Wixing lyrical...

.... If you know something of value – SHARE IT!

This is something I strongly believe in.

On several occasions I have, and it has dramatically changed someone’s life, so now I never hold back, no matter what. Would you, if you knew you could have that impact?

Here is something else that is definitely worth sharing and it may just change your life too -

WIX, a flash web design programme.

Now that may seem like a tall order for web design software,
However, Wix has allowed me to launch a new business, start to raise funds for a good cause, it’s also a heap of fun working on it and it has not cost me a single bean!

Now I call that pretty life changing for a start and I also think of the possibility – What are the ripples in the pond? How many other people’s lives could we impact, through the fundraising.

How many other fundraising ideas could you or I create using Wix?

In a past life I was a consultant in the charity sector and as I continue to research in this market, I really don’t think that we have even begun to recognise the power of the internet for fundraising. But maybe that time is coming close?

My only challenge so far with Wix is the sleep I am loosing as I find it so exciting as I consider possibility...

Re - invention

For many of us, we are looking for a new way forward. There is a need to re-invent ourselves, because the skills we have learnt and trusted to support us and our families may well now be redundant for good. I have recently had to re-think my business due to the recession and also because I wanted to develop a lifestyle that allowed me to travel.

I have done a lot of research, piloted some programmes and have tried in vain to get my head around html, Adobe illustrator and Dreamweaver. I have then looked on in wonder as webmasters have brought my ideas to life in front of me, with me thinking -

“Wish I could do that” especially as I then had to pay them several thousand euro’s for their work.

But that is the past and old thinking. I have now found a system that I can understand and use AND thank goodness is FREE as right now I don’t have several thousand euro’s to pay a designer. A lot of people are in a similar position right now, maybe this could be a tool for change for others as well.

It’s time to stop wondering and start doing with Wix.

Everything is drag and drop, simple to understand and even I can create a unique and stylish website. Despite Wix being in flash it is search engine friendly, you can fully monetise your site, upload to your blog, myspace and a host of other applications. It really is quite sexy. Over the holidays I created my own ecards to send out to friends and family and I am delighted with the mini site that I have created for this blog. I also embedded the same site for an email campaign and as a result have had feedback from the UK, USA, Brasil, South Africa and Italy. Not a bad start in just a few days. For musicians and photographers they have some great widgets for displaying and promoting your work.

It’s never been so easy to 'wix lyrical!'

Business, can it be a mitzvah ? (act of kindness)

Feed your soul and the children is about following my heart and supporting beliefs –I love music, particularly jazz and I also have a passion to make a difference in the world. Probably a phrase that is a bit overworked lately but I believe that many of us are coming to a time where going out to get the pay check to just exist from week to week is not a enough. There is a calling to do more, there is a recognition that we have the power and the opportunity to do more, I also believe that it is our responsibility to do more. As individuals we CAN effect change, for our own lives and that of others.

Recently I heard about a company called Toms shoes. www.tomsshoes.com Founded by a guy called Blake Mycoskie, his vision is simple, he sells shoes, but for every pair that is sold he also gives a pair to a child in need. He was inspired whilst travelling in Argentina and saw hundreds of deprived children without shoes . Rather than just walking away and one would presume he had the joy wearing shoes at the time, Mykoskie didn’t just see this as another problem in the world that really didn’t have anything to do with him, he took action by working out a sustainable business model so that he could help these children.

This isn’t about charity, Tom’s shoes is about business doing good. Dame Anita Roddick said “ Business has more power than the church or any government to make a difference” Yes, business can make money and be a mitzvah. Many businesses are now adopting this concept and it also makes good business sense. Business leaders and entrepreneurs can have an even greater reason to feel proud of what they create and their empire becomes more than just about the money. Consumers are happier shopping with an organisation that is making a difference as it means they can make a difference simply from choosing where they shop. There is a great feel good factor and everybody gets to win. In fact a consumer is 32% more likely to shop with a company that is cause -related over one that is not.

Feed your soul and the children, follows a passion with music and the opportunity to do a mitzvah by providing funding for music therapy and arts initiatives.

The website contains international gigs and events, reviews, an art gallery for jazz art, you can also currently WIN an Apple ipod and download 25 of your favourite tracks FREE with digital music provider eMusic.


Feed your soul will fund various projects that are involved with using music to heal, to inspire and help the quality of life for fragile lives. With the economic climate as it is many arts initiatives have had their funding cut, if we can step in and help, that would be great. Our concept for fundraising is simple, we have teamed up with the leading providers of digital music, eMusic, for each new subscriber to their FREE trial then this provides 50p funding for music therapy and initiatives. We believe this is a way to develop a more sustainable way to help those that need it. People don’t have spare cash for donations now, so we have created an opportunity to make contribution simple through normal shopping and everyday purchases”

We all have the power to act and make a difference.

Be the change, because the change starts with you.