Work At Home Dad - Ty Tribble

Seattle Music Wanted

I am producing a Podcast and a future show on an Internet radio station and would like to use some home grown Seattle music as bumpers and song interludes.

Seattle bands....where are you?

Contact me here.

Discount Tire Follow Up

I received a nice email from Linda Davis who apparently works for Discount Tire Co.  Last October I wrote about the terrific service that I got and here is what Linda had to say in response:

"Thank you for the nice comments you made re: your experience @ Discount Tire Co.! We appreciate your business! And to answer your question... a customer for life means we're doing our job right!"

Discount Tire Co. sells tires just like everyone else, what makes them remarkable is the service. Going above and beyond to satisfy a customer can pay off ten fold or more in the long run.

Tribble.org and Freebubba.com Get New Digs

We are pretty much moved into our new office/warehouse space. The Starbucks-esque paint job is dry, the computers are installed, networked and the wireless is getting 5 bars in every nook and cranny.

I had 5 interviews in Monday with incredible people. I placed an add on Craigslist the week before and the response was overwhelming. I would feel comfortable hiring four out of the five, but I need to narrow it down to one. If all goes well I will hire two more from this group in June/July.

Another benefit of the new building will be the ability to offer a full service solution for traditional companies that are looking to sell new, excess, and returned merchandise through internet channels.

Declaration of Human Rights - Article 2

Article 2.

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

What can you do? Learn about The One Campaign.

In April, Brad Pitt and ONE returned to Africa to check on progress made since our last visit in November, 2004. In Ethiopia, we visited hospitals that six months ago did not have lifesaving AIDS drugs but now do thanks to the President's Emergency AIDS plan and other efforts. There is an encouraging sense throughout Ethiopia that efforts to combat AIDS are beginning to work. American help is supporting African efforts to fight back against AIDS and extreme poverty.

The Loft

As I mentioned, I am in the process of moving my small business out of my home and into a new office/warehouse space. The space consists of two levels. The lower level includes offices in the front and warehouse to the rear and above the warehouse is a loft.

I am pretty excited about the loft for a number of reasons. First, the loft will be a space for my kids (and the kids of the people that come to work for us) to hang out. The kids space will include a TV, video games, board games and a ping pong table. OK, I admit it. The ping pong table is for me, but it will also serve as our conference table!

Second, the loft is going to be a space to hold free monthly eBay Selling Whiteboard Sessions. The loft is about 1000 sq/ft. and should hold at least 50 people comfortably. Not that I am expecting 50 people right away and I certainly don't have 50 chairs at this point, (as a matter of fact, I don't think I have any chairs) so it might be a good idea to BYOC or Bring Your Own Chair.

If you are interested in attending the eBay Selling Whiteboard Session, the first one will take place in June and we are located in the Seattle, WA area. Contact [email protected] for more information.

A New Season Of Changes

We are about enter into a new season with our home based business. This will include a move into a 3000 sq/ft. office/warehouse space about 3 minutes away from our home and the hiring of several employees. The plan at this point is still to work at home as much as possible, but time will tell.

I have been involved with four start ups in the past and I am not about to kid myself about the time it takes to lead and manage a group of employees. However, with the hiring of employees, I hope to free my wife and I up to do the things that we are better suited to do. I can say that I have been pleasantly surprised at how easy it has been to find people interested in coming to work for us.

This new office and warehouse space will also open up some new opportunities. One of them is a project I have been working on called Auction-U.com. The site is a blog that will focus on eBay selling. In conjuction with the new eBay auction blog, we are planning to offer free monthly "whiteboard sessions" on eBay selling. These sessions will take place in the loft of our new office/warehouse.