Archive for July, 2006

I was just reviewing all the MLM Spam in my in box today and decided to start an MLM Glossary for the uninformed. It’s cynical, but it’s not intended to be a blanket criticism of all MLM… just the email I get!
Your entries in the comment section are certainly welcome!
In MLM “Ground Floor” means “Nobody […]

From Start Up Nation…

Maintain your focus
You’ll want to establish a solid book of business, enjoyable and reliable clients, and a significant backlog of work before turning off the afterburners for awhile and relishing your newly established independence.
Expect to be lonely at first
“It’s a shock, even if you’re expecting it,â€? says Ted Demopoulos, who has been […]

From Inc. Magazine
1. Know yourself: Don’t try to squeeze yourself into some imaginary model of efficiency: extrapolate from the way you already work most comfortably.
2. Pay attention to light.
3. Think vertically. Racks sold for pot lids can be used for files or magazines; drawer dividers are as useful for paper clips, pens, and glue sticks […]

If your work at home business is online, on a computer, or otherwise sedentary, it’s easy to become (or stay) a couch potato… hey, if you liked digging ditches with a shovel, you wouldn’t be working on a computer, would you?
The American Heart Association’s website JustMove.org lets you create your own online exercise diary for […]

Veterans can tap into franchising thanks to this new program, Vet Fran
For Andy Anderson, it program has opened the path to a longtime goal.
“ I spent a lot of years in the military, and I felt that when my call in the military was up that I would move on and do something for […]

I guess that’s based on what “rich” means. Ebay really hasn’t been around long enough to create “old money” fortunes. There’s enough money in SELLING “Get Rich On Ebay” information though that major market talk radio stations are running spots for a dropshipping program through direct response (no website mentioned, just a toll free number).
So […]

Since this weblog is about home business and work at home entrepreneurs… where else could I buy fireworks for the 4th of July than from a home based entrepreneur?
I stopped outside the old brick building on Highway 64 East of town at what once might have been a prosperous General Store.
In the years before June […]

The plot thickens.
A while back I made this post cautioning people against responding to unsolicited emails offering jobs and requesting Social Security Numbers.
An individual who just responded to this email offer wrote to say that they had actually spoken with someone from the company but were still worried.
The woman spoke with a Russian accent but […]

Craigslist provides a wonderful free service where advertisers get their email address protected from spammers. Unfortunately, while this email redirect is live it is ripe for spammers.
A cursory reading of the website shows that English is NOT the preferred language of this company.
They want you to cash a check from some stranger, take a 10% […]

Here’s the latest from the mailbox about home medical billing opportunities. 
Well the ftc tells us about all these companies that are scamming home based jobs is there someone who knows where these “real” companies exist? I am a medical Billing and Coding specialist interested in working from home, Not opening my own buisness but to […]