Archive for May, 2006

From the Mailbox…
A person looking for a home business asks this question about the website EasyPhotoBiz.com
Has anyone heard of www.easyphotobiz.com?
Basically, you purchase this manual and it will “teach” you how to have your
own photo biz. I believe it also supplies contacts - companies that need field reps such as insurance, banks, real estate etc. […]

W. J. Mencarow ’s ezine predicts a boom in the note business and distressed properties both of which are attractive to folks hoping to work from home.
Here’s his reasoning…
I believe we are on the verge of a terrific profit opportunity in notes and real estate.  As everyone knows, interest rates have bottomed for now.  Every time […]

31-derfully Simple Ways to Generate More Inquiries
   By Robert W. Bly
Noted copywriting specialist Robert W. Bly believes there’s many ways to fuel more inquiries to your ads – without having to compromise on the campaign’s basic concept. Here’s his 31 secrets of the trade.
A client recently phoned with a problem I’d encountered many times before.
“Our […]

Dane’s post on disability insurance got me thinking…
Disability insurance is important for any employee and especially for the self employed because they have no medical leave to fall back on.
As you’d guess with insurance, those who need it the most find it hardest to get.
Depending on how “white collar” your work is, the claims experience […]

Tomorrow I’m told starts the new hurricane season.
MSN reports that contractors are “cleaning up” by cleaning up.
But how were some Gulf Area home based businesses doing?
Here’s one report from the trenches…
My sales did drop, but only for a couple weeks. Then some of the missed orders were placed a bit later than usual.
Hurricane Rita […]

Paul and Sarah Edwards, the home business guru’s, recommended the Daylo.com site to help home businesses drum up more business.
Daylo’s site is apparently optimized to read the geographical origin of the visitor’s IP because it automatically served up regional contacts.
From the Daylo.com FAQ 
Daylo is a free website enabling people with an easy and accountable way […]

Are you a fantastic scrap book guru who’d love to turn your passion into a home business?
Many who’ve done that SELL scrap book supplies and maybe you do too.
What about the people who come to the party, buy the stuff and never get it done?
This scrap book lady has got the right idea… charge to do […]

You really didn’t believe that headline did you?
I hope not.
But I wonder just how many will?
This is another scam promoted on Craigslist. At the very least it violates their terms of service because you have to pay to work. At worst it’s another one of those “how to get 10,000 people to send you $20 […]

According to James Jones of the WhatReallySellsBlog, it’s… TOYS!
Toys are one of the few items that sell well the entire year on ebay… The trick is knowing what toys will sell for profit!
You Can’t Afford to NOT Sell Toys On Ebay!
Next week I’m interviewing THE eBay Toy Selling Guru — Jenni Hunt. 
What Jenni does is […]

Woody Quiñones a Speciality Advertising sales person resides in Florida and his area was caught in a pulverizing hurricane.
Turning lemons into lemonade, he put out a press release and began getting emails and calls within hours.
Hurricane Beaten Business Punches Back At Christmas! (opens in a new window)
Here are some of the points I took from the […]