Something New

[Norm Argus]

Had me worried at first!   I thought you were shutting down.  Making a 
profit is good, for it means you'll be around for a while.  Go for it!
Norm Argus

On Feb 8, 2005, at 8:54 AM, michael wrote:

>
> Hi Folks,
>
> For over 8 years, the shed.com site has been the least cluttered
> with popups, ads jumping jacks etc.
>
> But things have to change.
>
> I know that some of you know that this little experiment just has
> not been profitable....even with the wonderful support of those
> who have paid tithes and upgraded, the gross income from XTension
> is not even up to the minimum poverty level...
>
> So it is with that in mind that I beg your forgiveness when I say
> that James and I have decided that it's time to open a store on the 
> web.
>
> We have just become affiliates with X10, and will join the
> Smarthome group very soon.
>
> To that end, I have put the first AD on the shed.com site.
> It is a click-thru to the most current TODAY ONLY sale (sheesh).
>
> But it also lays a COOKIE on you.
> (  I have NEVER dropped a cookie on a visitor before this, and only
>      by clicking that link will you get one.)
>
> If you accept the cookie, for the next 120 days it will live,
> and every time you buy something from X10 via the web, James and
> I will get a percentage of that sale. (As long as you don't click some
> other affiliate's ad... )
>
> Along with this, we will be setting up more of a sale site at the 
> alternate
> shed site :  <http://www.MacHomeAutomation.com>  where we will
> offer all sorts of things from Sentman's famous flashlights to rubber
> duckies ... !!
> (sigh)
>
> I'm viewing this as a mixed bag.  I really have enjoyed being totally
> isolated from the hardware side so I could be unbiased in all reviews.
>
> But it is no joke that we really need to make a profit.
>
> And YOU can help...
>
> So, please...before you jump on that special 4-for-1 sale today,
> visit <http://www.shed.com> and click-thru ...?
>
> (and yes, that is the best price we've seen for the door/window 
> sensors)
>
> Save the Shed !
> (good grief)
> michael & james
>
>