Rummagemonkey.com

We are getting closer everyday

2007-06-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

Our Blog has moved to our homepage. http://www.rummagemonkey.com/blog.php

You can continue to read our blog as well as blogs contributed by our vendors

Down 8 lbs, New Scale

2007-04-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

Officially down 8 lbs. , However We went out this weekend and bought a new digital scale, I set it on the carpet in my Bathroom and it said 156 lbs.................wow awesome scale down 100 lbs in 3 days! Oh well obviously a Mal function due to carpet, so onto the tile it went and now for the accurate weight 250 uggghhh...should have stuck with the old scale!

This weekend made a super lean Chicken Chili consisting of grilled boneless chicken breasts finely chopped, can of diced tomato, Large can of Chili Beans, small can of White beans, small can of black beans, Garlic and Onion Powder, Chili Powder, Red Hot, some Indian spice, Crock potted it for about 5 hours Good Stuff!

Also went out for Sushi, Sushi on the surface appears very healthy, but you must really read up on calories, stick to more sashimi and stay away from the "designer" rolls again real commonsense stuff

Fish and Shrimp Tacos

2007-04-19T07:49:00.000-07:00

Today I thought I'd share a recipe for Fish and shrimp taco's they taste damn good and fit the profile of the shut your pie hole diet nicely!

Ingredients

Corn Tortillas 55 Calories Per Tortilla
Black Beans (Seasoned with a dash of Red Hot and Salt and Pepper) 1/4 Cup 55 Calories

4 Talapia (white flaky fish) Filets , 2 Oz. Per Taco 55 Calories

Jumbo Shrimp, Again 2 ounces per Taco about 30 Calories

Broccoli Cole Slaw

Low Fat Ranch Dressing (mix half package of slaw with three TBS of the dressing), figure a small amount on each taco is about 20 calories

Fat Free Cheddar Cheese, TBSP 10 calories

Grill the fish and shrimp, Then chop so it makes for a nice taco filling, Grill the Corn Tortillas , Heat The beans...then serve everything Ala Cart,

Each Taco Works out to about 225 Calories....Three Tacos 675 calories

I will try to post recipes as they happen tonight its low fat enchilada, not sure why the mexican kick but just go with it...............Got someone interested in their diet but does not have time to cook have them check out our blog and our simple recipes the work is pretty much done for you

Update on Diet, Weighed in not as scary as I was expecting

2007-04-18T08:48:00.000-07:00

So last night I got home, and as I mentioned yesterday it was a quick dinner night, I looked up on the internet a bunch of various calorie amounts for various Pizza Places Cheese Pizza, and basically when compared and broken down by Ounces 3.1 ounces of thin sliced cheese pizza works out to 210 Calories........So I put the paper plate on the food scale and put three slices (one normal size others on the small size) and came up with nine ounces...........not too bad. this added to my calories already consumed brought me up to 1281 for the day.....Later on watching American Idol (damn I'm admitting way more than I want too in this blog..lol) I had a skinny cow Chocolate on Chocolate Ice cream Sandwich 140 calories for a grand total of 1421..........And with that my Pie hole was shut!

I also jumped on the scale, and I figured I'd be around 250, and much to my surprise 245.......and also Jeans are actually a 38.

Today's menu Health Mex Chicken Burrito from Rubio's with the side of Rice and an Ice tea

Dinner....Will Be fish and shrimp Tacos, consisting of Corn Tortillas, Grilled Talapia, and Shrimp, A coleslaw tossed with Low Fat Ranch dressing, and black beans.........I will give a caloric breakdown tomorrow.

Exercise will be a fast walk for a half hour:

Shut your Pie Hole

2007-04-17T15:35:00.000-07:00

Ok so here is the scoop, I am officially disgusted with myself and am weighing somewhere in the vicinity of 250 lbs......uggghh

About 5 years ago I had widdled myself down to about 200 lbs (very lean for me) and was sporting size 34's. Now I realize I am never gonna be small but my age and my waist now match (40) and that's just not acceptable.........so its back to what worked a few years back,

The Shut Your Pie Hole Diet......nothing fancy real common sense stuff, Eat 1500 calories a day, exercise and keep track of it all. Only difference this time I'm gonna keep track of it here. I will post pictures in the next day or so (scary) and do an official weigh in and waist measurement.

I will also include my actual diet as well.

Here are some ideas I used last time and will incorporate again.

1. I don't eat breakfast! I know this goes against every diet and nutrition standard known to man, but frankly I am busy at work in the morning and it is the easiest time to keep the Pie Hole shut, I like to have a few calories left in the early evening when I am actually hungry.

2. I went on all of the major fast food websites in the area and printed off their nutritional info, this way I have a book of acceptable lunches.

