Archive for June 8th, 2006

A few weeks ago a local Tennessee politician got on the air with talk host Steve Gill to explain why they sneakily increased their own pensions and attempted to hide it.
He explained that “everybody else” had cost of living increases in their pension plans.
Of course anyone with a brain - unlike this polititician - knows that “most [...]

Melissa Data reports that most websites designed for Business to Business use are complicated and hard to follow.
That defeats the purpose doesn’t it?
Is your website easy to follow?
B-to-B Websites Aren’t as Friendly as You ThinkB-to-B websites aren’t as user-friendly as one might think. According to a recent report by the Nielsen Norman Group, business-to-business websites are [...]

I do my best to report this type of Craigslist Spam but I can only volunteer so much you know?
It’s bad enough that this stuff exists, but if you’re in job search mode using tools like Indeed.com which is a “meta search engine” for alleged job openings that sends out email alerts for supposed “job openings”, [...]

I got spammed by a small timer today.
They sent an email from yahoo with a yahoo unsubscribe address… I mostly don’t trust these people to honor the unsubscribe since they’re spammers anyway.
So I looked at the html and noticed one of those “url shortening services”.
I clicked through to a landing page at freehostia.com
At the bottom of [...]

Startup Journal:
During the first few months of working from home I felt very lonely. I went from working in an office 30 hours a week while in college to being alone four days a week. I looked forward to daily calls from a girlfriend on her lunch break, or the weekly meeting with my co-workers [...]

After Craigslist got sued because of people allegedly using their service and not providing equal housing opportunities, you want to check out all the legal angles, but here’s one person trying to make their fortune helping people find apartments.
It’s most likely something you could even do working at home.
ApartmentBrokerSecrets.com is launched to provide new venue [...]

Specialty Advertising pro Woody Quiñones is teaching home based entrepreneurs what he’s learned about helping local businesses reach out to new customers.
His Little White Mug marketing course teaches aspiring home business folks how to:
1. create a unique and decorative layout
2. find those interested in using your mug
3. find exclusive clients ready to invest
4. get paid [...]