, I’m an analog/digital double threat.
After the self-portraits and some dead tree shots I’m about to pack back on the bike and leave when I meet the preacher and his wife. He offers to shoot me with my camera and I return the favor with theirs. Conversation flows and in a ‘small world’ moment it turns out that he works for same Hazel family that owns the restaurant I was at last night for his Monday thru Friday job. I get a friendly “God bless” and I’m heading south on Skyline Drive. I make several more stops and break out the cameras again at Big Meadow.
There is a gnarly dead tree in the middle of the meadow. It has burn damage at the base, either the result of some wild fire or perhaps a controlled burn done to maintain the field. I spot and shoot a few deer, they probably won’t turn out as they’re to far away for my lens on the D100. I shoot a bunch of shots of the tree with the D100 and then totally switch processes with the Lubitel. The picture setup with the Lubitel takes about a minute-and-a-half. Manual zoom, i.e., walking back and forth to get the framing I want. Light meter reading. Then dealing with the reversed optics of the look-down box camera. It is fun though, to switch it up, change the pace and the dynamics. Just one click though, hope I caught it.
It’s a long but enjoyable ride to the south end of Skyline Drive. Unless you really like slow cruising I would suggest picking which third of Skyline Drive you’d like include in your trip and leave the rest. I drop off the mountain and into Waynesboro. Finding Mad Anthony’s coffee shop for a late breakfast. I overhear that it’s around noon. The Italian Roast coffee is good, in fact, it would prove to be the best coffee of the trip.
One of the pleasures of traveling by motorcycle is that it’s an easy conversation starter. People ask you where your coming from, where you’re heading, ask about your bike, tell you’re about their bike or the one they wish they had. One of the peculiarities of these conversations is that if the person even remotely knows of anyone that has died on a motorcycle, they will be sure to share this fact along with details. These stories usually involve a deer, a car pulling out, or someone taking a corner to fast. The conversation goes something like this:
Stranger“nice bike”
You“thanks”
Stranger“my cousin Bob had a friend that hit a deer and died on his bike”
Short silence.
You“yeah, deer are dangerous, got to be careful”
I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve held variations on this conversation many times. Luckily this isn’t the conversation I have with the owner of Mad Anthony’s. He’s a former sailboat instructor who now finds the same release and head clearing on his motorcycle that he used to get from his sailboat.
This brings to mind the same wave – don’t way dynamic that occurs between sail boaters and power boaters, very similar to the sportbike & HD crowd.
The proprietor is a coffee guru, we discuss roasting (my Italian roast was just roasted Wednesday this week). We talk about the good and the evil of Starbucks. We’re both in agreement that they over roast their regular coffee, but I think their foo foo drinks are tasty. He has in his shop both the Bodum press and the Bodum vacuum coffee pot that I got my mom for x-mas. A shameless plug here, the Bodum vacuum coffee pot makes the best home coffee ever. It’s also an entertaining crowd pleaser, no joke.
Leaving Waynesboro the plan was 340 northward to 33, then into Harrisonburg, VA (home of the Valley Mall and JMU). 340 proved to be boring so I jumped on 256, Port Republic Road, for a better ride to Harrisonburg. I don’t know if the coffee wore off or if I was just worn out. I pull over at Westover Park, pick out a spot of grass, and take a good nap in the sun.
I had my motorcycle bug handed down to me by my step-dad. My kindergarten year of school we moved right at the end of the school year. Rather than switch schools at this inopportune time my Dad stuck me on the back of his Honda and rode me to school and back again for the last month or two. Even earlier than that I have a great photo of me in 1973-4 sitting on his chopper with him. Me in a diaper and him with his long hippy hair. The wild side of the Reverend indeed.
Refreshed from my nap it’s back on 33 westbound. Heading out of the Shenandoah Valley and Rockingham County is more glorious twisty roads and the George Washington National Forest. GW is a beautiful tree canopy lined road with a river off to one side. Franklin, WV is the destination, a return to the Star Hotel.
I stayed at the Star a few years prior when they first re-opened the historic Star Hotel. The owner, Steve Miller, is a great guy, friendly and conversational. I told him I’d be back again, but it’s been a few more years than I thought. Late lunch at the Star is pesto grilled chicken on ciabatta bread with roasted red peppers. Not the type of fare one might associate with West Virginia, but people have misperceptions about everywhere. Steve promises a prime rib later at dinner tonight to die for.