3. No sugar soda nothing spells Fat Ass like a can of Coke.......

Here is what I have had so far today

1. Large Chili from Wendy's 340 calores 9G of Fat
2. Wendy's Baked Potato 283 Calories 0G of Fat
3. Reduced Fat Sour Cream 28 Calories 4G of Fat

It's a quick dinner tonight as we are running kids around to various practices so its Pizza!

But instead of the Normal 6-8 slices it will be 2 slices in the vicinity of 4oz a slice (about 500 calores) and a spinach salad with a little vinegar.

then when watching TV a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich!

Also Drink will be ice tea.......

Rummagemonkey.com in process of reinventing itself

2007-04-12T10:23:00.000-07:00

Sorry we have been neglecting the blog as of late but it is for exciting reasons

We have been working hard behind the scenes on completely revamping Rummagemonkey.com and hope to launch the new site sometime around the beginning of May.

We are dubbing it Myspace meets Ebay, and feel we have created a model that will give vendors the ability to get a great link, create a great profile of their business, and be able to index all of their products on Rummagemonkey.com's growing network.

In addition individuals will be able to post their classifieds absolutely free, and have a simple interface to carry out communication with their buyers.........

Any questions? Feel free to ask just send us an email to info@rummagemonkey.com

Yikes....Woke up this morning and I'm 40!

2007-03-15T07:50:00.000-07:00

I started to right a syrupy reflection on where the time went and then my office phone rang, and when I answered I got a "happy birthday" from my Eight year old and I knew all was right with getting older! She wanted to know if she was the first family member to call me, and was thrilled when I told her she was, my then very sad five year old daughter got on the phone and wished me happy birthday as well! My wife explained to me that she was sad because she could not understand why I'd go to work on my birthday! I told her that daddy's birthday was not a national holiday yet but to hang in there it might be one day!

Blog chain Letter to boost membership

2007-02-26T09:48:00.000-08:00

Ok if you stumbled upon this blog, you must immediately go to http://www.Rummagemonkey.com and register as a member its free, and then you must pass this link on to five friends.......If not I am pretty confident that large fruits and vegetables will start sprouting uncontrollably from your nose, ears, and other spots on your body at very inappropriate times causing severe shock and embarrassment.........

Actually all that is nonsense, We have been chugging along in beta for quite sometime and the site continues to improve daily, we are getting better and better Alexa ratings each month, but we really need you to not only view the site but also take a few minutes and complete the registration!

We not only want vendors with inventories (we will be happy to bulk upload) We also want the guy with unused items at home to post in order to make this marketplace a true vast collection of old and new!

We will be uploading a verification system shortly, on top of that we offer lots of different ways for vendors to accept direct payment, including Paypal, Authorize.net MC, Visa Amex, Discover, Google checkout etc.

Shortly we will launch Sister Sites http://www.Rummagemonkeymotors.com and http://www.RummagemonkeyRealty.com

Interested in Posting your banner on Rummagemonkey.com or any of our sites. Send an email to info@rummagemonkey.com we will get back to you with a custom quote and show you how to take advantage of our growing traffic!

Just Pure Unabashed Website Promotion!

2007-02-19T11:51:00.000-08:00

We have had a lot of changes at Rummagemonkey.com , including a major server upgrade that now has the page loading at an acceptable rate!

We also lowered fees for items between 0 and $12 , It is free to list items with one picture, and final value fees are very competitive. Also the small store can now host 500 items for just $5.00
We have added SSL via Controlscan to the members area.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Discover via Authorize.net , and as a vendor you can as well!

We also accept Paypal, and several others, Also we have a simple messaging system to allow for vendors to communicate with sellers and finalize their sales however they like.

We have enabled Google Checkout as a way for fees to be paid. We are also working on a brand new payment gateway for the site that will allow not only Google Checkout, Paypal etc. to be used by vendors but will also have identity verification and escrow services built in.

Other items:

We have registered two additional sites that will have a small upfront posting fee and no other fees what so ever due to nature of the items. they are
http://www.Rummagemonkeymotors.com
http://www.Rummagemonkeyrealty.com
They are not live yet, At the moment you may see our parent site Rummagemonkey.com We will keep you posted and alert you when they launch.

Bulk Uploads, We have had success with getting bulk inventories online efficiently, to date we have successfully put inventories ranging from 100 items to over 17,000 . Send us your spread sheet and we will work on getting yours up on the site as well. We are working on a program to allow vendors to do this themselves but do not want to release something that is not user friendly.

Lastly we believe communication with our vendors is Key, Call us or email us info@Rummagemonkey.com and we will be happy to work with you in order to get your items on our page!

