Archive for August, 2006

According to Wells Fargo, it usually takes less than $10,000. The best book I ever read on how to STRETCH that money as far as possible is one by Arnold Goldstein called “Starting on a Shoestring”. There are 31 Used & New from $9.38 as of now.
From Wells Fargo:

Small business owners use an average [...]

People send me email about online survey companies. No, I don’t think you can get rich. Or replace your $100,000 per year job doing them.
But yes I like one now and again to see how marketers think and check out new items that are in development. I may do one per month.
Right now, the only [...]

Getting a click is just part of the battle… that powerful headline and benefit statement has got them to your landing page. But will what they find there encourage them to complete the transaction?
From ClickZ
1. Don’t Just Send Them to Your Home Page
Yes, this is what’s easiest to do. But in most instances, it’s not [...]

By Dr. Kevin Nunley
Don walked across the street from his house to mine to announce he had finally [...]

Younger workers aged 34, give or take, are leaving New Hampshire at a precipitous rate that threatens the healt of the economy long term according to the Concord Monitor.
High rents, lack of activities, and most importantly lack of good jobs is causing kids to look elsewhere for work.
Some hope that telecommuting could be part of [...]

I ran across a really fine introduction to marketing strategy that I’d like to share with you. Here’s an excerpt, buy I think you’ll really enjoy the entire article on just how to think about your marketing.
From Escape From Cubicle Nation…
For new entrepreneurs, I think this is a very common problem.  There are so many [...]

On my recent trip to New England I was amazed at the variety of home based businesses I found. One was the Edelweiss Restaurant in Staunton, VA.
While travelling up I-81 through rural Virginina, each exit offered the typical array of fast food options… none of them seemed really appealing!
Suddenly after listing a something like  a [...]

Ebay may be cutting or their nose to spite their face by alienating the home school community. Reportedly there are 2.5 million home schooled children and the number continues to grow as people feel alienated from the public school bureaucracy.  Why ebay is sucking up to them instead of its customers is hard to imagine. [...]

So far, I’ve seen bloggers using Skypecast to reach out to their audiences.

I imagine network marketers can use this too for small downline meetings (up to 100) or any sales network for that matter which is connected via the Internet.
Churches could use it for digitally linked Bible studies.
Professionals might be able to use this for [...]

Was your business affected by Hurricane Katrina? This may be of help to you…
IRS Announces Additional Postponement of Filing and Payment Deadline for Businesses in the Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON — As part of the continuing effort to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Internal Revenue Service will grant to businesses in the Gulf Coast an additional [...]