So that there is no misunderstanding, in as much as the Sleepy Hollow Hotel was a dive, the Star Hotel is a dream.
Dump the gear in the room back on the bike for some roaming around. I head back to explore a river road I passed on the way in, Rock Gap. It’s a gravel affair and I follow it back a little ways. Photo some river shots. Down further there is a large cliff face with some college aged kids de-gearing after a day of climbing. I’ll try to stop back in tomorrow and shoot some climbing action, as well as some fly fishing.
I pick up a bottle of Barefoot Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, and drop it off with Steve at the Star to keep for later. I’ll enjoy that bottle later tonight from the 3rd floor front porch. South out of town I head, into some very secondary roads. I shoot an old decrepit cabin that would be right up Bobby Sargent’s alley. I put it in the metal folder for a possible future model shoot location, along with the river spots I’ve seen.
There are a couple more stops on this little ride. Once for what appears to be a feral chicken, and then for middle of the road stare down with a young doe. She’s camera shy though and is off before I can get a shot. Sportbike probably isn’t the best conveyance for nature photography. The pavement stops and gravel begins, I motor on. Rick & I once spent a full day just about on gravel roads, crisscrossing the back country around Cumberland, MD. So I’m comfortable with the less than ideal riding surface. A few miles on the road dead ends at a pair of chicken houses (source of the feral chicken’s ancestors perhaps?) and I turn around and survey the valley I’ve just ridden through. I have to stop the bike and soak in the scene. A picturesque farm is nestled in the corner of the valley, up against the hills. I meet some inquisitive cows, along with the farmer and his wife.
It seems that when you are in WV and you pass a sign that says “snow removal ends here” that the already suspect road conditions are going to quickly deteriorate and will soon resemble somewhat more of a logging road. I motor on through some back country, no houses, no farms, just mountains, steep roadside cliffs, and wicked gravel switchback curves. The part that gives you the willies are the downhill corners where the road grade is slanted to the outside of the curve and to the drop below. Yikes!
I creep along where a four wheeler would be much more functional. Although I still hit it a bit in the straights. Pavement arrives again and I’m unsure of my exact location. I follow the chicken farmers directions and soon discover myself back in Brandywine, intersecting the same stretch of 33 I rode on my way into Franklin.
Back at the Star Hotel it’s a shower and fresh clothes before heading down for dinner. Downstairs I find the prime rib to be as good as promised.
Entry Five
How beautifully staged is this. Barefoot on the 3rd floor patio, wine to ease the back and the ache in the knee.
205 miles today, the last 30 after check in, just to explore.
Sunday
Entry Six
Out early in the morning. I find no climbers at Rock Gap, unsure of the hours they keep. Out of Franklin on 33 west, looking for another squiggly line I had seen on a map. Bland Hill Road name is a misnomer. A single lane country road winding through German Valley. I got a few shots of German Valley from the 33 overlook before turning on Bland Hill. Now I find myself in the same location I had shot from above.
The road cuts through some open pasture land and I meet some cows standing in the road after rounding one bend. They’re pleasant enough, if in no particular hurry to cross, and don’t mind posing for a shot or two before meandering on. People talk about the danger of hitting a deer, a cow would really ruin your day! Off of Bland Hill and on down into the valley. I come up on the rock formation I had seen from the overlook previously. It’s not Seneca Rocks, but a formation of the same ilk. I get some more photos, then onto German Valley Road. I’m still staying at the Star, there is no real destination today. It’s relaxing to stop as much as I like.
German Valley Road puts me back on 33 west and not long after I’m ordering breakfast at the Valley View Restaurant. Dale Borgeson warns of places that advertise home cooking, but that’s about all you see in these parts. There are a fair number of cars here and that’s usually a good since the food will be alright. Hell, even the Army could make a good breakfast. It all works out and it’s a hell of a deal, for toast, two eggs, hash browns, bacon, and coffee.
From 33 I hit 28 and turn off on Smoke Hole Road, just because it’s there and looks interesting. Boy, what a find it is. Combining the curvy one lane country road with nice wide smooth pavement (gravel free in the corners). It’s great. Smoke Hole Road turns out to run from 28 across the Seneca Rocks National Forest to 220 on the other side. Going west-to-east it starts out all curves and hills, then ends by winding along the south branch of the Potomac. There are lots of fly fishermen here enjoying the catch-and-release section of the river.
