Together with his wife Rene, Jim Nelson has grown the Tripawds blogs and discussion forums from a simple WordPress blog started in 2006, to the leading online community for three legged pets and their people. Tripawds is a full-featured social networking community offering blogs, forums, live chat and resources for people facing amputation for their dogs and cats. The multisite network hosts more than 1,000 blogs with 7,000+ registered members. Jim has helped develop the site into a full-time business that the couple operates using a “Freemium” business model to generate various revenue streams; including but not limited to enhanced paid membership features, product sales, e-book publishing, affiliate and pay-per-click advertising, direct brand partnerships, gift sales, and more. Jim also serves as president of the Tripawds Foundation, a 501c3 public charity. Connect with Jim at Tripawds.com.