The World Wide Wait

2007-02-13T13:48:00.000-08:00

Wow....We started our website http://www.Rummagemonkey.com back at the end of summer, after several months of planning we officially launched last November.........That's officially..lol definently not efficiently.........We are working diligently on trying to get this site to a level where a good advertising campaign makes sense. To do this we must have the site functioning to a point that users can access it quick, that has yet too happen, we went with a hugely respected host, and their new fangled "Grid" and it has been a nightmare, it has gone down more times than !@@&$*#* ok I'll skip that thought seeing how we are trying to appeal to a broad audience!

We are working diligently on getting our servers upgraded and we will not rest until we get this site loading fast and efficiently!

We have added over 57,000 items a pretty good feat for a brand new ecommerce site, Send us your excel or XML file and we will be happy to ad your inventory to the count! We currently have tons of Music selections including Reggae, about 1500 Bottles of good wine, and lots of Camping Supplies, So if you want to get drunk in the woods and mellow out to some tunes, we are the place to get all stocked up!

In the coming weeks look for the launch of http://www.Rummagemonkeymotors where car dealers will be able to list inventory for a flat fee

Join Rummagemonkey.com today its free and our fees for stores and closed sales are very very reasonable! Got a site and want our banner? Or want a link on our links page send an email to info@rummagemonkey.com

We give personal attention to your Pay Per Click

2007-01-23T16:06:00.000-08:00

Our Pay Per Click management services are really revving up! We added three new clients this week, and have already made changes to their campaigns and the results are already showing.
We offer a unique service, you set a adwords budget, and for a fee we will analyze your current campaign or create a new one. We will write multiple ads and continually work on improving their performance, We use an Automated Keyword Software, as well as other tools to help get the most out of your budget!

Oh, and did we mention we give you a free store on our site http://www.Rummagemonkey.com

Pay Per Click is not rocket science but it does take time and resources lots of smaller companies do not have. Please write us an email at info@rummagemonkey.com or call us. I am confident that a ten minute phone conversation will convince you that our unique approach is a good one!

Back to the Blog Again

2007-01-06T09:44:00.000-08:00

With our launch we were a little swamped under and had to step away from writing the blog. The site is finally running well, although we are still refining it on a daily basis. We are putting a ton of effort into our Bulkuploader and have come up with a formula we feel accommodates companies both small and large. We have a Vendor Admin Page where vendors can upload their own product. We do require that they conform their inventory to our style sheet, then our Data base administrator will massage the data for quality control. Once we have a successful upload we can then assign the vendor a password to the special page and they can upload themselves! We also have several vendors just sending us their current data and we will get it up on the site, and are confident that we will be able to provide 24 hour turnaround for this. Let us know what interests you and we will work hard on getting you on The Monkey!

2. Our PPC Marketing Department is also offering a deal that is hard to beat! If your a company who runs Adwords or other PPC campaigns and finds the management of these to be time consuming then The Monkey has the answer! We run your campaign for you, and point 80% of your clicks back to your site, and 20% back to your "Free" (as in no fees at all) Store on our Site! Our management fee for these campaigns start at $250.00 . And are considerably cheaper than other similar services. We use sophisticated software, plus continually split test ads, run negative keywords, and stay on top of your campaign and continually improve your Click through ratings! info@rummagemonkey.com

3. In the coming weeks we will be launching Rummagemonkeymotors.com , and Rummagemonkeyrealty.com

These are just a few of the things we have been doing at http://www.Rummagemonkey.com we hope you take a few minutes to check us out. Registration is easy, so join us and buy, sell, or just watch us grow!

Wow Swamped Under

2006-12-11T10:23:00.000-08:00

Just a quick update we launched http://www.Rummagemonkey.com and we are being pulled in a lot of directions....lol, We will keep the blog short! We need you please register! And Have a great holiday!

Rummagemonkey.com....We have liftoff!

2006-12-08T10:02:00.000-08:00

We launched http://www.Rummagemonkey.com yesterday! We are having a few technical issues since uploading the site to our new data center (Issues with automatic emails) We are also continuing to refine the site adding custom settings, such as a bulk XML uploader for vendors, SSL certificates, additional payment options etc!

We also finished production of our new Radio Spot that will be airing soon! We will also be posting it on the front page of the site so check us out have a listen and give us your feed back!

Please go on and register, We need and want your support, Forward any errors you find, or any category suggestions etc. to info@Rummagemonkey.com that way we can continue to improve and enhance your experience with The Monkey!

Got out the Digital camera last night, Will be posting Hockey Equipment, Computer Parts Aquarium stuff, a cordless headset and a bunch of other stuff

2006-12-04T12:35:00.000-08:00

Took a little break from working on the website and decided to collect everything in my house that I no longer use and take some pics so that we could get some practice uploading product onto the website! Its amazing without even trying I found 28 items ranging from Computer Memory to a Snowboard, Snowboard Racks etc........