Up 220 to Petersburg, I run into some Ducati guys at the gas station. We swap riding info and I’m soon on 42 north towards Mayville. Hanging a left when I see a sign for Dolly Sods. I’m back on secondary roads and I soon pass another prophetic ‘no snow removal’ signs. It’s gravel the rest of the way up the mountain til it breaks out on top at Dolly Sod.
I’m real happy with today’s roads, as both Smoke Hole Road and Dolly Sods were unplanned ‘discovered adventures’. I do some rock scrabbling at Dolly Sod and enjoy the cliff top views. A fellow tourist snaps a shot for me an I hike out well past the distance that the casual tourist and families go. Shot some more shots of the rock formations with both the digital and film camera. Do some more self-portraits. I then sit down to relax in the sun with the cliff side breeze steadily blowing and update this journal.
Entry Seven
Well, fellow traveler, if you’ve made it this far I am duly impressed. I thank you for your perseverance. The rest of the day was spent riding without incident. Just more fantastic roads. You don’t have to be an explore on par with Lewis & Clark to find great rides in West Virginia. Just be curious in nature and unafraid to leave the beaten path. Drop off the numbered roads and take the route less traveled. Soon you’ll be in your own undiscovered country. Blah blah blah.
Out of Dolly Sod and I find myself on 32. Rough calculations put the dirt road travel around 25 miles for the day. While we are on stats, here’s today’s animal road count:
1 rooster
1 dead fox
2 cows
8 chipmunks
7 alive
1 dead
3 dead possums
1 squirrel
1 dead blob (undistinguishable)
No fearsome deer
1 dog
I guided myself today by a rather non-descript map put out by mountainhighlands.com
Leaving Dolly Sod on 32 puts me in Dry Fork and back on familiar 33 west to Elkins. I cruise around Elkins on the off chance I’ll run into a guy I know named Dallas. Now all you need to know about Dallas is the following:
I don’t know his last name
I once gave him a hair cut with dog grooming clippers
I know he works at a bike shop making choppers
You figure the odds of me finding him, near zero.
If your curious it wasn’t the first time I cut hair, albeit the first time using dog shears. In Korea I cut in the latrine for a cut or for a 6 pack. Everything was barter in the Army. We had a cook that would make you a great custom birthday cake for a case of beer or feed you food out of the back of the chow hall at 3am when you staggered in drunk from the ville for the promise of a future round to be bought. Korea stories could fill another journal.
Anyway, out of Elkins and south to Beverly. Scott, if your reading this you were on my mind as I went through town, never forgive, never forget.
So far I’ve only tried to write about the positive food experiences of the trip without throwing anyplace under the bus. C&J in Beverly however, served only barely functional burgers and the vanilla shake was of the worst chemical prefab variety. There are some things that I am stuck on, good vanilla ice cream is one. The others that I’m picky about are beer, whiskey, steak, cheese-steak, and coffee. It’s just so disappointing when something you usually enjoy turns out to be sub par.
After C&J it’s 250 east to 28, which heads back towards Seneca Rocks and Franklin. It’s a good haul through the Monongahela National Forest. A road of the scenic variety, with good twisties up the mountain and through the scenery. These type road have become quite a common occurrence here in WV. Back in Seneca Rocks and 33 east into Franklin. I never shoot Seneca Rocks, the light is never right, number one can tell you how I get about my light.
The Star’s restaurant is closed on Sunday, dagger, so I shower and head into Franklin by foot. About Franklin, WV. It’s a nice little town, quiet and sleepy. No bars other than the VFW that I could see. Everybody I’ve met and spoken too has be pleasant, friendly and conversational, both here in Franklin and elsewhere in WV. I’m sure there are a variety of characters much as anywhere, this is just my observation from the tourist level.
Following last night precedent I grab another vino from the Shell station. The Star being closed is a dilemma; I’m in need of a cork screw (having borrowed the restaurants the night before). I wander back down to the hotel, wine in hand, and past the hotel just a bit til I meet an old man sitting out front. I explain my situation, wine without access, and he says he’ll sell me a corkscrew. He goes in the house, shortly to return with the necessary implement in hand. I figure I have it for -4 or maybe rent it for a one time use for . That proves unnecessary however, he says just to take it, and keep it for any future need.
The sole booking for the hotel tonight, I’m like a wraith as I glide through the halls. On the front porch with my bottle of vino in hand. I have some cheap cigars I also picked up and there’s nothing to do but kick back and watch the sunset.
