Archive for October, 2005

It never fails. Watch for it. It may come around sooner than you think. Whenever there’s talk of real estate bubble’s bursting, stock market’s falling, and other signs of economic woe, the talk turns to gold as a risk management tool to avoid inflation. No problem there. I agree. I’d love to own a ton [...]

From MSN.com’s Bill Fleckenstein June, I suggested that Time magazine’s cover story, “Home Sweet Home: Why We’re Going Gaga Over Real Estate,” might be signaling the peak. “Big dreams filled Rick and Christy Alonso when they bought their new house from Dominion Homes. Start a family. Build equity. Move to a larger house. But six [...]

David Frey brought my attention to this website: FirstPagePressRelease.com So what’s the scoop? Optimized press releases are a relatively little-known development in the world of search engine exposure. Within 24 hours, a well-optimized, properly distributed press release will climb to the first page of Google News and Yahoo! News. More than 27 million people use [...]

I spent all day Tuesday at a government sponsored “economic and education summit” that heralded the need for more higly skilled employees in the workforce to make our nation more competitive. Scientific skills in particular are in demand we’re told – and people to convey the wonder of science to our children. Then, ironically, I [...]

Sometimes it seems like every “Work At Home Opportunity” is a scam. Are there ANY satisfied customers “out there” using the information sold online to make decent money (even part time)? I was searching some forums to answer this question. These folks will usually speak their minds freely and aren’t afraid of calling even legitimate [...]

QuickBooks is the premier “off the shelf” accounting solution for small business. Till now, there was a “disconnect” when it came to invoicing customers and allowing them to use PayPal. The problem has been solved by a simple wizard downloadable from PayPal that allows for integration of the PayPal payment option with QuickBook business management [...]

Different people have different learning styles. I’m “read a book” kind of guy. But many people learn better from watching a video. Having the same informati0n available in multiple formats in one package increases the odds of a sale and can result in happier customers with fewer returns. Here’s a link I found helping you [...]

Have you ever heard the old copywriter’s saying “The more you tell, the more you sell?” When I was publishing a print newsletter, our sales letter was 8 pages of text plus an order form. It pulled pretty well… I just couldn’t get enough names to mail to. When you start your own business, you [...]

If you use a hard copy newsletter to market your home based business (and the fact remains is that paper newsletters are far more likely to be read in depth than “ezines”) you may run into the same problem that Karen Deis of www.LoanOfficerMagazine.com had…having enough people on your mailing list to make things worth [...]

Question: I love working from home, but I have one complaint: I’m snacking my way through the day, and my waistline is growing. How do I keep myself away from the cupboard? Answer: While some find it easier to maintain a healthy weight at home, away from vending machines, doughnut pools and heavy power lunches, [...]