Improvising Fatherhood has a hot new item for sale

So as you know, I’m a blogger. That’s what you’re reading right now. A blog. (gasp! I’m reading a blog? Don’t tell my parents!) And as a blogger who cares deeply about his readers (I’m sucking up because I haven’t been writing as much lately) I spend a lot of time learning about how I can be a better blogger.

That’s how I stumbled on to this article about blogging. It’s titled Poor Bloggers Focus Too Much On Blog Posts, and it’s all about how bloggers spend too much effort working on their posts and not enough time on the rest of the blogging business. Phew! I guess I didn’t need to write any posts last week after all.

Those of you who are also bloggers might find this intriguing, but the pure readers out there might be wondering why they should care about this. Well, hang in there because this affects you too.

So this article goes on to say that most bloggers who are attempting to make a career in blogging tend to spend too much time writing posts and not enough time working on the business end of the blog. Specifically the article says that if you want to be a pro blogger, you need to have a product. You have to offer your readers a product that is useful to them and they will want to buy. Some bloggers sell online classes or video tutorials, other bloggers sell physical items that relate to their subject matter.

This got me thinking. What kind of product can I offer? I couldn’t in good conscious make you pay for the parenting advice I dispense. I give it away for free and let’s face it, you get exactly what you pay for. But what do I have that people will want? What have I made recently that is of value to you, the reader?

And then it dawned on me. I have an awesome baby! And I made him with my own two hands! (well…not exactly with my hands but…never mind) And people are always saying things like, “Ooh I just want to eat him up!” or “You better keep an eye on him because I might steal him.” Clearly my child is a high demand commodity. I think I could sell him for a pretty good price, and let’s face it, I’ve got a Mt Dew habit to support.

So I am officially announcing that I am putting my child up for sale. I haven’t discussed this with my wife and I’m sure she’ll want to have some input on what the price will be, but if you are interested in this one time deal, leave a comment below. I was going to put him up for sale on eBay, but they have some really weird rules on that site.

Some of you might be wondering just how valuable Chandler is. Sure, he’s cute, but what else does he do? Here’s a list of useful purposes Chandler could fulfill.

1. Have a bunch of stuff neatly organized in a basket and want it all messily strewn about the floor? Chandler is great at that.

2. Need to wake up between 6 and 7 am (sometimes as early as 5am) and don’t like using conventional alarm clocks? Let Chandler surprise you!

3. Need a more legitimate excuse for not getting all your other work done? Babies are the perfect excuse for just about anything!

The list goes on and on. So let me know what you think. Leave a comment if you are interested in purchasing my baby. And if you have any other suggestions for products I could offer, leave a comment about that too.