It’s been a great trip. Somewhat lonesome at times. The lack of someone to talk to surely let to the length of this journal. It was a trip to getaway, to reflect. There was no great revelation or anything, just time to get to know yourself. The road gives you time to think. I know who I am and I like being me. I know what’s missing.
I’m resolved to take more bike trips in the future. It’s definitely my preferred way to travel and vacation. Motorcycling is the way to go.
Tomorrow I have my route generally planned out, more scenic byways for a winding route home.
Miles today, 240.
Monday
Entry Seven
Just a short postscript. 20 miles east of Washington DC, on 66, the chain popped off the bike. It’s never easy.
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You need to advertise your website. Simply because you build a website does not mean others will automatically visit. You need traffic to your site. You can use pay per click advertising. This is where you promote ads for your website on the search engine results page.
You can advertise under the search phrase scuba gear, or scuba vacations, or a variation of these words. You then pay only when someone clicks on your ad to go to your website. The best idea about an internet business is to start it. It will never be perfect but the more time you spend thinking about the more time you will waste. Get started to day.
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You see 95% ore much more of on-line organizations fail and I want to make confident that yours doesn’t! – You see, it actually isn’t that tough you just need to truly know what you are doing, so let me help you out!
The dilemma lies with marketing and advertising, you see the so called guru’s have made it almost “too easy” to begin an world wide web business. It’s not that I want to put men and women off from starting an internet enterprise, but rather folks need to get educated on exactly how to commence and run an internet business! – It’s very effortless to personal an online organization, it really calls for ZERO skill at all, but there is a big difference between owning an on the internet enterprise and mastering how to run a successful on the web business!
Hopefully in this blog post I can stop numerous online organization failures by just supplying you with the stuff you really “need” to know!
So here we go…
Your On the internet Business Won’t Market Itself
It’s the 1 thing that most of the guru’s promoting the “get wealthy online” websites and programs fail to inform you (usually anyway) – you are online business won’t market itself (however).
Marketing is one particular if not “the” most critical aspect of operating an on the web business, or even an offline organization for that matter! – With no advertising and marketing, nobody really see’s what you have to offer and as a result you are set for failure!
There’s no shortcut to understanding how to market place. The internet has supplied many Many locations to market your on-line enterprise, but unless you understand how to do it, you’ll fail. (I’ll list numerous resources that you should take a search at at the finish of this post)
Education…
Put it this way – you couldn’t go any pass a maths degree if you’d in no way studied maths! You couldn’t pass a business degree if you hadn’t research business…and you couldn’t pass an accounting degree if you’d never studied accounting!
Running an on the web company is no distinct! – Unless you’ve educated your self on exactly “how to run an online business” then you’ll fail, just as you would in my above examples!
Just because some guy on a fancy hyped up web site tells you that you can earn ,000 per month with a straightforward internet site does not imply it is going to take place! – Confident it could, but it certainly won’t without the proper education!
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Commence a Enterprise You Can Live From With Less Than
Beginning a enterprise normally poses the challenge of putting together a important amount of funds, as typically the thought of a new organization involves a heavy investment.
This challenge can be higher if you are setting out to commence a standard organization, due to the reality that inside the conventional business model you will typically need not only cash to begin, but also a location, employees, equipment, know how, you name it.
What normally takes place in the finish is that people retreat to the “safety” of their job and hope for that lottery ticket to come up this time.
The way to overcome this challenge is not to have a lot of cash to spare, since in reality, the way around this issue is not even about income, it is about being resourceful.
This implies that you have to move away from the conventional business model and dedicate yourself to exploring decisively other business alternatives which are smarter and usually more worthwhile than those typically regarded as “the finest company ideas”.
These organization possibilities will not empty your pockets with start-up expenses, and will not make you lose your hear nor will they break your neck just before you see a decent ,000 in monthly earnings, because unlike a classic organization, these choices will not have you operating for your employees or for the IRS.
Consequently, the answer to the question: “how can I begin a organization with small or no money and really make a living out of it”, is stepping away from the same old tips of undertaking enterprise and concentrate your efforts and resources in creating a new sort of venture that relies on your brain power and dedication rather than the potential to cope with heavy expenses.
