Start a Blog Consulting Business

Blog Consulting Business

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A blog (also called a weblog or web log) is a website consisting of entries (also called posts) , usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video appearing in reverse chronological order with the most recent entry appearing first (similar in format to a daily journal).

 Blogs typically include features such as comments and linksto increase user interactivity. Blogs are created using specific publishing software.

Variations of the term blog:

•       Blogging: The act of writing a post for a blog
•       Blogger: A person who writes content for a blog
•      Blogosphere: The online community of blogs and bloggers

Blogs Today:

As the Internet has become more social, blogs have gained in popularity. Today, there are over 100 million blogs with more entering the blogosphere everyday. Blogs have become more than online diaries. In fact, blogging has become an important part of the online and offline worlds with popular bloggers impacting the worlds of politics, business and society with their words.

The Future of Blogs:

It seems inevitable that blogging will become even more powerful in the future with more people and businesses recognizing the power of bloggers as online influencers. Anyone can start a blog thanks to the simple (and often free) tools readily available online. The question will likely become not, "Why should I start a blog?" but rather, "Why shouldn't I start a blog?"

Blogs are one of the most common ways for both individuals and businesses to create a distinctive "voice" online. In fact, there are over 27 million blog that use the WordPress platform alone.

The popularity of blogging brings regular changes and improvements to the technology, and for the novice user, this can create a sense of overwhelm and an inability to use the tools to their maximum potential.

If you are a blogging expert, you can create a very lucrative business by providing blog consulting support to all types of bloggers.

The Pros

Some of the reasons you may want to consider starting a blog consulting business include:

·         Startup costs are minimal.

·         You can offer support in any or all areas of blogging including, setup, customization, marketing and content writing.

·         You can tap into your creative passions while helping your clients.

·         You have a broad target market at your disposal, including personal bloggers, small business blogs, corporate blogs, etc.

·         Your business can be entirely home-based.

·         You can work as much as you want, whenever you want.

·         You can offer ongoing services to your clients, creating steady income.

The Cons

Some of the potential challenges of starting a blog consulting business include:

·         You must have expert skill, knowledge and experience with all types of blogs and blog platforms.

·         You have to be able to explain technical processes in non-technical terms.

·         You may have to include an element of education about why blogs are beneficial in your sales pitch.

·         The competition may be stiff, depending on your target market.

·         It can take a while to establish a solid client base.

5 Elements to Start a Blog Successfully

 

When you make the decision to start a blog, it's likely that you want people to visit it. In other words, you want to start a blog that has a good chance of being successful. Even your mother won't visit your blog if it's boring. Follow the 5 elements of successful blogs below to ensure you're on the right track from the moment you create a blog.

1. Personality

Your blog should reflect your personality and who you are. If it reads like dull news, it's unlikely that people will want to return again and again. Inject your personality into yourblog posts. Write like you speak. Make your blog posts conversational. Use your unique voice to tell your story in each and every blog post. Your unique voice is what makes your blog personable and interesting.

2. Opinion

One of the key components of your personality and unique voice is your opinion on topics related to your blog's overall subject matter. Don't be afraid to inject your personal opinions into your blog posts. Without your opinions, your blog posts will read like news stories. What make a blog interesting is the personal opinions of the blogger behind it.

3. Participation

Don't just publish a blog post and forget about it. The strength of a blog comes from the community that evolves around it. In order to grow the community on your blog, your readers need to feel like they are participating in a 2-way conversation. If someone leaves a comment, respond to it. If a reader emails you directly with a legitimate question or comment, respond to that person. Make your readers feel important by talking with them, not just at them.

4. Value

Your blog needs to bring something useful or interesting to readers or there is no point in their visiting. In other words, your blog needs to add value to readers' lives for them to take the time to read what you have to say. You can add value by publishing posts that provide more than just news recaps or a list of links to other websites and blogs. Your blog posts need to actually say something unique in your own voice, with your own opinions, and in a conversational manner.

5. Availability

Don't publish a blog post and then disappear for a week or month. Successful blogs are updated frequently Readers grow to rely on them for the useful information, valuable commentary, or engaging conversations that happen on your blog. If readers can't rely on you to be there when they visit with new content or conversations, they'll look elsewhere.

Start a Mushroom Farming Business

MUSHROOM FARMING

A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source.

Mushroom farming  takes a knack and careful attention to important cultural details. Whether you’re considering building a large commercial Agaricus facility or growing a few Shiitake logs in the barn, profitable mushroom farming, like raising any farm crop, is a just a matter of hard work and careful procedures.

