Monthly Archives: October 2005

Booya!!!!

Lots of excitement at Pickle of the Month today! Not only did we double our order volume, we did it with the help of one person! Yes, that’s right, the very person that uttered “what a stupid idea!” no less … Continue reading

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I’m really not gay

So, if you’ve been on the site since we went live, you’ve seen that the big change is the ability to order. Just before going live, Doug and I decided the stock pictures of the tshirts were pretty awful and … Continue reading

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And We’re Off!

After launching four short days ago, our inital results are in! – 110 average vistors a day, with a high of 157 today – 5 orders for our monthly pickle service – 2 t-shirt orders Take a gander our traffic … Continue reading

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Drumroll please…

WE’RE LIVE! WE’RE LIVE! WE’RE LIVE!Did I mention we went live last night? To much fanfare, and marked by some New Glarus beers and chicken pad thai, Marty and Doug took care of the technical details while I feverishly made … Continue reading

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Epson is a Bit Fat Jerk

I hate my printer. We’ve been fighting for the last two days. Every time I think we’re close to making up, he refuses to play nicely. Why does he treat me this way? I feed him regularly with expensive meals … Continue reading

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So close you can almost taste the pickles!

Marty, Doug and I have a conference call tonight to go over the remaining things standing between us and go-live. Marty suggested using Skype for the call, since it’s free. How great is that? Free calls via the amazing interweb. … Continue reading

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Van Gogh’s Got Nothin on Me

So yesterday I mentioned to Doug that I wanted to find some cheap image editing software to help manipulate our website and vendor photos. My design for the stickers to adorn our packaging tubes got rejected because the resolution was … Continue reading

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Look kids, Big Ben. Parliament!

Alright, I’m back on the blog after a raucous week-long trip across the pond. It was my first trip to Europe, and a great chance to hang out with my L.A.-bound friend Nate, but also an eye-opening experience in different … Continue reading

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Pickle Perils and Slow Movement

Two things to report this morning. Pickle of the Month keeps popping up in funny places. My fiancée just started a new job, and guess what one of the Vice Presidents brought up? Nothing other than Pickle of the Month! … Continue reading

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