[nabentre] Good morning all

Mon Feb 1 22:27:57 UTC 2010

Hey Jim -- I wouldn't mind checking out that book.
Please post when you finish it if you think it is worth the read.
And I think your idea is great.
I still haven't decided what kind of business to get into, but my situation 
is that I am home almost all the time due to disability (in addition to 
blindness).  I used to work att a corporation but that isn't feasible any 
more.  I think it would be great to have a business that wouldn't require 
sighted assistance.  For one thing, I want to minimize packaging and 
shipping things as that often requires a sighted and ambulatory person to do 
the leg work.
I thought of consulting.
But long story short, I just haven't gotten a plan together.
I'm glad to see this list is getting active.  Interesting threads lately.
Have a great evening.
Oh, and let's all hope the groundhog doesn't see his shadow tomorrow...
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Homme, James" <james.homme at highmark.com>
To: "NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List" <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all

Hi All,
I've been reading this discussion with great interest. A few weeks ago I 
found a book on the NLS BARD site called The Secrets of Internet 
Millionaires, or something like that. When I first saw the title, I thought 
that it looked like one of those get rich quick things, so I grabbed it and 
started reading it so I could have a laugh. The book seems to have some 
possibly good ideas in it, though. I'm not through reading it yet, and I 
think I'm going to read it at least a second time to pay closer attention to 
the details. I thought you might want to download or borrow it to see if it 
might help you. I don't have a business yet, but have been lurking on this 
list for a long time and posting occasionally.

I've been contemplating the idea of helping blind people interested in 
having web sites to get up and running with web hosting at a low cost. I'm 
thinking of using a system that would shield you from the technical details 
of knowing HTML, PHP, JavaScript and all that other stuff. The system isn't 
perfectly accessible, but is very accessible.

There's something else I've been thinking about. Every once in a while, 
someone posts some sort of wisdom on this list about what they do in their 
business, but it seems that when you try to find it because you may need to 
use it, it's very difficult to find. What if there were a web site where you 
could go to post business building information especially for blind people 
or if there was a group of people whose purpose was to simply help each 
other over hurdles such as how to market off line when you can't just walk 
up to people easily, or whatever.

Thanks for reading my brain storming.

Jim

Thanks.

Jim
Jim Homme,
Usability Services,
Phone: 412-544-1810

Internal recipients,  Read my accessibility blog

-----Original Message-----
From: nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of Loren Wakefield
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 4:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all

I would say the only thing about a house of worship, is you would not want
to make that the only reason for being therre.  But you can mention it to
people when you are talking with them.  While it probably would not be
appropriate during the meet and grett, one could use the after worship time
to do that.

I also know though that it comes down to numbers.  Even the big chains do
not get sales from all they target.  And they can reach many more people
than we could ever hope to reach.

Loren Wakefield

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."  Dr. Forrest C.
Shaklee

www.shaklee.net/ultimatehealthwithtlc

319-433-0145 866-433-3969

----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
To: "'NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List'" <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all

> That does present a problem. How do we as blind people use cues such as
> the
> ones that incidental visual experiences or  such other sight based cues
> generate for our sighted peers? I for one use my web site to do that, and
> I
> also make it a point of hosting a dialogue  or something where it is clear
> that I am here to promote myself and what I offer. Would promotion through
> houses of worship be possible? Or perhaps hosting an event at a local
> watering hole or some like venue? One could in conjunction with a bar or
> coffee shop co-host an event, it would serve our purposes of getting
> traffic
> and attention to our wares and would help the store vendor with traffic we
> may generate on their behalf. Websites and making sure they are accessible
> are one very important factor for the blind and our virtual way of selling
> and marketing. Just a thought.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> CEO/Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York  10004
> www.myblindspot.org
> PH: 917-553-0347
> Fax: 212-858-5759
> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
> doing it."
>
>
> Visit us on Facebook LinkedIn
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Loren Wakefield
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:57 PM
> To: NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all
>
> It sounds like you have similar problems as we do.  My wife and I are
> Independent Shaklee Distributors.  One way we are told to get new people
> is
> to talk to people.  I have asked this before, but how do you find people
> to
> talk with?  It's not just as simple as doing it.  When you are at a party,
> how do you know from across the room, who is not currently engaged in a
> conversation and approach them.  One with sight can just glance and tell
> this.  How do you as a blind person compensate for this?  What alternative
> technique do you use.  There have to be something to overcome this.  So
> you
> ask a very good question.
>
>
> Loren Wakefield
>
> "The best way to predict your future is to create it."  Dr. Forrest C.
> Shaklee
>
> www.shaklee.net/ultimatehealthwithtlc
>
> 319-433-0145 866-433-3969
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer Aberdeen" <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List" <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all
>
>
>> Hi Sheryl,
>>
>> how are you?
>>
>> I always see your advertizements on facebook. I will keep you in mind if
>> I
>
>> should ever travel. I love to travel but never get to do it.
>>
>> To the rest of the list, I've been here for a while, but I don't post
>> much. I'm an AVON Independent Sales Representative. I don't have much
>> business, but it's not from lack of trying.
>>
>> When I ask other AVON Reps what they do to get the word out, they tell me
>> they advertize on Craig's list, Facebook/Myspace, local newspapers etc. I
>> do all that, and I still only have a few friends and relatives placing
>> orders with me.
>>
>> Is there anything else I could do? I've networked with lots of people on
>> facebook; I've handed out business cards, I've left my brochures in
>> public
>
>> places.
>>
>> The weird thing is that through my website, anyone from anywhere in the
>> US
>
>> can place an order and have it delivered directly to their door. I would
>> think this would make it easier for them to order stuff, but only a
>> handful of people do this.
>>
>> Comments, thoughts?
>>
>> Jen
>>
>>
>>
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