Douglas Emerson, of Profitable Horseman, wants professional horsemen to make money in the horse business. He offers a program for professional horsemen and horsewomen in which he trains, consults and coaches them in 8 key strategies - which have been proven to create more profit in less time.

Actually, his straight shooting advice full of good old- fashioned horse sense can help you make money in any business. I know he has helped me in mine.

I like to think I have helped him in his business also. Doug wanted a simple web site with a clean design and easy to find information. He knows that horse business owners don't want to shovel through a pile of horse manure to find what they are looking for.

Here is what Doug says:

"I spend a lot of time at a variety of websites in my consulting business and see sites ranging from delightful to dismal. What I like most about Annette Riley’s work is her understanding that websites aren’t like baseball caps. “One size fits all” works OK with the cap business, but is a disaster for web design.

I want a website that meets my needs, is easy to navigate and artistically pleasing to the eye. Annette delivers."
-Doug Emerson, Profitable Horseman

That is a quote by Earl J. Hickey, a character in the popular NBC sit-com My Name is Earl. Funny show.

Here is a short summary for those not familiar with the plot:
Earl is a scruffy, petty crook who has messed up his life through poor choices. He wins a $100,000 lottery ticket and immediately loses it when he is hit by a car. He hears about the concept of karma while watching the Carson Daly show from his hospital bed and decides he wants to turn his life around. After a few good deeds, his $100,000 ticket comes back to him. He makes a list of all the people he has treated poorly in the past and goes on a journey to make amends and repair his karma.

I belive in karma. It is a simple concept, really. “What goes around, comes around.” Or as Earl would say, “When you do good things, good things will happen to you, do bad things and they'll come back and bite you in the (butt).”

My business has grown quite a bit in the last year. I think part of this results from a natural progression of what I set out to do with my business.

I really saw a turnaround, however, when I concentrated on a more spiritual approach and worked on allowing success, money, work, customers, whatever - into my life. Powerful intentions, law of attraction - being careful "what I put out there." Thinking this way really takes a load off, so to speak.

It allows me to focus on the best interest of my customers. The best interest of the client is also in my best interest. It results in happy customers who are referring new customers that are a better fit, and the circle continues.

Cool stuff that karma.

You spread some good karma of your own.

Everbloom is an design experiment by a London Web designer named Chanuki Seresinhe. You can compose a digital flower arrangement and send it to a friend.

You are actually creating a little flash presentation. You can change the display, size and transparency of the petals. The flowers will open up one at a time for the viewer – quite lovely.

Visit Everbloom and make someone happy!