Archive for May, 2006

Here’s a fast way to a low interest rate credit card…
I posted it on my brokeanonymous blog but it applies to many work at home businesses.
It’s about how I turned 2 high interest credit cards (19% on one, 25% on the other) to one low interest rate credit card…
1. With one phone call
2. With no forms [...]

Have you gotten those invitations for the Social Networking service Linkedin?
If you haven’t joined or promoted Linkedin yourself, you might think differently after reading this article.
Start Up Journal reports  how one start up entrepreneur used the service to land some major accounts…
Ever since Anu Shukla launched RubiconSoft Inc. three years ago, she and her team [...]

It’s unbelievable to me, but when I clicked the link I’m about to reveal, I found a potential book buyer willing to pay $2,300 for a single book!
Wow!
Here ’s just PART of the FIRST PAGE of Steve Weber’s Buyer’s Waiting List
It’s subject to change though…
Top Amazon pre-orders
‘Buyers Waiting’ sorted by price
The Negro at Mound Bayou: [...]

Steve Weber USED to be a stress out editor.
To make ends meet, he started selling some books on line.
When a lay off made his career choice for him, instead of looking for a job per se, he decided to turn his hobby… selling books online into a full time business of selling books.
He’s been able [...]

On Craigslist this morning, the following ad appeared. I’ve left out the email addresses… no use encouraging them.
I hate spam, but I’d also hate a novice who thinks it would be good to respond to this ad to get ripped off either.
They want 1 cent per name for these…and claim to have 450,000 names.
Let’s see, [...]

I found this job listing for Chicago on Nashville Craigslist
Related Link: The Little White eBook of Homeshoring Jobs profiles 180+ companies that regular hire home-based workers for inbound and outbound callers, customer care, and tech support – complete with salary information, typical schedules, and the tools you’ll need to get the virtual job you want. [...]

StartUp Journal reported on May 16th that Micro Lending is moving from the realm of philanthropy to a purely profit driven status in developing nations.
These loans - typically under $100 and for items like a water buffalo for plowing or milk sales, bicycle for transportation, or bundle of clothing to be resold are so the loan recipient can work, [...]

From the NY Times via Dane
Luz Stella Bongiovi has a job that many people would envy. After 12 years in the same business, she supervises more than 100 employees and logs about 50 hours a week, coming into work at 10 a.m. and often working at home. She has been sent on junkets [...]

Write An Article A Day, The Easy Way is an excellent “spur” to remind business people what they need to be doing online to create a steady stream of traffic.
You keep hearing about the need to “build a list” … “optimize your pages” …etc. but people change their email addresses every day and search engine [...]

Advertising Age reported May 15th that only 1 in 4 teenagers can name the major broadcast networks. That was the headline anyway.
In the body of the article though, the reality is much more profound… it’s not just teens! It’s people up to age 34! (You know … the ones we hoped had recovered from the hormone surge and [...]