Archive for October, 2005

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 logs�) have been around a while (the consensus is that they appeared around 1994), there is still [...]

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…

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 the programmer type, [...]

“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 we are [...]

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 me by [...]

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 [...]

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!

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 the availability of [...]

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 has [...]