Online Experience

I have been active online since long before the dawn of the internet age. I first joined Compuserve in the mid 1980's and have been active in online communities and businesses since that time. Some of my friends and colleagues were active in the first internet communities, such as The Well, which was a forerunner of what is now called Social Media or Web 2.0.

What I can do for YOU

A lot. Most marketing departments, ad agencies and other such firms are NOT experienced in internet marketing and are very likely to steer you and your company in the wrong direction! Often times they have relationships with certain vendors - which they are likely to steer your company towards.....and these vendors may not always provide the best value for your marketing dollars. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF SNAKE OIL BEING PROMOTED ON THE INTERNET. I see my job, first and foremost, as trying to make certain your company heads in the right direction when it comes to the internet.

We offer incredible value for promotion of your product on Hearth.com as well as advice concerning other internet promotion which might serve your company well. Best of all, the cost of the promotion that we provide you (inside and outside of Hearth.com) is typically 1/10 to 1/4 the price of other marketing efforts.

If you want to spend more and get less, stick to your current consultants and vendors. If, however, you want ideas and opinions from a company with more online experience and RESULTS than any other, give us a try!

Here is an introduction to some of our promotional offerings.

Qualifications

As President of CHI Associates, I bring 35 years of self-employed experience to analyze your needs. My work experience, listed by my age at the time, is detailed below:

• 18: Worked at Macrobiotic restaurant--Learned Nutrition and Cooking
• 20: Worked at Soy Dairy, exploring the uses and production of Soy milk and other soy products. Instrumental in the development of first Soy yogurt and Soy based ice creams
• 21: Vice President of demolition and salvage operation-Tore down and salvaged homes, barns and factory buildings (up to five stories). Sold recycled materials.
• 22-23: Learned carpentry and construction, worked on crew building houses, etc.
• 23-28: Started and operated successful remodeling company.
• 26-45: Started and operated Alternative Energy Business including stoves, Solar and conservation. Sold Business in 1998.
• 33-35: Bought and operated Wood stove manufacturing business- Learned the cast-iron foundry business as well as other aspects of metalworking.
• 35-40: Bought and operated importing and marketing company that sells Central Heating products. Visited Denmark twice. Introduced new products to the market successfully. Developed marketing and sales programs. Wrote Technical Manuals.
• 38-41: Invented and Patented new product--Manufactured and marketed same with first year sales exceeding projections. Sold business in 1998.
• 40-48: Created Hearth.com, a top rated site on the Internet. Also created many web sites for clients inside and outside the hearth industry.
• 48-55: Continuation of work on multiple projects - received patent for hearth and chimney related apparatus, Hearth.com traffic (yearly) passed 3 million readers.

Non Profit, Volunteer and Teaching Work

One of my non-profit projects involved setting up a complete computer lab and network at the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington County (NJ). We got Steve Wozniak (The Woz), a founder of Apple Computer, to help with the first donation for the project!

I also volunteered as an advisor, teacher and trainer at Hopework 'N Camden, an org that teaches technology to disadvantaged youth in Camden, NJ. Subjects that I taught include digital video, digital photography and PHP/MySql programming.

I currently teach classes in "Bringing your Products to Market" and "Success on the Internet" at the local community college as well as sit on the Energy Committee of my town.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Results ! That is what you are after and what I intend to provide. If you are not satisfied with any of my services, please inform me and I will adjust my billing accordingly.