Archive for November 21st, 2005

  • Poor Domain names for businesses

    These are actual domain names, but for one humorous reason or another, they convey a secondary humorous or offensive message that distracts from their “mission”.
    Perhaps that’s why some allowed their domain name to go up for sale like
    “Experts Exchange:Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views.”
    It’s domain? ” expertsexchange.com”
    As far […]

  • Companies Bring Back $200 Billion To US

    This is just more proof that tax law is driving American companies off shore as much as anything.
    U.S. corporations, including Colorado companies, will bring back more than $200 billion from overseas earnings this year to take advantage of tax benefits under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
    The act is designed to encourage a […]

  • Pawn Shops As Sources For Cheap Stuff To Sell

    Gary North has a membership site, but a free ezine.
    In Saturday’s issue he reminded me that a little used place to find cheap items to sell on ebay may be the pawn shops in your area.
    The problem with selling any “thing” though that you have to go out an hunt is that it takes forever.
    Perhaps […]

  • How Will You Handle The Rising Price Of Heating This Winter?

    This is a question facing many people, not just home business folks.
    Here’s an example of how one home based entrepreneur - Glenn Osborn - is attacking the problem.
    It’s pure capitalism at work… problems call for solutions… and depending on the solution required and one’s ability to exploit it, it can make you some money […]

  • Should You Use TinyUrl links in your ezine?

    I have an ezine where I send out a link to what I consider my best posts here and on the web.
    One of my readers unsubscribed because of them.
    Here’s what she said…
    Using compressed URLs (like tinyurl.com) is a sign of fraud or dishonesty or just plain distrust of your newsletter subscribers. So I decided […]