Our goal is to be a marketplace that has a real common sense approach to success! We aren't going to give everything away like a lot of companies have tried to do in order to enter the competitive Ecommerce arena..It is our feeling that a Company without a profit margin won't be around very long!...Instead we will charge a small but fair percentage to sell items, Our intent is to use our existing investment and money earned to boost our already decent advertising budget and really work on branding The Monkey! Once launched we plan to push forward with our radio campaigns, Press Releases, Blogs, Paid banners on Myspace etc. And feel with these actions we aren't only gonna have a real likeable Monkey, but a thriving marketplace as well!

So individuals, how many unused items can you find, get out the camera and as soon as we launch post away! We look forward to having you join us http://www.Rummagemonkey.com

Still working hard on changes

2006-12-03T12:08:00.000-08:00

We should be launching http://www.Rummagemonkey.com shortly please keep checking the site, and we thank you for your patience!

If Good things Come to those that wait!

2006-12-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

If good things come to those that wait, Then all of you folks that have been waiting for the launch of http://www.Rummagemonkey.com are going to get one great site! I thought for sure with the few changes that had to be made we were going to be up on Dec. 1st, but frankly I am still not comfortable releasing the current version, So rather than anymore promises, we are just going to work the clock around and deliver you a functioning version of our website just as soon as possible!

Rummagemonkey.com And my 8 Year old daughter!

2006-11-30T08:04:00.000-08:00

My 8 year old daughter is one of Rummagemonkey.com's biggest cheerleaders, as a matter of fact she asks me all the time if she can be 5% investigated (means invested) in the company! Ahh truly my kid!

The other day she wore her Rummagemonkey.com T Shirt to School, and another little girl spoke up right away about the cute monkey, and was like Rummagemonkey.com what is that!

My daughter shot back it is my Dad's new company!

Not bated or given any preconceived notions about what Rummagemonkey.com is or is going to be another little girl who is always in competition and trying to one up my daughter quipped back....Oh yeah...My dad owns eBay!

That makes me Smile!

Rummagemonkey.com Its getting close!

2006-11-29T07:27:00.000-08:00

We are getting close to the launch of http://www.Rummagemonkey.com We are going over the beta and will be launching in some form....LOL on Friday. We are real picky and are really trying hard to bring a good product to the table. Further once we contact our interested vendors and help them through the upload process, we will run our first Ad Campaign a Paid Banner on Myspace right on the log in page for every user! Hopefully all of you myspacers will not be able to avoid clicking on the cute little monkey!

One part of the Monkey we want to explore with our Vendors is specific PPC Marketing Through Adwords, and Yahoo, If you want more exposure to Your specific products on our site, or your products on your site, or a combination of both we have the expertise and know how to provide you with a campaign to increase visits to your products from people actually looking for them.....Email info@Rummagemonkey.com for further details!

A while back we blogged that the average American has $2500 worth of unused items in their homes.....If this sounds like you please break out the digital camera and get ready to make some Jingle on your collection of dust! Remember One Mans Junk is Another Mans Treasure! And we want your junk er ah treasure on the Monkey!

We've also begun auditioning (Through our Ad agency) the voice talent for our Radio Commercial, (Look for it to initially air on XM in January!)

We hope to see you register with us just as soon as we launch!

Thanksgiving in the woods in my RV, Peaceful, Serene.........And then I tried to get internet access!

2006-11-26T17:56:00.000-08:00

Usually I use jaunts to the Beach or out to the woods in our family RV as a way to unwind, and relax and just hangout by a campfire, read ghost stories to the kids and go on hikes, bike rides etc.

So with that in mind on Wednesday night we headed out for a few days of RVing over thanksgiving weekend!

We are currently testing the beta site and getting ready for the upcoming launch of http://www.Rummagemonkey.com So along came the laptop with my Cingular aircard attached, Normally this thing chugs along great and has allowed me to check email , surf a web page or two at a relative decent speed.

Anyway we get to our site, and my first mission is to get satellite reception through the trees so we can watch Thanksgiving day Football the Macy's parade etc. It had been a few months since we had used the receiver in the RV so after the dish on the roof verified a lock on the satellites, and I still had no reception I knew I had to call DIshnetwork and have them reset the box!

Call one on the cell phone....Welcome to click..........Dropped call

Call two........Got to a live person who could not hear me

Call Three...Get to Cust. Service menu Dropped call

Call Four.....Get a rep on phone and he says I can't make out enough words I'm gonna hang up now...Click Your gonna do what???$%^&* AAAAAAAGGGGH!

