A-FIB INC

Our goal is to help patients and their families look beyond the common drug therapies that 'manage' Atrial Fibrillation but do not cure it. We inspire and educate patients to not settle for a lifetime on medication. We empower patients to see their A-Fib cure (or best outcome!

We will continue to:
- research and publish unbiased information on current and emerging Atrial Fibrillation treatments―all written in plain language for patients and their families.
- Educate, inspire and empower A-Fib patients to seek their cure.

Specific efforts include:
- Increase visitors and traffic to our website, A-Fib.com
- Encourage reader donations and earn passive income (via Amazon Associates commissions) to cover monthly publishing costs of A-Fib.com
- Remain FREE of third-party advertising (I.e. Google ads, etc.) that would clutter and disrupt our content and flow of our web pages
- Grow our subscribers list of our A-Fib Alerts monthly newsletter
- Complete and publish the 2nd edition of "Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure" by Steve S. Ryan, PhD
- Add more videos to our YouTube channel 'A-Fib Can be Cured!'
- Social media posting to our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn pages and Pinterest boards
- Presentations to patient and doctor groups
- Attend medical conferences, i.e., annual AF Symposium, to learn from the world's leading cardiologists researching and treating Atrial Fibrillation.
- Add A-Fib.com Advisory Board members when appropriate
- Grow our one-to-one consultation service with A-Fib patients seeking their cure (The A-Fib Coach).

Our greatest assets:
- Steve S. Ryan, PhD: research, distillation and writing skills; empathy and compassion with fellow patients; Industry contacts and reputation as A-Fib patient advocate and educator;
- Patti J. Ryan: editor, researcher and writer, graphic designer and photographer; book designer and self-publisher; and WordPress webmaster;
- Our A-Fib.com Advisory Board of world-class cardiac electrophysiologists (EP) and surgeons researching and treating A-Fib patients;
- Our A-Fib Support Volunteers who offer one-to-one support to other A-Fib patients.

Have accomplished:
• Yearly over 400,000 readers visit A-Fib.com.
• A-Fib.com has received HON-Code Certification as a trustworthy healthcare site since 2009 by Health On the Net Foundation.
• Our A-Fib Alerts monthly newsletter subscriptions continue to grow (from 300 in 2012 to 1500 in 2018).
• A-Fib.com has been recognized as a "Best Atrial Fibrillation Blog" yearly in since 2014 by Healthline.com.
• A-Fib, Inc. and Steve S. Ryan, PhD have received ten book publishing industry awards for Beat Your A-Fib.
• Financials toward operating costs: Through joining the Amazon Associate program a few years ago, we earn a small, passive income when readers use our portal link (http://tinyurl.com/Shop-Amazon-for-A-Fib) to shop at Amazon.com (at no extra cost to the buyer)

Have not accomplished:
• We have only attracted a few guest writers in our effort to offer a variety of opinions and points-of-views to our own.
• A-Fib.com is not yet a financially self-sustaining website. Since 2002, Patti and Steve Ryan have personally published the website with an occasional reader donation and small income through the Amazon Associates program.
• A-Fib.com Spreadshirt.com shop (http://462663.spreadshirt.com) with A-Fib-related graphic products has yet to develop as another source of passive income
• Salaries: We have been unable to generate enough passive income to pay ourselves salaries for our writing and publishing efforts, or to hire freelance writer/research help.