Archive for October, 2005

  • Self Publishers Find Blogs A Worthy Marketing Tool

    From Foreward Magazine (scroll down to article “Blog On”) Less than a year ago, author and publisher Gerry Murak says, he was a nonbeliever in web logs. Today his blog is a powerful marketing tool. Although blogs (short for “web logsâ€?) have been around a while (the consensus is that they appeared around 1994), there [...]

  • Pitfalls of Self-Employment: Not Saving For Retirement

    It’s tempting to think of starting a business as a retirement plan so that when you quit the daily grind, you ease into a pleasant and rewarding business. But some aren’t saving enough and presuming too much on the businesses future success… Here’s what StartUpJournal.com has to say…

  • Meet Mr. Rat…

    Don’t let the humble home page fool you, if you’ve been looking for a script to help you sell more product from Amazon.com, Mr. Rat’s Amazon Products Feed may be just what you’re looking for. He developed the script himself, but will gladly take a donation. You may also enjoy his AbsoluteFreebies website! If you’re [...]

  • Grow Your Own Fuel. BioFuel’s Gain Interest As Gas Prices Rise.
  • Sweet Home (Based Business) Alabama – Home Based Stitching Work

    “Real” Home Based Jobs (i.e. not scams) are hard to come by. This one’s “for real” if you’re a talented seamstress willing to work from home. Here’s the press release communicated by our local Chamber of Commerce: Project Alabama is looking for dedicated people with the ability to run their own business from home. “What [...]

  • Home Business Idea: Selling Ebooks On Ebay

    Here is an excellent use of “long copy” to sell an ebook on ebay… Ebay’s online format though allows for a color and mix of text and graphics that can’t easily be duplicated in a direct mail letter. This one’s about how to get the washboard abdominals of a bodybuilder. This was pointed out to [...]

  • Online Gold Finder?

    Online Gold Finder presents itself as a “reverse database” able to do 2 unique things: Uncover potential niche markets, and exploit words that trigger higher pay per click revenues. For example, if I’m trying to find a niche, I could search for keywords with monthly searches between 1000 to 50000 whose average cost per click [...]

  • You Don’t Need A Home Based Business – Your Corporate Pension Plan Is Now Fully Funded!

    Corporate America has now devised a plan to fully fund your corporate pension. No need to worry about creating your own home based business. Return to your cubicles with complete assurance!

  • New Secure Package Receiving System Eliminates Need to Be at Home or Office for Signature Required Packages

    Hate running out for 5 minutes only to come back and see a dreaded “attempted delivery receipt”? Working with UPS to get packages in my experience is worse than negotiating with terrorists and about as productive. Maybe this offers a solution… PLB Products, a company specializing in anti-theft and security lock box systems, announced oday [...]

  • Bottled Water – The 20th Century’s Greatest Marketing Scheme

    A cynic once noted that “Evian” is naive spelled backwards. Bob Weir agrees. It’s – unintentionally – a great piece on how products go from eccentricity to essential in short order. I see my wife leaving the house to go to the supermarket, which is just about a 2 minute drive. In one hand she [...]