So I set off on a series of attempts trying to get through to the powers that be at Dishnetwork, After about 50 attempts, posing in various positions in order to try to get one more bar out Cingular, With Visions of their commercials promising more coverage than any other network, I give up.........Good god roughing it is brutal!

finally I walk outside down to a campsite of people we know and the bars appear! I call Dishnetwork they beam down on my box and when I check it again later, I have all my channels!

(And for those of you thinking this doesn't sound like roughing it, At home we watch TV on either 105 inch screen or a 42 so to have to tough it out on a pair of 21 inchers is brutal...LOL)

So now I get down to the serious task of relaxing, We have a fire sit around with the kids, The site had a great rope swing that we watched our girls have a great time using all weekend!, everyone eventually goes to bed....I think Good time to fire up the laptop, and check in on what's going on with the site! I hook up my super duper booster antennae to my Aircard and fireup, first go is pretty good, then a drop, I move the antennae to try and get another bar, I lose a bar........aaaaaaaggggghhh anyway this goes on and on and on, Finally on Saturday I surrender the weekend is one day from being over and I give up.

In hind sight the family was saying what a great weekend we had, We went down to a horse stable to check out a bunch of horses, they had some lasso ropes for the kids to play with, so we had my two Daughters and two of our Friends Daughters Run between me and our other friend while we practiced our roping skills! The first Horse caught was my 5 year old I lassoed her right around the waist and dragged her in! After the crying ceased we continued, Our Friends two Daughters were next to be roped, Then my 8 year old, the lasso flew beautifully through the air settling on her neck, ker plunk game over! We walked back to Camp laughing! Not bad for a City Boy!

Good Food, Great times with Friends and Family.....Not that I'll ever stop messing around with Technology but sometimes 4 days can put it all in perspective!

Dec. 1st Launch of Rummagemonkey.com , Did any one watch the American Music Awards?

2006-11-22T08:15:00.000-08:00

We have decided to forego Black Friday and Push our Launch back to Dec. 1st. We are working hard on providing a custom bulk upload solution for our vendors and are just not willing to release the site for your eyes until the quality level is up to our corporate standard!

Its funny last night I was sitting at the laptop going through our beta, and my wife started watching the American Music Awards, I was pretty engrossed in what I was doing, but her hemming and hawing about how ridiculous the show was , got me to take a break and watch it!

The first time I can ever remember watching an awards show!

Jimmy Kimmel.....Yawn His delivery and jokes are dreadful I listen to Howard Stern Regularly and have heard Kimmel on the show before and tend to normally like this kind of Humor , as a host for this his delivery and jokes were dreadful......With that said it is exactly what kept my eyes glued to the show, it was like can this get any worse? Did they stick Kimmel in last minute because Michael Richards was busy?

I will also confess right here that I watch Pants off Dance Off, where normal (I use this term loosely) people strip to music, do a search on your guide if you have not seen this, it is possibly the worst excuse ever for a TV show and once you start watching you can't stop! It is between this show and Dog the Bounty Hunter, For the most riveting garbage!

The songs at the AMA were a complete Train Wreck and again you couldn't stop watching, I left a few dollar bills folded at the top of my television after the Pussycat Dolls did their number......I enjoyed it, it made my wife Squirm, and I was happy my seven and five year old were asleep....LOL

I happen to like a lot of No Doubt, Gwen Stefani stuff......But what the hell was that number? I must be getting old.

JZ...I think that's who it was, My wife was like Jesus Honey you could do that!

Red hot Chili's acceptance speech........Again great band love their stuff, acceptance speech was asinine! If your gonna stay in England, than spare us the schtick

The outfits were so over the top they should have held this a few nights before Halloween not Thanksgiving! Give me Carrie Underwood in Jeans and Straight Blonde Hair, She is hard to buy all done up, what was with that hair!, and the breakaway skirt

Bangs are back...Hopefully not for long, is it any wonder Dateline has to Run a pedophile show every other week......

Jamie Fox great actor not a bad singer, but does he always need to sound like a puppet at these award shows?

Paris Hilton, They should of put a bag over her head and let her dance with the pussy cat dolls, stop letting this person speak!

Anyway the show was terrific, I will definently be a viewer next year!

Have a great holiday and look for the Monkey http://www.Rummagemonkey.com

Launching Dec. 1st

Yey Fox....Good Move, But lets get onto something serious

2006-11-21T07:16:00.000-08:00

Wow, the power of the Monkey.....Lol One day after my OJ rant its over Fox has pulled the Losers TV Show and book deal........(Side note: For those who can't see the Sarcasm we know that our 50 readers were not why the plug got pulled on this) It is nice to see that the outrage and voice of the American people can still get things done!

