In honor of Earth Day 2008 I got a really cool charity that I am going to post about and donate to for my monthly charity. The charity that I’ve selected is MyBabyTree.org an affiliate of NEWtrees a joint initiative by WWF Indonesia.
MyBabyTree.org lets you plant a virtual tree, then you can donate $5.50 and actually have a real tree planted. Here comes the cool part, you can watch your tree grow through Google Earth. As an initiative by WWF Indonesia the tree will be planted in Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
MyBabyTree.org also has a fun user experience in my opinion when you start your journey to plant your virtual tree. Enjoy some playful animation after you select the tree that you want to plant then you can learn about your baby tree and information on how MyBabyTree.org works.
Make a donation and watch your baby tree grow today at MyBabyTree.org. We all owe a little something, something to Mother Earth. I planted two trees, I’ll keep you posted on my baby trees.
04/22/2008 
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American Express Plum Card
Have you seen the commercials for the American Express Plum Card? I’ve seen it numerous times on CNBC and we applied for one and the Plum Card has been good to us at Pure Adapt.
This is an amazing business card to carry with the flexibility and benefits it offers. American Express calls it “The first everything, everywhere trade terms card from American Express Open”, meaning that most all your purchases will be eligible for the early pay discount or defer payment option. Those options can be a very valuable any business by helping them save money and help with cash flow. The Plum Card also has no preset spending limit providing a business with additional spending power if you need it. On top of all that it comes with all the discounts that American Express Open already offers.
“Early Pay Discount
Pay your balance in full within 10 days of your statement closing date and get a 2% discount when your month’s total spending is above $5,000 and 1% when it’s $5,000 or below. The discount is applied to all new eligible charges in that month, and will appear as a credit on your following month’s statement.
Example: Charge $10,00 monthly and regulaly pay your bills in full within 10 day, and your monthly savings can be $200(your yearly savings could be $2,400).” – PlumCard.com
“Defer Payment Option
Take up to two months from the statement closing date to pay your new balance in full – all without interest or finance charges. Just make an initial payment of at least 10% by the Please Pay By date on your billing statement and you can extend payment on the rest until the next month’s Please Pay By date.
Example: if the new balance on your statement is $5,000, you can pay $500 by the Please Pay By Date and teh rest by the Please Pay By Date on your next month’s billing statement.” – PlumCard.com
The Plum Card has definitely been beneficial to us already saving us a good chunk of change in just a few months. We’ve been paying early and taking advantage of the early pay discount which is 2% right now. That 2% will add up and that means more money goes back into the company.
My experiences with American Express Open for businesses has been a pleasant one and I would definitely recommend a business card from them. If you are looking for a great business card, you should take a look at the Plum Card and see what it can do for you. Lastly you know what, maybe Pure Adapt, Inc. will be on a Plum Card commercial one day.(hint hint American Express)
04/21/2008 Comments (1)
Tastefully Driven Lifestyle Blog
Today I wanted to talk about the Tastefully Driven Lifestyle Blog. Everyone at Pure Adapt has been working hard building content for the Lifestyle Blog. Its only been 11 days since the launch of Tastefully Driven and I think we got some quality content there. Check out some of the post:
- How to Clean an iPod
- The Front of Labels Lie
- Why You Should Jump Rope
- RSS Explained: the free technology that will change your life
- Microfiber
- The Positive Effects of Caffeine
- Comparing 100% Plastic Poker Playing Cards to Other Playing Cards
- Review of the ASUS Eee PC
- EAS Whey Protein vs. All the Whey Protein
If you the like the content that we are building on the blog, stay tuned for more quality content to come.
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04/11/2008 Comments (0)
It’s been a long time waiting, but 4.1.08 has finally arrived and Tastefully Driven is officially opened to the public. You can register now to participate the Tastefully Driven Community Forums, E-Commerce Shopping, and Lifestyle Blog.
Tastefully Driven Stores:
This site is a monster that my partners and I have developed and it was done in just over two months. In my opinion I think that is pretty impressive and I hope you think so too.
Launch day was a little bit stressful due to some of the problems we ran into. In addition to the problems we are still waiting for one more shipment that ironically was the first order we made for Tastefully Driven. Anyways Tastefully Driven is up and running and I hope you will enjoy it.
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