As a new week starts, so does the “labor”

I had the very special pleasure of having lunch with my wife and my mom today (BTW, the Salmon Cakes at Super Suppers are GREAT!) While we were eating we chatted about what I’ve been able to earn on-line the past few weeks and I, quite by accident, stumbled upon something I hadn’t really realized before. Blogging is work!

I know I’ve said I’m trying to setup some passive income via the web as part of my grand experiment, but it is FAR from passive yet! My beautiful brides leaves the house by 9:30 most days (thus forcing me to get to work) and before I know it, its already 3:30 and the little one is home from school! Where did all that time go? Well, I don’t know about the rest of you but for me, it went into work!

Yeah, I know a lot of people would look at what I do and say, “that ain’t work, that’s just surfin.” Well brother, let me tell you. By the time I scan all my feeds in Reader, tag the ones I want to come back and read, look for interesting tid-bits for the blogs, research links for link posts, write some posts, check keyword counts, comment on others posts, answer emails, scan Craig’s List, update Facebook, and process orders from the eComm site… its a Full Day!

But hey, I’m not gonna complain, I could be out diggin a ditch, right!? I just have to remember to get up and stretch my legs every once in a while!

Ok, ya GOTTA see this! The newest alternative to Ebay called RadicalBuy.com. But that’s not the best part, Ohhhh Nooooo.

The folks at RadBuy have worked out a deal with the good people at Facebook.com, a leading social networking site, to tie the two together! Now you can list, refer, and buy all from within Facebook!

Now we’re getting somewhere. Just like VisiCalc was a killer app and web browsers became killer apps, Facebook is now migrating into a new killer app. No longer is it only for keeping in touch with friends, it is now becoming a platform for eCommerce. Just think how your shopping habits will be effected when they tie in your moods, schools, employers, etc to filter and “suggest” products you might be interested in. For instance, it’s a reasonably good bet that if you live in the Dallas area you might be a Cowboys, Mavs, or Stars fan. Now filter NFL, NBA, and NHL products to put those teams on top! How about your favorite college, even high school teams? Where else could it go?

Mark Cuban has a great article about this topic on his blog, Blog Maverick.

So what does all this mean? I’m not really sure yet… but I bet it will be fun to find out!

-Thom