So now I ask for your support on something we absolutely must rally behind! Are you ready?

STARBUCKS and their coffee lid from Solo......How many stains on clothing has this brutal combination caused?

Every morning about a mile from my home I stop at Starbucks for a Venti Coffee Room for Cream (P.S. If I lived in Northern California I would go to Peet's which has a superior product and is a public company, look for it to sweep the nation soon! However I think they use a similar lid combo)
I take every precaution, I step over to the prep counter wipe down the lid in case the "Barista" got sloppy, I even take a napkin and make sure there are no drops hanging around the rim of the cup, I then add my Non Fat Milk (I like to save my Fat for my Lunch spots, In and Out, Hooters, Rubios, or any combination of greasy burgers.....Shit I wish I liked vegetables) And off I go, Usually I make it about half way to my office (About 3 miles) before the first little drop forms and cascades down onto my pants..........AAAAGGGH It got me again!

The good thing for me is I'm a slob and am usually found in nothing nicer than a pair of shorts and a T shirt or Jeans so the Coffee stain ads an element of character!

But this rant isn't for me its for the Guy and Girl who needs a high test cup of coffee but has to dress up for work........We need to rally and get this cup and lid combination redesigned.......Does this problem occur at Dunkin Donuts, The Au bon pan, Winchell's and other coffee shops across the nation?

Is it part of a sinister plot by Starbucks to Ruin clothes so that people must shop more and keep retail sales figures chugging forward (I'm sure you libs can find a way to blame the Bush Administration for this!)

If you have the solution or an idea lets hear it, And if your solution is to bring my own cup into Starbucks, like I see some people do...then save it, I have tried bringing lunch to the office, in order to eat healthier, I have tried making Coffee at home and bringing it with me, All that lasts for about 2 weeks, I like a lot of us am a creature of convenience! I will get bored with the whole washing routine etc. etc. etc.

Anyway...our site http://www.Rummagemonkey.com is launching, While lots of us might be creatures of convenience, try not to be creatures of habit and continue to stick with your current overpriced marketplace! Please give the Monkey a try, in return we offer, Reasonable (Not Free, LOL) Fees, Lots of Advertising and Marketing, and a reachable customer service department!

Happy Holidays

What the hell is wrong with the Media, Car Chases, O.J. Douche Bag, and Storm Watch If someone spits more than 3 feet in the air!

2006-11-20T07:56:00.000-08:00

Living in California I am so sick of watching these damn car chases.....I try to stay awake enough to check out the 10:00 news on fox, and when they lead off with a car chase it irritates the hell out of me, News should not be some crystal meth loady running around the streets in a stolen vehicle!

Fox is clearly the worst at all of this type of sensationalistic journalism......The latest example and one I find absolutely reprehensible is the O.J. Fiasco they are talking about airing! What an incredible piece of crap....Are they so desperate for ratings that they need to give this loser anymore airtime?

EVERY LARGE ADVERTISER SHOULD PULL OUT OF ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BULLSHIT!

Unfortunately all of this is nothing new, Lets face it everytime more than a drop of rain comes out of the sky in Southern California we are under "Storm Watch 2006", or "Flood Fiasco on the 5 Freeway" Oy vey....Its raining the road is slick for an hour get over it!

If the news was honest it could go something like this.....

Our lead story there isn't shit going on tonight so we've decided to listen to a police scanner and follow a few drunk drivers around hoping one will be stupid enough to let the cops persue him for a while, If we are lucky someone will get hurt!

Oh, that asshole that killed Nicole Brown , and Ron Goldman, He's now doing a tell all of "If he Killed them this is how he would have done it"....We have decided to air this if he is willing to let the guys from Jack Ass perform stunts on him until he either dies , or promises to go deep in a hole and never be heard from again (This I would watch!)

And in Weather its gonna rain today...the roads are gonna get wet, and its gonna screw up my golf game......

I'd like to hear Don Henley write an updated version of his song "Dirty Laundry"

Actually no need for a rewrite here is the last verse of the song! Could not be more the truth!

We can do the innuendo We can dance and singWhen its said and done we havent told you a thing We all know that crap is king Give us dirty laundry!

Elmo TMX, Playstation 3, Ipod, youtube, Britney Spears, Turkey, Myspace, Google

2006-11-17T07:29:00.000-08:00

Today lets see what ads we get via our adsense feeds, when we use some of the most popular keywords being searched....Really go ahead study our ads that are right above this blog!

See anything you like....lol

See anything current or popular?

See anything your friends might like?

Tell them about our blog!

Tell them about our soon to launch site http://www.Rummagemonkey.com

Have a great weekend, and a great Holiday season!

