Archive for July, 2007

Entrepreneur Magazine and Caffeine Marketing are sponsoring a “Marketing Makeover” contest. Tell them your biggest on-line marketing challenge in a 100 word essay. you have until the end of August 2007 to enter.
Note: the prize is up to $20,000 of in kind services. But if you’re marketing seriously online, it may be just what you [...]

From BizTactics.com
Kung Fu Tai Chi Club is a Kung Fu training center started by Yao Li in Boston. The club started a new Women’s Self Defence class. And to promote the class, they placed ads in the local newspaper.
But it costs them $200 per week to place an ad in the newspaper. [...]

James Jones brought this to my attention, it’s a hot new source for products to sell on ebay.
People are always asking me,
“Where can I find products to sell on eBay?”
(it was one of the most asked questions at eBay Live last month.)
The answer is not in “worn out” wholesale lists that everyone on eBay is [...]

Here’s a unique product.
It’s video taken from the cockpit of an airliner with awesome views.
It costs $19.95. This one video may generate about $1,000 per month for this project.
What could you sell online?
See it for yourself…
Most of us have sat in the seat of a major airliner and stared out the window as we took [...]

Remember, the fastest way to get mentioned in a book is to offer your story to aspiring writers.
Here are opportunities thanks to Dan Poynter
STORIES REQUESTED:
1. HUMOROUS STORIES OF MID LIFE CRISIS Wanted. Looking for funny yet enlightening stories of insight into your experiences as a 40+ person. This time is often a period of [...]

By Peter Grundner on SB Informer
This is so simple it will blow your mind…which is, of course, true of many of the most successful techniques. By the way, I found many of my favorite ad sites this way!
Let’s start by typing in “Business Opportunity” into Google Search or any search engine you prefer. You can use [...]

I can never tell when Gmail is going to start taking my legitmate email and consider it “spam” … there seems to be little rhyme or reason.
Sometimes Gmail disposes of some pretty important email in it’s quest to protect from Spam.
Here’s a quick technique to help you identify real mail you might trash.
From Technology Evangelist
Gmail’s [...]

Here’s a way to possibly make money or save money.
By frequently checking out the available gift certificates on Ebay. You’ll have to do your own due diligence, but I suspect most are completely legitimate and just special promotions.
For instance, this auction tells you how to get coupons for discount gasoline. 
If you investigate it and find it to [...]

Call it a “self funded marketing program”… if your marketing video is outrageous enough, it may actually turn a profit for the company whether the product sells or not.
If you can come up with the right video  or concept for your product Revver.com (and I guess YouTube now) offer ways to make money when viral [...]

This is supposed to be good for telecommuters so I’m posting it. I’m all for increasing access to broad band for small and home based businesses. But in the end somebody winds up paying. Many telecommuters would rather “pay” for wifi by paying for food and drink at a coffee shop or other business.
The first [...]