Organisms that support the mushroom bloom must be made to grow, and those that can spoil crops must be halted. Successful mushroom farming on any level is about establishing the procedures that ensure the right balance of control.

Even the seasonal mushroom growers who do not use climate-controlled environments have to maintain a strict adherence to bed preparation and mycelial growth procedures.

One key to any new mushroom-growing operation is good record keeping. As new growers experiment with different techniques in an effort to find the most productive methods for their farm, good records will allow them to more easily duplicate their most successful attempts

Create a Mushroom Growing Medium 
The mushrooms we see on top of the surface are the fruits of plants made up of thin, thread like cells called mycelium. Just as tomatoes are the fruit of tomato plants, mushrooms are the fruit of organisms that spend most of their lives in the form of a mycelium.

The basis of any mushroom-growing operation is the growing medium that supports this mycelium.

Mushroom fungi are saprophytic, which means that they eat dead plants rather than produce chlorophyll to trap energy from the sun like common green plants. They do not grow well in regular soil, but prefer more fiber-filled environments.

There are two basic categories of cultivated mushrooms: 

• those that prefer composted materials, like Agaricus (button mushrooms), and
• those that prefer woody or straw-type mediums, like Pleurotis (oyster mushrooms) and Shiitake mushrooms.

Types of Growing Mediums

Most U.S. commercial growers produce button mushrooms in tiered beds of compost that are housed in climate-controlled rooms. A fair amount of European farmers grow crops on hay bales in darkened greenhouses. Many Asian farmers grow their crops in rooms full of thousands of glass jars filled with spent barley husks. Tall plastic bags of straw are hung from the ceiling in some other facilities.

Many growers are now growing their crops on cut tree logs, either inside or in outdoor, open sheds. Probably the most popular new method is to grow mushrooms in plastic bags filled with sawdust. New growers can take their choice of designing a system that fits their situation, or following the methods of an established grower.

The basic requirements are the same: Growers must provide a controlled medium on which the mycelial growth can spread.

It’s no surprise then that a grower’s ability to locate a steady supply of the base materials they use to prepare their growing medium is a key point.

A nearby dairy farm, a field-crop refuse supply, or a relatively inexpensive source such as animal fodder or processing waste, are all possible material sources. Smaller growers may weigh the cost of slightly more expensive materials such as stove pellets or feed cubes.

Have You Developed a Marketing Plan?

Market research, potential customer interviews and the design of product packaging systems should all occur before the first crop is inoculated.

New growers will have a difficult time competing against established outfits. Instead, new growers must find a niche market, which is likely to be the small local grocer or farmer’s market. New growers may also be able to find a spot in the value-added marketplace by incorporating their mushrooms into a cooked food product.

The demand for specialty mushrooms is booming these days. Portobellos are particularly hot right now, but that’s a difficult type to grow if you don’t already have a large compost-type facility. There’s no doubt that mushrooms are popular with consumers. 

Historically, mushrooms were considered a food for the aristocrats, and both the Romans and Egyptians considered them the “food of the gods.” Since the first large-scale European mushroom cultivation in the limestone caves near Paris in the 18th century, mushrooms have been growing in popularity, and today U.S. mushroom consumption is around 750 million pounds per year.

Mushroom-growing industries are springing up in many countries around the world including Mexico and Bolivia. Huge quantities of mushrooms are grown for the Asian market, which is the largest in the world. Asian consumers also are devout believers in the medicinal value of mushrooms—over 50 different species are regularly prescribed by Chinese doctors.

Understanding Commercial Mushroom Varieties

There are two main types of mushrooms: mycelial and mycorrhizzal. Essentially all the cultivated types are mycelial and can grow wherever there is an appropriate growing medium.

Mycorrhizzal types need to grow in association with the roots of a living plant or tree. Morels, chanterelles and truffles are examples of mycorrhizzal types. There are some efforts to develop systems for growing truffles and morels, but essentially all of the commercially cultivated mushrooms are of the mycelial type.


If the idea of mushroom farming appeals to you, there’s no better time to get started. A bit of research, a little Yankee ingenuity, and you’ll be ready to start producing delicious mushrooms.

Some great Sites

Ø  www.gmushrooms.com

Ø  www.mushroommadventures.com

Ø  www.naturalmushrooms.com

Start a Biolubricant Making Business

Start a Biolubricant Making Business           What are biolubricants?

