Wednesday, May 23, 2012

ScentTrail Marketing - First Profit Not Blog

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ScentTrail Marketing is the first "Profit Not" blog. No I'm not having a dyslexia flashback, but I've decided to donate anything ScentTrail Marketing makes to cancer research. Granted ScentTrail Marketing's earnings so far could pay for dinner as long as we don't drink and avoid the Ruth Chris Steak House (or its ilk), but that's not the point. 

When none of the answers to a self addressed question of, "Why do I love blogging," came back as "make money" a thought bubble appeared over my head. When the person at the table next to me asked to move my bubble so they could reach the pepper I read my thoughts. "Give it away," they said.

My thoughts said to create a new company. Profit Not Blogs, once I get it all 501(c)3ed, will have a trust mark (trying out the design above and below) or badge other bloggers use to alert visitors to their Profit Not status. Click on the link (once we are live) to read where the Profit Not Blog you are visiting sends their earnings and why.

I write in this (and several other) blogs because I love sharing, writing and, as you've probably noticed, working things with public support, with connection and wisdom of crowds help. Somewhere, probably at Choate, I learned to write almost as fast as I think. I hear the chuckles and yes this means I either write or think slow, but that is another story :). 

As a cancer survivor, instead of getting all bunged up about what might happen or how crazy it is for anyone in the greatest country ever to ever not have health insurance (especially when they need it most), I will, in the words of the Zen master, wash the dishes. One night a Zen master sitting with students after a bountiful, delicious and crowded meal was asked what is Zen. Turning to the student asking the question the master said simply, "Wash the dishes."

I'll keep writing and hope you support these often random and sometimes too personal stream of consciousness by clicking on an ad or two or three when you find something you need secure in the knowledge each click helps cure cancer one penny or nickel at a time.  

If you know of other "Profit Not Blogs" or you write one yourself, let me know and you will be the 2nd or 3rd or 100th Profit Not blog :). This new company will become a community of people who love to blog in order to save the world one blog post at a time :).

Marty

email: Mobriff(at)gmail(dot)com

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