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#SMWMLN – Tip and Coffee Dinner

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Aliona Dragutan [ Augmendy ]
Dina Kaplan [ Co-founder Blip.tv ]
Naveen Selvadurai [ Co-founder FourSquare]
Rand Fishkin [ Co-founder SEOmoz ]
22 Settembre 2K10, Tip and Coffee Dinner
Tip and Coffee
By way of Wittgens, 1 – Milano
Information per i keynote:
Robert Piattelli – Co-founder BTO Educational – robert@btoeducational.it
22 Settembre 2K10
SOCIAL MEDIA Far better TOURISM
A Milano, dentro la Social Media Week, il festival della rete
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Prosegue il percorso di ToscanaLab 2K10 verso la messa a punto del proprio manifesto World wide web Far better Life.
“Social Media Week is a global platform that connects individuals, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media”
Bogotà, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Mexico City e Milano: cinque città connesse tra loro dal 20 al 24 Settembre con protagonisti aziende e persone che conversano di Social Media, all’interno di un format davvero unico.
Ospiti di Augmendy, ToscanaLab 2K10 e BTO Educational hanno promosso all’interno della Social Media Week [ il festival della rete ] un evento con tema Social Media e Turismo.
Attraverso una conversazione con i partecipanti all’incontro, mettendo a confronto tante esperienze diverse, si è indagato sull’impatto dei Social Media sulle dinamiche d’incontro tra domanda e offerta turistica.
Dentro la Social Media Week, a Milano nel Blend Tower, il 22 Settembre.
Social Media Better Tourism, c’erano:
Mirko Lalli – Responsabile Comunicazione e Advertising Fondazione Sistema Toscana
Rodolfo Baggio – Università Bocconi – Master in Economia del Turismo e Centro Dondena per la Ricerca sulle Dinamiche Sociali. Presidente del Comitato Tecnico – Scientifico di BTO Educational
Roberta Milano – Università degli Studi di Genova, Campus Universitario di Savona + Blogger. Co-Founder BTO Educational
Queste tre persone hanno condotto l’evento.
Racconteranno le loro storie, presenteranno progetti, ricerche, idee, converseranno tra loro e con il pubblico:
Paolo Barbesino – Managing Director CommStrategy
Cristiano Callegari aka Zio Burp – Blogger, social media, copywriter Ambito5
Stefano Ceci – Founder GH Impresa Turistica. Comitato Tecnico – Scientifico BTO Educational
Alberto Chiapponi – H-art
Lisa Dubost – International affairs AirBnb
Giulia Eremita – Country Manager Trivago.it. Comitato Tecnico – Scientifico BTO Educational
Monica Fabris – Presidente GPF©. Comitato Tecnico – Scientifico BTO Educational
Elena Grassi – Senior Sales Manager Expedia
Paolo Mezzina – TravelPeople. Presidente e Managing Director Slash
Bruno Preda– Nation Manager Italy Atrapalo.com
Diego Ricchiuti – Managing Director Agency.com
Andrea Tracanzan – Marketing and advertising Director Zoes.it (Fondazione Responsabilità Etica / Banca Etica)
Unique Guest:
Giancarlo Carniani – Coordinatore BTO – Buy Tourism On the internet. Co-Founder BTO Educational
SOCIAL MEDIA Greater TOURISM
La FORMULA e gli OBIETTIVI
Durante la circa due ore e mezza del Social Media Far better Tourism, gli speakers si sono presentati e hanno converserato con il pubblico di Social Media e Turismo.
Ognuno in quindici minuti di tempo, ha contribuito nell’incontro a mettere a fuoco il concetto Far better Tourism, in quest’occasione declinato sui Social Media.
Insomma, i Social Media aiutano chi viaggia?
Si, certo.
Ma il quesito di fondo non è questo, il focus di di ToscanaLab 2010 e BTO Educational è sugli “altri”, ovvero tutta l’intera filiera che ruota intorno a chi viaggia, insomma gli operatori economici.
Durante ToscanaLab 2K10 nel panel Net Much better Tourism, BTO Educational ha promosso una conversazione con il pubblico che ha portato alla redazione di un Manifesto “Internet Better Tourism”, all’interno del progetto ancora più ambizioso che prevede la stesura di un decalogo “Internet Greater Life” .
L’occasione della Social Media Week vuole essere valorizzata per fare un ulteriore messa a fuoco dei punti condivisi con i partecipanti di ToscanaLab 2K10 e che hanno portato alla stesura del Manifesto Web Better Tourism.