Biolubricants are products which, when used, have a lower impact on the environment. Biolubricants have a lower impact on aquatic and soil life and cause less health risks. Preferably, they are mainly derived from renewable raw materials, such as rapeseed oil. Their technical performance must at least equal that of conventional lubricants. In order to meet the technical performance requirements of diverse applications, lubricants contain various components. The source and nature of the base oil and additives do not only influence technical performance, but also the environmental performance of the lubricant. Detailed criteria such as biodegradability, persistence and bioaccumulation, (aquatic) toxicity and other environmental and health hazards, and the extent to which the lubricants are based on renewable materials, determine whether lubricants may be eligible for ecolabels. Why should biolubricants be used?   Because of the way in which they are generally used, lubricants often end up in water or soil via loss or leakage loss (see Examples of Oil Pollution). They can be harmful to flora and fauna, especially when they have poor biodegradability. This can affect and diminish the quality of life in and around surface waters. Lubricants used in agriculture or shipping in ecologically sensitive areas are harmful to soil life and aquatic organisms because of the poor biodegradability of mineral oils and the toxicity of certain additives. Ultimately, the quality of drinking water and/or food safety may be at risk. In the early 1990's, the German working group VDMA 24568 estimated that a maximum of 10% of hydraulic fluids and almost 50% of greases are released into the environment. If these numbers are extrapolated to current figures in Europe, this would come down to ca. 66,000 tonnes of hydraulic fluids and ca. 65,000 tonnes of grease being released into the environment on a yearly basis. Next to engine oil, hydraulic fluids constitute the second largest share of total oil consumption. However, the amount of hydraulic fluids ending up in the environment is equal to the amounts of grease, concrete release agents and chainsaw oil combined. (Krop & Theodori, 2009). Conventional mineral-based lubricants can pollute surface waters for up to a hundred years. Even small amounts of mineral oil can inhibit the growth of trees. Mineral oil is also toxic to aquatic life forms (even 0.1 ppm of mineral oil reduces the life span of shrimp by as much as 80%). Biodiversity is better maintained by using non-toxic and readily biodegradable products. The use of renewable materials also reduces a product's carbon dioxide emission. The possible prevention of emissions into the environment by way of maintenance or system adjustments should always be considered. Lubricant components   Usually, the components of lubricants are divided into base oils and additives. Additionally, lubricating greases contain a certain amount of thickening agents. As a rule of thumb, it can be assumed that biodegradability is determined by the base oils and the toxicity is determined by the additives. The environmental properties of thickening agents tend to vary significantly.   Additives are often sold in packages. In most cases, this means that the package consists of a number of substances that all have their own specific functions. Such a package may, for instance, contain corrosion inhibitors, extreme pressure additives, dispersants and an antioxidant.   The base oil, too, may consist of a combination of substances in order to reach the desired viscosity. Base oils are commonly divided into mineral, vegetable and synthetic oils. The drawback for biolubricants is that (in market statistics, for instance) no distinction is made between types of synthetic base oils, i.e. whether they have been manufactured from mineral or vegetable oils.   Either type of oil may have excellentbiodegradation andtoxicity performance, but when it comes to sustainability, in terms of using renewable materials, a synthetic base oil manufactured from vegetable oil will often outperform a synthetic base oil manufactured exclusively from mineral oil. (for more information read Benefits and environmental performance) Base oil classification   An important part of the available lubricants is manufactured on a basis of semi-synthetic derivatives of vegetable oil (mainly rapeseed oil) and animal fat. The semi-synthetic lubricants are esters of an alcohol (often trimethylolpropane (TMP) derived from petrochemicals) and fatty acids (often derived from rapeseed oil). The distinction between mineral, vegetable and synthetic can also be found in the base oil classification that is being used by the Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagebau (VDMA) for hydraulic fluids. The VDMA sheets indicate the minimal technical properties for the application of ecological hydraulic fluids (for more information: Technical requirements). Hydraulic fluids based on triglycerides (HETG) or ‘Pure Plant Oil’ (PPO) Hydraulic oils based on esters (HEES); Hydraulic oils based on polyglycols (HEPG).   Open and closed systems   Hydraulic oils and greases are biolubricants used in open and closed systems. A distinction can be made between loss lubricants and 'lost lubricants'. Loss lubricants are greases with a lubricating and sealing function and are applied to prevent wear from friction or to prevent contamination by particles such as sand during excavation works (and are, therefore, constantly applied under pressure). The nature of their application makes emission into the environment inevitable. This particularly applies to the use of greases and oils to lubricate (semi-) open systems such as stern tubes and gearboxes, but also to concrete release agents. The lost lubricants are mainly (hydraulic) oils in equipment and installations such as winches and hoisting mechanism, on machines, vehicles and vessels, that are not only used for lubrication but also for the transfer of force. These lubricants are usually applied in closed systems but can end up in the environment due to leakage of the system caused by wear on an installation or during an accident such as a pipe fracture. The application of biolubricants is particularly recommended in loss lubrication and in hydraulic systems in or near ecologically sensitive areas such as nature reserves, agricultural areas and coastal and inland waterways. The use in other applications, however, offers important benefits to the environment as well.  