Archive for January, 2007

The Nashville Business Journal reports that in Nashville, TN last year, over two-thirds of prospective buyers (69%) used the internet as part of their home search. The national average is 59%.
If you sell a real estate related product or service, it’s increasingly important to be online. If you sell internet advertising services, real estate sales [...]

From BusinessWeek.com
I’m a native Spanish speaker living in the U.S. I would like to work from home now that I have young children. Do you have any suggestions for how I can use my language skills in a home business?
There are many opportunities for home-based work in translation, which involves the written word, or interpreting, [...]

The National Association of Manufacturers, among other businesses, is telling the government: “Fix The Schools”!
Most solo entrepreneurs don’t notice the problem as much. They have drive and desire that may overcome any lack of basic skills that stands in their way.
But it can become a problem when hiring other people and expanding your business. Then [...]

It’s actually designed more for communications like web browsing, email, Internet Phone, and playing video and audio from flash drives. Mass produced it could cost as little as $100.
It reminds me of the $100 lap tops being developed for school children in the developing world. As I wrote that article I told you I [...]

This article was short but interesting because it mentioned some home business finance options, people don’t ordinarily think of. It’s from the new publication Home Office Weekly and it’s called “Six Ways To Finance Your Home Business: Right Under Your Nose!“.
Most of us know we can dip into our own personal savings. But how many [...]

Out2.com presented itself as a home business franchise opportunity that would let entrepreneurs sell online advertising to local business from their home office.

In the last few days, several reports have come in stating that the company is no longer in business. As of today, their website is down.
Individuals contacting this blog state that the company [...]

Agloco is still slowly plodding towards roll out of it’s tool bar that promises to put some money in your pocket just for keeping it active as you surf the net.
Search syndicates like Agloco already exist, of course, and they have the potential to generate millions of dollars per month in advertising revenue.
Agloco is the [...]

Shoemoney got subpoenaed yesterday about some supposedly slanderous comments on his blog… not that he made but some that one person made about another.
This will be interesting to watch.  The original post was made last year sometime.
 

During the previous Presidential election cycle, the new battle for internet voters made use of the “Googlebomb”. When people typed in “Miserable Failure” Google pulled up President Bush.
Google says they have changed their algorithm to stop the practice of Googlebombs. But it my opinion they should be forced to change the name of the formula [...]

When I was driving through Pennyslvania’s Amish Country last summer I was struck by the number of home based enterprises… Amish and non Amish. So I wonder how that region stacks up with this report on the state of Oregon? 
From KPTV.com
U.S. Census figures showed Oregonians are more likely to work from home than the national average.
 
The figures [...]