Still reading? Free T Shirt for sending us an email to info@Rummagemonkey.com (Good for first 5 responders)

T Shirts for 10 names and a Promise! (First 10 Responders)

2006-11-16T07:19:00.000-08:00

As we have done on past Blogs, We would love to send you your very own ultra cute (The Chicks dig him!) Rummagemonkey.com T Shirt...........

But here is the catch, In order to get the Lovable Monkey on your back, You must CC ten friends on an email info@rummagemonkey.com you write telling them about http://www.rummagemonkey.com and this very blog! include your size and your name and address and we will get the shirt right out to you!

Is this a shameless plug to spread the word about our site? You bet it is! Some call it "Guerilla" marketing, we like to call it "Monkey" marketing!

We are working very hard on the beta and the site should be up and running next week! Please do your part to help us kick off with a bang! If you run a store get in touch with us via email, we will have a representative hand hold you through the sign up and upload process!

If your an individual post all those items laying around the house and get yourself some money for the holidays!

Our advertising budget is strong, and we will include Adwords, Myspace and other Website banners, and after the holidays will launch our first XM radio commercial!

We hope to see you buying and selling with us shortly! Now send that email and get "the Monkey on your back!"

Tupperware and Beer = Tuppakeg

2006-11-15T07:26:00.000-08:00

On my way home from Work yesterday I was listening to a replay of the Howard Stern Show on Sirius and one of their news reporters was inviting everyone to a cookie exchange party.....Of course the guys on the show were canning it , A cookie exchange not very appealing to guys, and It flashed me back to a similar situation I had when I was fresh out of College.

I was working for a company as an inside sales rep, and the office manager was pushing everyone to have a Tupperware party for her! I was the only guy in the office, and needless to say having a Tupperware party sounded about as exciting as watching grass grow!

However being young and wanting to do anything I could to further my career, I told her I'd have a party, but she would have to order the plastic tumblers ahead of time.......With that I organized the party.

When the party goers arrived I made them buy a tumbler at a bit of a markup as entry into the party and free admission to the keg.......The Party was a hit I had the top grossing party of the 4 she had from the office, we sold a bunch of tumblers, and once a few of the gals had a few cocktails they even placed orders for other Tupperware!

I left that company a few months later as they were unable to see my budding sales and marketing brilliance, They were much more concerned that I was unwilling to wear socks with my Topsiders! (Boat Shoes)

Even from early on sales and marketing has been in my blood! As head monkey at Rummagemonkey.com I look forward to the challenge of getting the word out there about your products, be it electronics, cars, motorcycles, computers, antiques, collectibles, and even Tupperware.........Although I am unwilling at this stage to supply the Keg!

Free T Shirt offer For First Ten Responders

2006-11-14T07:30:00.000-08:00

Todays blog is nothing more than a shameless plug.......The Good news is there is something in it for you.......Here is all you need to do send info@rummagemonkey.com , an email with your address, and size you would like, in the CC Field attach 10 friends, and ask them to subscribe to our blog, http://rummagemonkey.blogspot.com and to register their email and name at our site so we can keep them informed about our upcoming launch http://www.rummagemonkey.com

Lots of you have asked for an online alternative, and we are confident we are it! So if your a store get ready to upload your inventory!

If your an individual get out the digital camera, dust off what your not using and sell some product and get yourself some cash for the holidays!

OH, and if your a shopper.....By all means surf our site, we have several hundred vendors ready to go, and our inventory will grow daily! We need your support and we need you to keep checking back in order for us to be a success! We have installed several payment options and safety options, so search search search , and Buy Buy Buy!

We look forward to seeing all of you in the coming weeks!

Getting ready For Launch of Rummagemonkey.com

2006-11-13T09:22:00.000-08:00

We are one week and a day from the launch of http://www.rummagemonkeycom a nonauction new and used product marketplace! It is getting hectic, but we are having fun, We have had a lot of progress we have added a toll free number, moved into our corporate offices in beautiful Temecula CA., And have been firming up relationships with over a few hundred interested vendors, and adding vendors to our interested list daily! We will have a bulk uploader for large inventories, our fees will be reasonable (in the vicinity of 2.5% at close of sale), Vendors list price and can have it fixed or allow buyers to make an offer! If you sell online currently and want more info I welcome you to contact us at info@rummagemonkey.com or visit the website http://www.rummagemonkey.com

Individuals dust off your unused goods (Everything from Ipods, Mp3's Car Parts, Clothes, Antiques Toys, Collectibles you name it we'll list it! With the exception of Firearms) and sell them on THE Monkey! A previous blog said the Avg. American has $2500 of unused items in their house! WE WANT YOUR ITEMS ON OUR SITE!!!!

