Archive for February, 2007

Here’s a piece from Sweden (in English) about how their government talks “Entrepreneurship” but practices “Red Tape”. Here’s a quote below. I added the emphasis.
Of the 25 members states of the European Union, Sweden only ranks 18th when it comes to the percentage of citizens that run businesses. Between 1995 and 2005 this figure dropped […]

Do you have clients visit your home office? Does your existing homeowner’s insurance coverage “cover” them if they slip and fall while on a “business visit”? I’ll bet many don’t. The insurer assumes that your business increases the odds of a claim enough that you need additional coverage.
Here’s an online guide to Liabability Insurance For […]

PostieCon is all about being a better blogger and making a living from blogging.
I think I’ll skp on being a Rock Star part but the topics sound interesting enough.
I’m talking about the PostieCon event in Orlando FL June 1-2, 2007
From PostieCon.com
Bloggers and Internet personalities are the Rock Stars of the information age. Bloggers reach millions […]

Fed Ex announces a pension plan change. The company is one of the few that continues to offer a fully paid company pension plan and that’s to their credit. After May, 2008 they will still have a fully company paid plan but in essence will become more like a 401K. This is due to regulatory […]

Blogsvertise.com announces that select bloggers will be seeing increased payouts for their assignments.
Blogs with Google Page Rank of 5 and higher and those with strong traffic ratings will be seeing higher payouts.
If you blog from an .edu domain as a student or staff and your blog can take assignments, the payouts can be higher as […]

Here’s a free online video by Chris Malta on the right way to find legitimate product sources for you to sell on stuff on Ebay.Don’t cheat yourself by selling junk. Instead, find out what Chris had to say about not getting scammed and losing profits by being exploited by “middle men” who pretend they’re the […]

I’ve been playing around with some traffic exchanges… Hitgusher for one and Magnify Traffic.
I like them for different reasons.
I like Hitgusher because the traffic is pretty evenly distributed. The monthly hits I obtained with the membership were spread out over days and are still coming in… not done overnight like some small exchanges where you can […]

I found this cool picture (fake of course) floating around the internet.
I’ve titled it “Microsoft Responds To MAC Ads” and it’s intended to be humorous.
HT to Cacoethes Scribendi II for the picture.

Going overseas on vacation? This business idea didn’t come from a traveler per se but the are an American working overseas. Maybe finding something you’d love to do from a home office is as simple as taking your next vacation or mission trip.
Notice the wonderful art carvings… made by a village craftsman in a dirt […]

In a letter to the Rutland Vermont Herald, a teleworker who resides in the state and serves customers in the Washington DC area says “If you had more access to High Speed Internet, a lot more teleworkers would move here! Duh!”
He raises an interesting point… that there’s an undeniable trend towards telework. But that most […]