What’s Your Job – Website Owner
A lot of people dream of having a website that actually makes you enough money to live off of. I met one who does, Jeannine Shingler of Freshroots.net. The name Fresh Roots came from a friend who wanted to create a record label. When that idea fizzled, Jeannine still wanted to create a new beginning for herself, thus Fresh Roots. “Fresh Roots is all about beginning anew. Putting down fresh roots of a new tradition; to grow and prosper and sing long into our futures.”
Fresh Roots is about turning your life around so you can have more energy, feel great and enjoy your life. She focuses on three core ideas: cleansing your body of harmful toxins through good nutrition, meditation and exercise. Her website offers a lot of information plus she sells 2 product lines; one for a meditation program and the other a nutrition program.
As a kid, Jeannine wanted to be a doctor, but didn’t want to go through the training, particularly the part of training when learning involved making mistakes. With her new business, she can help people without the risk of harming them.
She started her business about 3 years ago with just an idea. Over the years, it has evolved; adding the nutrition program first, then the meditation program. She does some marketing online, posts helpful comments on other blogs and forums. But mostly she talks to people, whether it be by phone or email. She prefers this to direct marketing.
When talking to people, she offers a post card rather than a business card. She also attends business networking meetings. Even during our interview, she offered advice for my own health.
The most frustrating part of her business is seeing people destroy their bodies by the foods they eat plus meeting people who are afraid to change. Obviously the best part is the gratitude she receives from those who go through with her program. The changes she witnesses are what motivates her to keep going.
I have ordered the free meditation CD from her website. I’ll let you know how it goes.
February 20th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Shelley,
Thank you for the interview and the blurb on your site. I find this a fascinating experience, having never walked this road before. I was reading more on Steve Pavilina’s site about how to monetize a blog and in Steve’s opinion only one out of a hundred can do it. We will see now won’t we?
But my most important intent is to help people regain their health with Nutritional Cleansing. What we eat plays a huge role in our health, but if we aren’t cleansing out the toxins that our bodies are assaulted with on a daily basis our health will be compromised.
So nutrition is just a part of the recipe. For those that want to optimize their health, maximize their well-being and live better longer you can find out more about Nutritional Cleansing by visiting http://www.freshroots.net
Thanks again Shelley! I hope your journey is a good one!