Types of Biolubricants   Lubricants are used in various ways and for many different applications. Depending on the technical specifications and whether it is used in an open (loss lubrication) or closed system (circulation), it is possible to choose from a wide range of oils and greases. For this reason, different types of lubricants are defined when ecolabel criteria are drawn up. Regional or national ecolabels (such as The Blue Angel,Swedish Standard and Nordic Swan) are in general developed for the following lubricant types: hydraulic fluids, greases, chainsaw oil and concrete release agents.The European Ecolabel for Lubricants defines the following types of lubricant (after the 2010 revision): Hydraulic fluids and tractor transmission oils; Greases and stern tube greases; Stern tube oils, chainsaw oils, concrete release agents, wire rope oils and other total loss lubricants; two-stroke oils (for application on land and water); Industrial and marine gear oils. Benefits and environmental performance   Ecolabels are mainly geared towards loss lubricantsor products that may cause damage to the environment as a result of accidents. Biolubricants have a lower impact on the environment because they pose little threat to surface and marine life (and contain fewer health risks); preferably, they consist primarily of renewable raw materials. Pollution can be limited by using biolubricants. Biolubricants are also safer with regard to occupational health; they cause less skin irritation, have a higher flash point while also retaining the correct viscosity, contain lower levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and have a lower emission of VOCs. The use of biolubricants can have a positive influence on costs such as environmental fines, safety fines, by reducing liability and cleaning costs in the event of spills and accidents. Using biolubricants based on renewable raw materials decreases the dependence on fossil fuels. The current climate crisis has increased awareness of the influence of the application of lubricants on the use of energy by hydraulic engineering objects and installations. And with good reason, too: it is claimed that applying certain lubricants (regardless of whether they carry an ecolabel) may reduce energy costs by as much as 10% to 25%. However, no ecolabel has introduced any such requirement yet. However, there are criteria that dictate therenewable raw material content. In the European Ecolabel for lubricants, this requirement is set to 50% for hydraulic fluids, 45% for greases and 70% for loss lubricants. The Blue Angel Ecolabel states that the base oil of greases, which constitutes approximately 80% of the final product, needs to consist of either vegetable or synthetic esters. This limits the amount of fossil raw materials and CO2 that are released into the ecosystem. Concerns about the sustainable production of feedstock for base oils has resulted in the development of certification systems for certain feedstocks. Palm oil can be bought certified by theRSPO Soya oil can be bought certified by the RTRS. The use of biolubricants can, in addition, save more energy because of a higher viscosity index and improved heat transfer. The advantage of a higher viscosity index is that there is a wider range of products available with lower viscosity classes for certain applications of biolubricants. This is not the case with mineral lubricants. The lower viscosity of biolubricants, combined with its improved heat transfer, will sharply reduce energy consumption. The influence of the applied lubricant on the energy consumption of installations (and on the greenhouse effect and CO2 emissions) is determined primarily by friction. Eventually, wear of parts and the lubricant's life span can also have an effect. If these effects can be sufficiently and reliably quantified, this could for instance be included in the next revision of the European Ecolabel's criteria by means of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) studies. In various European countries and regions, ecolabel institutions have drawn up criteria that lubricants have to meet in order to be allowed to carry an ecolabel. Lubricants can be considered for ecolabels (such as Blue Angel, Swedish Standard or Nordic Swan ) if they meet criteria regarding: biodegradability (biodegradation, persistence andbioaccumulation potential), (aquatic) toxicity,renewable raw material content and other environmental and health risks. A comparison between ecolabels shows that no two labels are the same. In order to harmonise the various definitions, the European Ecolabel for lubricants was created in 2005. Within the current market supply,two classes of biolubricants may be distinguished. For more information refer to: Placing sustainability requirements on purchasing biolubricants Collecting used oil and grease   Waste hydraulic oil and grease should be treated like hazardous waste. This also applies to ecological products. The ecological base oil can still contain additives that are hazardous to the environment. Additionally, through its application the oil may, for instance, have become polluted with metal particles. If waste oil is not properly removed, it may pose a risk to soil and water ecosystems. Therefore, the collection and safe removal must be guaranteed. To ensure this happens properly, all waste oil must be collected by a chemical waste collector. In European Green Public Procurement documents (on Transport) it is recommended that used oil is collected and processed separately. An additional requirement could be inserted in the clauses of passenger car lease contracts and in the agreements with public transport, refuse collection and other heavy vehicles to the effect that a minimum of 25% rerefined base oil ought to be used on maintenance. To that end, relevant environmental aspects and supposed energy and sustainability gains should be analysed further in a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). In order to have a system in which re-refined engine oil is used on a large scale, the collection and management of the waste lubricants through authorised waste collection points (e.g. garages, petrol stations, bunker stations etc.) must be guaranteed.

