Two days ago I was working in the back yard, rebuilding part of
my fence.  It was the part of the yard where we have a bee hive
churning away, making honey and pollen all summer long and just
keeping us company throughout the year.

After fastening some of the slats to the fence, it occurred to
me that I should check and see what was happening in the bee
hive.  It had been a few weeks since I’d been over there, and I
thought I’d say hello.

I set down the drill, and walked over, and did what I always do
this time of year.  Started knocking on the side of the beehive
to hear them start moving around.

Knock-knock-knock.  Nothing.

Hmm, that’s a little odd.  Usually I’ll hear a buzzing or at
least see somebody moving around.

Knock-knock-knock.  Nothing again.  Something was wrong.

I went back to the garage and grabbed my trusty hive tool, a
small crowbar looking thing.  And went back to the hive and
opened it up from the top.  Usually you’ll see a few critters
once you do this, but all I saw was a couple dead bees.

The truth was beginning to dawn on me.  Something was really
really wrong.

I went further into the hive, until I had dismantled it to see
what was going on.  It turns out, the bees had eaten through
their winter store of honey and I hadn’t caught this happening
in time.  Had I seen it, I would have been able to get them
through the rest of the winter with a special sugar water
solution.

Instead, at the bottom of the hive, was a giant, fresh, soft
pile of bees upon bees.  Thousands of them.  None of them moving.

It felt like somebody had punched me in the gut.  I had seen
them flying around just a couple of weeks ago and thought
nothing was wrong.  But that’s how quickly things can change if
you aren’t prepared for the worst.

Once you’re looking at a pile of dead bees, it’s too late to do
anything but plan for how you’d do better next time.  And that’s
not a great place to be in, trust me.

Every day I’m hearing about how the economy is in terrible
shape, and how these are dangerous times.  And I must agree, for
those who are not moving to grow their business and stay in
touch with their customers, these are dangerous times.

For others who are using the web to grow, this is a great time
of opportunity.

I really don’t want you to experience the feeling that I had two
days ago, looking at a pile of dead bees.  Because if it were
your business that was at the bottom of the heap, the feeling
would be much worse than a simple punch to the gut.

It’s time to look in the mirror and ensure that this is going to
be a good year FOR YOU.  First, grab the opportunity to get your
business growing in 2009 with your own money generating website.

Start here with a free consultation:
http://www.wallythewebguy.com/contact.htm

Next, commit to growing your business through the web.  It’s really the best way.

There will be those who look back on 2009 as a year of trouble,
and change for the worse.  And there will be those who rose up
from the ashes in 2009 and look back on it as a new beginning.

Let’s make it a new beginning together,
-Wally

P.S. – When a beehive is strong in the summer time, bees are
returning with pollen from all around.  Here’s the best way to
get more visitors to your site from all around the world.

P.P.S. – Trying to harvest honey without getting sticky is like
trying to leave a website with a well written blog.  You just
can’t get unstuck.  Here’s how to get your customers to stick
with you forever.