Our marketing plan will kick off with Google Adword campaigns, Also for vendors contact us about setting up a detailed SEO/Adwords campaign to drive clicks directly to your items and stores! We will also have paid banners on Myspace, and several other traffic driving Sights........Then hold onto your seat on January 2nd we will broadcast our first Monkey Commercial on XM radio, and will follow it with spots in various other markets!

We hope to see you Selling, buying, and just being part of our community in the near future!

An Ipod for my 8 Year old

2006-11-10T09:11:00.000-08:00

My Daughter is eight she has an ipod , I somehow find that scary when I was eight I had a leather Football!

I love technology and have always been a gadget guy so I guess she comes by it honestly....She lives in a world where we pause live TV, Skip through Commercials, and can watch TV Shows at will!

When I was eight friends were starting to get cable boxes with Rotary Dials, We were still 4 years from the Launch of ESPN, And our parents were making decisions on whether to buy VHS or Betamax.......My Mom chose right, our first VCR was VHS with one of those sexy cabled remote controls!

Today my Daughter can choose from over 202 vertical inches of TV at one of 4 Locations in the house! If your family had a 19 inch tube in 1975 you were players!

I've been noticing a lot of commercials on DishNetwork, lately that allow you to push buttons on the Remote for instant ordering, and additional information, Computer Monitors and DLP, LCD'S Are Morphing into one, Storage Capacity has gone through the roof, so it's now poosible to roll around with whole movies on a handheld or smaller device......Cool Stuff

All This leads me to Wonder in 31 Years what kind of Blog will my now 8 year old be writing about her kids? Hopefully about how excited they are that they got a nice new Leather Football!

On a business note with all these great items to sell and buy don't forget to visit our site! We are in Final Beta Testing right now and should be launching the week before Thanksgiving!

http://www.Rummagemonkey.com

Unused items of the Average American

2006-11-09T13:32:00.000-08:00

I heard an interesting figure last week, that the Average American household has $2500 of unused items. Yet all of the current online marketplaces are moving more and more towards selling new product.

At Rummagemonkey.com we have lined up a lot of vendors to sell their wares, both new and used, we know that new product is certainly something we want on our site and we are going to support storefronts full tilt but imagine the variety if we can get a decent percentage of the population to list even a portion of that $2500 unused inventory on our site!

We hope you register with us at our launch later this month!

In the meantime take those mp3's ipods, sporting goods, antiques, computer parts, baby furniture, vintage clothes, snowboards, skiis and any other items you don't currently use and get out the digital camera, and be ready to post, We will be offering extensive marketing, including Adwords, XM Radio Spots, Several Banners including ones paid for on Myspace.....And good old Guerilla (Skip that Monkey) marketing!

We are not an auction, you list the price you want for an item, and a buyer can make you an offer instantly!

So do you have items not being used in your house? $2500 makes for a lot of Christmas Shopping! Which of course can be done at the Monkey! Shopping this Holiday has never been so fun!

http://www.Rummagemonkey.com

If you Build it Will Anyone Come?

2006-11-09T12:29:00.000-08:00

If you build it will they come?
When we were doing research on formulating Rummagemonkey.com and trying to determine if there was room for us in what on the surface appears to be a very crowded Arena...We ended up coming to the conclusion that there is indeed room for us!
As I mentioned in a previous post, we had no desire to be a fee pay youpay , who Bids...etc. There is a giant out there that despite their high fees seems to do this area very well!
The majority of the other sites....Well they were built, but in our eyes very few are coming?
Why, it probably runs the gamut from under capitalized and underexposed...Or just plain not very memorable. You couple that with not enough time spent developing both buyers and sellers and in the majority of cases you never get off the launching pad!
The other big thing is the lets give everything away for free strategy....Looks good until you realize that the few adsense banners you are running aren't gonna pay more than the costs of your server, and your idea of advertising is telling your Aunt Sue about the company during Easter Dinner. Without extensive advertising you will never get the word out........We have an extensive plan for Branding and marketing that I am continually preaching if you'd like to hear more just ask...lol
To put this advertising campaign into play costs a lot of money, and therefore our site will have fees...ooohhh ahh gasp, Our pledge however is to keep them reasonable and our goal is to drive buyers to the site through the high level advertising we've talked about!
What about Google base and Yahoo Auctions etc.....Well they certainly have the capabilities of being scary, but aren't they also risking cutting into their own bread and butter?
If googlebase lets me upload a zillion items that now appear in "shopping" searches, what continues to be my incentive to use their cash cow Adwords?
Again, these are random thoughts about the state of ecommerce, I would love to have a fraction of the business of the giants listed! The good thing is I think with our Good Looks (Aka: as brandingThe Monkey) Offering fair pricing, and being available we have the opportunity to do just that! See you in a few weeks!