Start a Poy-Sian Inhaler Manufacturing Business

  

Start a Poy-Sian Inhaler Manufacturing Business

The Poy-Sian provides valuable services with fatigue, looseness, malaise, nausea, dizziness, unpleasant odors, headaches, mild flu symptoms, nasal congestion, itching, insect bites, or even nicotine withdrawal. 

With its manifold effects and potential applications the Poy-Sian faces greatest popularity in Thailand and is also increasingly discovered by  "foreigners" and tourists to be their constant companion. 

Unscrew the top to inhale, unscrew the bottom to apply to the skin, practically in the format and available in different colors, so that everyone can easily recognizes his own Poy-Sian. 

Poy Sian Inhalers can be used for colds, flu, to clear sinus and blocked nasal passages. It’s also used for vertigo or just to inhale.

Poy Sian Inhaler Pocket essential oils 

Description:

That's 6 nasal inhalers brand-POY SIAN MARK II from Asian medicine and enhanced with 6 different colors.

Poy Sian Mark II, very helpful in your pocket when you're a cold, you have headaches, migraines, dizziness, or bronchi congested, just inhale it once in each nostril and you feel better, you breathe easier, your airways are emerging.

Easy to carry, this inhaler will be essential during the winter, traveling or camping.

Ingredients:

- Eucalyptus oil 8.5%

- Menthol 42%

- Camphor oil 16.4%

- Borneol 6.1%

Used for:

- Identify the bronchi

- Colds, flu

- Headaches

- Dizziness

- Odors

- Difficulty breathing

- Bronchi congested

- Biting insects and spiders

- Fatigue

- Refreshing

- Olfactory pin is in three parts, so that the liquid, as it stands, you can also heal insect bites.

This mixture has a very pleasant refreshing.

Packing:

New - sealed original packaging - delivered by inhalers pack of 6 ml each of 2 and 6 different colors.

Specifications

Poy-sian Inhaler helps clear nasal congestion. It gives fast, natural relief and helps make it easier to breathe freely.

With its manifold effects and potential applications the Poy-sian Inhaler faces greatest popularity in Thailand and is also increasingly discovered by foreigners and tourists to be their constant companion. Unscrew the top to inhale, unscrew the bottom to apply to the skin, practically in the format and available in different colors, so that everyone can easily recognizes his own Poy-sian Inhaler. The ingredients and the fragrance of all colors are identical.

Indications:

• For the relief of mucus congestion from the nasal passages
• Relief of nasal congestion from colds, influenza, hay fever and sinusitis
• Helps clear a stuffy, blocked or running nose
• Makes it easier to breathe freely
• Relief of symptoms of colds
• Effective for relief of inflammation due to insect bites

Special Features:

• Helps clear blocked nose due to colds, flu, hay fever or sinusitis
• Helps make it easier to breathe freely
• Fast, natural relief anytime
• Includes effective essential oils of eucalyptus, peppermint and mentol
• Handy personal pocket and purse pack

Direction:

• Unscrew the top to inhale, unscrew the bottom to apply to the skin.
• Inhale and breathe freely. While holding one nostril closed, inhale medicated vapours through the other nostril.
• Use as often as required. Close tightly after use.
• The inhaler should be used by one person only.
• The use of a single inhaler by more than one person may cause or spread infection.