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Suzanne refers to the 7 dwarfs of menopause: itchy, bitchy, sleepy, sweaty, bloated, forgetful, and her favorite, all dried up. And she recently has added to that an 8th: Seething.
The Longevity Medical Clinic in Lynnwood is a great place to begin your research for relief.
My Friend Nathan Vorwerk stopped by to see me the other day. I was really glad to see him. Nate is a bright young fellow, a graduate of Seattle Pacific University with a degree in finance and a guy who, like many other SPU Alumni, is exploring his options and choosing his own way. Nate took a break from his latest gig and spent a good part of the summer working on cruise ships in Alaska; Everyone should get to do that once in their life.
I met Nathan a couple of years ago by way of an acquaintance who told me Nathan wanted to get into land development and real estate so we chatted some at the time about his options and have kept in touch since. Nathan had some good success in land development before the market turned and we all had to go find something else to do.
Nathan is now working for Northwest Processing Solution a little south of Lynnwood, in Seattle. As a matter of fact, I am pretty sure he is working his way into an equity position with the company, which is how it should be for a young man with a lot of talent and drive. NWPSolution as they are called handles Merchant Card Services also known as merchant services or credit card processing services for Businesses, e-commerce sites and Non Profits in Seattle, Bellevue, Washington State and Nationwide.
They can put together online stores for internet sites that sell goods and they can cost effectively perform merchant services by processing batches of credit card receipts for small businesses. Of course they also provide the little slide machines that every store has to have these days.
When a small business starts up, most new owners don’t realize the expense and hassle a credit card processing or merchant services arrangement with a bank can bring on. For most they just assume the bank is where this gets done or they go to COSTCO. Truth is the bank is often just a middle man and an extra expense piled on and Costco is… well, Costco. A company like NWP Solution is a direct source for merchant services that often is the provider to the bank. The difference is that if there is a problem or customer service issue, the bank usually has to call a credit card processing or merchant services company like Northwest Processing Solution or Pinnacle Processing Group for answers which can lead to delays and miscommunication and extra expense. You are usually better off just going direct although your bank would rather you didn’t know that. So if you need credit card processing or merchant services solutions or if you want to see if NWP Solution can save you some money, give Nathan a call. Here’s the contact info;
There is another reason I am writing this post, which is to prove to Nathan that I can garner some exposure for him and his company within my community of readers, friends and clients and on Google through the power of blogging within a network; Specifically the undressed network of community blogs. I did this last week when writing about Pilates Mill Creek in Mill Creek Town Center a couple miles north of Lynnwood. You see, as much as I love blogging about people I know or meet, I also sell the blogs to micro businesses as a way for them to communicate regularly with their customers and stakeholders, just like I am communicating with you right now. What’s cool about it is that by blogging about things I come to know about, I am creating an association that makes me relevant in circles on Google I have yet to explore in person. In other words, by sharing my experiences within my blog, which is within a network, I can climb to the top of the google charts when a search is performed regarding the topic I am writing about. As you look for the topic, you will also find me. So thanks for bearing with me as I run this little experiment. If you’d like to find out more about how it could work for you, call me at the ROCS alliance or find me at www.jimwarner.com and I’ll fill you in on PNW Solution and other Micro Businesses I am working with to create communities of relevance for marketing purposes.
Pickett Street, originally uploaded by Jim Warner, Realtor.
I have spent a lot of time out and about reading real estate blogs lately. One in particular that I like is the Pickett Street website and blog. Pickett Street Properties is made up of three excellent Realtors with Keller Williams Realty in Bothell – Dennis Pearce, Jesse Moore and Lisa Bender – together they manage to put out a solid piece of work and some quality posts. They recently announced their new map based property search through Diverse Solutions – it is an awesome tool, easy to use and you can save your preferences for automatic updates. There was a particularly timely post by Dennis Pearce regarding his thoughts on where the market is and where it might be headed. I appreciate professionals that take pride in their work and as a Buyer or Seller these days it should be one of the things you look for in selecting your next agent, go see for yourself at Pickett Street. If you get a chance to leave a comment or message be sure and tell ‘em you heard about them from fellow Realtor, Jim Warner over at Lynnwood Undressed.
