Things Are Heating Up

This has been a very eventful week to say the least. I was able to begin the posting of trail write-ups for the "Hike For Play" site, and will soon have another trail write-up ready to go most likely after this weekend. The overall goal for this summer is to have all of the trails in the Kettle Moraine Wisconsin State Forest system plotted out and written out, as these are the most popular hiking destinations in Wisconsin.

“Raising Our Humans” continues to grow in viewership and content, and this week I added the new arrivals to our family into the mix. I will be posting pictures of the new kittens as the stories progress, so make sure to check in each week for new stories and features. There will be a few new partner sites that will be added to the site, as well as a new sponsor coming on board.

As I mentioned in earlier posts, I was kicking around the idea of retiring the “Fantasy Sports Spot” site, and launching a site called “Sports Player Profiles”. I have decided to make this a reality. The “Fantasy Sports Spot” site will be taken down on July 31^st, and no further content will be posted. The launch date for the “Sports Player Profiles” site (final name pending), will be announced soon. I will continue to host my partner podcasts on this site, and the iTunes Podcast store feed will be updated accordingly.

Lastly, it looks like I will be writing for a Rivals.com type of a site called “Windy City Hoosier Source”. The site, due to be launched in mid-July, will focus on NCAA basketball. I will provide more updates as the site gets closer to launch.

Although the weather this summer has been cool, the opportunities have been heating up. I look forward to providing more reading material for my fans and clients as we get into the dog days of summer.

Upcoming Projects

This is meant as both informative for those of you out there that are interested, but also as a good way to get my ducks in a row. There are a number of projects that I am involved with, but the below list are my confirmed in progress projects for the summer. As things start, I will update this list accordingly. Ok, here we go:

1. "Raising Our Humans" site (http://www.raisingourhumans.com). My site has been growing view wise about 20% a month now, and I will be looking to promote other pet enthusiast sites on my site, as well as to have my site promoted on other sites. I will be expanding the multimedia section, and am looking for a vet to donate their time and writing skills for the "Tips and Tricks" section, in exchange for promotion of their practice. Lastly, I want to create a section for pet adoptions, having local animal shelters promote a particular cat each week.

2. "Hike For Play" site (http://www.hikeforplay.com). I'm just now getting back into hiking, and want to grow this site, as well as to generate content. Looking to get past the typical hiking site style by interjecting various articles for a variety of hiking skills, doing detailed trail reviews, and noting nature items to keep an eye out for during ones travels on the trails.

3. "Natural Resource Alternatives" blog (http://altresources.blogspot.com/). Whether or not one agrees or disagrees with climate change, our dependence on fossil fuels is a large risk to our country. This site looks to inform a wide audience of alternative resource usage techniques that will save consumers money, while making them energy independent.

4. "Fantasy Sports Spot" (http://www.fantasysportsspot.com). Research and analysis from different angles on the subjects of various fantasy sports leagues that are out there. Although published infrequently, the goal is to generate alternative strategies and analysis that other sites do not provide. Also, I will increase the hosting of sports related podcasts.

5. Guitars For Vets Newsletter. A very new opportunity with a great organization a friend of mine started. I am looking forward to this greatly.

6. "Amish in Wisconsin" project. Still dotting the "i's" and crossing the "t's", but this will be a book about Amish culture that is completely different from anything else out there.

7. Book editing. There is one book I have been asked to edit. I cannot reveal the project details at this time, but will do so when possible.

8. Historical "fiction". I will be researching and writing short stories the contain historical facts, but are written from an "eyewitness" perspective. These will be geared towards 12-16 year old readers.

Phew, it's going to be hard getting the above going, but it is exciting to work towards completing all of these.