Internet Better Tourism sarà veramente Far better per tutti quando tutti modificheranno i propri comportamenti, si muoveranno verso il web e chi viaggia prenderanno coscienza che qualcosa è cambiato e continua a cambiare molto velocemente.
Ecco i cinque punti del nostro Manifesto, cinque riflessioni che continueremo con il contributo di tutti ad elaborare anche durante incontri come questo Social Media Far better Tourism, dentro la Social Media Week.
Passaggio di orizzonte di prospettiva, da “IO + VOI” a “NOI”
Il web come strumento e luogo, non come “fine” per creare e far crescere un legame tra chi viaggia e il territorio. Costruire una relazione come leva principale di una coerente attività di promozione territoriale
Net come fattore abilitante per allungare l’esperienza di viaggio, con un prima, durante e dopo
World wide web Much better Tourism quando si colmerà lo sbilanciamento culturale e informativo tra domanda e offerta, oggi tutto a vantaggio del viaggiatore.
Il viaggio come esperienza e il viaggiatore si fa CANALE di quest’esperienza, contribuendo con i propri contenuti e i sui racconti alla costruzione della storia del viaggio, con al centro il territorio e INSIEME a chi gli offre i servizi
La Location
La Social Media Week, il festival della rete è veramente un evento straordinario: dal 20 al 24 Settembre Bogotà, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Mexico City e Milano si connettono proponendo cinque giorni di eventi creati per la maggior parte dal basso, da persone e da aziende che hanno qualcosa da dire sul tema Social Media.
Milano ospita ben novanta appuntamenti sparsi in città: per Social Media Greater Tourism dentro la Social Media Week la scelta è caduta su Blend Tower, a soli cinquanta metri dalla Stazione Centrale.
Un grattacielo che ospita anche un company center molto adatto al nostro evento: Social Media Better Tourism del 22 Settembre (inizia alle 10.00 precisissime, venite un po’ prima) è al 3° piano del Blend Tower, piazza IV Novembre al numero 7, sala riunioni 1.
SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK
Proposta per la prima volta a New York nel 2009 e giunta alla terza edizione, la Social Media Week arriva anche in Italia: a Milano dal 20 al 24 settembre 2010.
Una fondamentale occasione di incontro per tutte le persone interessate al mondo dei Social Media, in ambito company e consumer.
Questa nuova edizione della Social Media Week viene organizzata contemporaneamente in 5 città nel mondo: Milano, Los Angeles, Bogotà, Buenos Aires, Città del Messico.
SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK MILANO
In Italia, la Social Media Week si articolerà in oltre 30 eventi gratuiti nell’arco delle 5 giornate, disseminati in numerose place nel Comune di Milano.
Molti eventi saranno spontanei, organizzati da addetti ai lavori del mondo della Comunicazione, appassionati e associazioni mentre altri saranno affidati ad aziende di prestigio che avranno la possibilità di organizzare un proprio evento all’interno della Social Media Week, il festival della rete.
Centro operativo della manifestazione e sede espositiva sarà l’Urban Center in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, nel cuore di Milano.
In particolare, saranno cinque le categorie tematiche su sui si concentrerà l’attenzione degli organizzatori:
Technology, Entertainment (Musica, Sport, Arte)
Brand Communication (Promozione, Marketing),
Produced in Italy (Style, Style, Food)
Media e Informazione
Digital Opportunities (Occupazione, Urbanistica, Cultura).
Gli eventi, gratuiti e sempre aperti al pubblico, saranno in parte business oriented (con un concentrate sulle potenzialità che le nuove Piattaforme Social sono in grado di offrire) e in parte client cioè pensati e organizzati per attirare il grande pubblico con un’offerta di contenuti culturali inediti e coinvolgenti.
Questo ponendo sempre al centro la persona, la comunicazione social e la scoperta di un nuovo modo di essere e relazionarsi che rappresenta il futuro del Internet e del nostro modo di comunicare.
Augmendy
Augmendy è una Società net specializzata in Social Media.
La Mission di Augmendy, attraverso diverse tipologie di attività, è mettere in contatto le aziende con gli operatori del mercato dell’area Social Media.
Founders di Augmendy sono Marco Antonio Masieri e Marco "Monty" Montemagno, tra l’altro cofondatori di Blogosfere (il più grande network europeo di blog d’informazione professionali) e di Codice Web (associazione no profit per la divulgazione di Web in italia).
