Archive for July 13th, 2007

  • Van Sized Street Writer Prints Messages, Burns Rubber

    I had to start a new category for this one: weird! I gotta get one of these babies!
    From Endgaget
    the StreetWriter project stuffs a computer-controlled industrial spray painting unit into an extended-body cargo van, where it can then roll up to unsuspecting sections of pavement and drop all sorts of textual delight. Granted, the prints can […]

  • Book Marketing Failure Transformed To Success

    When Steve Weber started marketing his book. He did what everyone told him to do and ended up spending $20 on marketing for every book sold. Here’s what really worked:
    1. Blogging
    2. Myspace
    3. Free Review Copies ONLY FOR AMAZON TOP REVIEWERS
    From the Small Press Blog HT Steve Weber
    How did you learn the techniques in “Plug Your […]

  • Dumbfounded Down Under - Australia Commission Sues Google Over Ads

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says that Google ads are “Deceptive” according to the Silicon Valley San Jose Business News.
    Why? Competitive businesses are bidding on one another’s keywords on Google.
    Does the commission really believe that the unpaid search results are automatically more authoritative than the paid advertising? If so, they must not use […]

  • Skip Rosell’s New Program - Life Safety

    Every business start up guide I’ve read that Skip Rosell has produced has 2 characteristics… ingenious and reasonably priced.
    This one is no different. He and his friend Bob Mc Alister have produced a great report here.
    It’s not an affiliate link.
    I liked it enough to post it for you just because it’s “worth it”.
    Hi my friend,A […]

  • How To Transform Your Day Job Into A Telecommuting Position

    Web Worker Daily has a great article that - in my opinion - is a good guide on taking a “cubicle” position and turning into a telework position - at least on a part time basis by
    1. Analyzing what you do at work that could be done at home.
    2. What you’re doing after hours at […]

  • Grants.gov Stakeholder Webinar

    Here’s the Grants.gov Stakeholder Webinar announcement. If you think you want to try to make money tapping into government grants, here’s a free webinar to let you see if you can decipher bureaucracyspeak. The first rule of bureaucracyspeak is to be able to send out an annoucement, have people read it, and then wonder “What […]