Il Board della Social Media Week ha assegnato a Augmendy l’organizzazione dell’unica tappa europea dell’evento.
Toscanalab 2k10
ToscanaLab è un marchio di Fondazione Sistema Toscana: è tornato a Firenze il 28 e 29 Giugno 2K10 con la seconda edizione di un evento verticale dedicato al net, ai social media e al mondo della comunicazione digitale.
Due giornate dedicate alla riflessione e al confronto sulle nuove forme di partecipazione e sugli effetti della rivoluzione culturale che stiamo vivendo.
BTO Educational
BTO Educational è un’Associazione senza fine di lucro che nasce dall’esperienza BTO – Acquire Tourism On the web, l’evento edu-entertainment unico nel suo genere, che anche quest’anno si svolgerà a Firenze, alla Stazione Leopolda, il 18 e 19 Novembre.
Quali sono i temi di BTO Educational?
Il net 2., più in particolare il Travel 2. e tutti gli altri argomenti cari agli operatori della lunga filiera turistico ricettiva e agli stakeholders dei territori.
Best Internet Enterprise Opportunity – How Can You Find A single?
Looking for the greatest web company opportunity is like searching for a needle in a haystack. I’m not sure if anyone ever studied the exact number of internet enterprise opportunities, but there need to be thousands if not millions of enterprise opportunities on-line.
Locating the best world wide web enterprise chance is very significantly a personal option – depending on numerous components.
Let’s appear at some of the concerns that can possibly define the best Web company opportunity for you.
1. How significantly can you invest in your company
I know there are men and women who think that every little thing should be no cost, but unfortunately starting a true enterprise on-line isn’t one particular of them. It does not take considerably, but you require some funds and preferably a credit card.
If you are hunting for a company to commence underneath a month here’s a single option. Choose up a hosting account from a reputable hosting organization. Preferably a thing that permits you to host several websites. Then uncover a good weblog theme and do some critical keyword study.
Discover a very good niche that has a nice demand and low supply. Use your keywords to write articles and post them on your blog. Repeat and rinse. Monetize your weblog and there’s your company.
Do this month right after month, keep constructing your weblog(s) and understand how to create free or low price site visitors. In five years you have a great, solid virtual estate business.
The other alternative is to sign up for one particular web site beneath per month, get all the tools and instruction from one spot and develop a excellent authority internet site. Start off a single new website per year or per 6 months and in five years your internet sites generate adequate revenue to quit your job. Sound unbelievable? Examine here for proof.
All this from a enterprise that fees less than per month? It is unbelievable. All it wants is a lot of perform and focus. It is not a get rich scheme.
This kind of organization requires time to build so you ought to prepare for that. If you are looking for swift return this is not a business for you.
If you have far more to invest I advocate direct sales. This can be extremely profitable and it can create a good income in a reasonably short time. As you have to invest far more there’s an elevated danger, but it’s nevertheless nowhere near what you would have to invest in a franchise opportunity. If you are seeking into direct sales be cautious as that sector tends to have far more get wealthy fast-schemes and scams.
Do your due diligence and you will locate a organization that resonates effectively with your personal view. You’ll know when you discover one.
2. How considerably time you have?
You don’t require considerably time, but you should use your time wisely. It does not matter whether your organization is network advertising and marketing, affiliate marketing and advertising or site creating you will need to focus and use your time effectively.
two-three hours per day is excellent. All you want to do is watch less television and quit surfing the net aimlessly. It is really incredible how considerably you can get carried out in two hours if you place your mind into it.
If you have 2-3 hours per day do not attempt to develop numerous income streams. Most men and women can’t do that. Of course if you create a very good blog or a site you can monetize that and that way develop multiple earnings streams, but you nevertheless want to concentrate on a single thing only buiding content and targeted traffic to that blog/internet site.
When you commence searching for the best net enterprise chance retain these two factors in thoughts and hopefully it makes your search easier.
The third issue is coaching. If you are not an World wide web advertising and marketing expert, you will require great, trustworthy instruction. You can study ebooks and obtain pricey courses until your credit card screams in discomfort, but prior to you do that, attempt to locate a company that provides wonderful coaching as element of their business.
Kari Lappi writes about how to commence an World wide web companyand run it successfully in his Pro Net Enterprise blog. He also provides tips on how to discover your very own greatest internet company chance . If you would like to make money on the internet and perform at home check out it right now.
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