Archive for October, 2007

Jeff Cornwall has linked to this data from the Tax Foundation showing how states compare regarding state business  tax climates.
Where does your state rank?
Hint - If you’re not in Wyoming, you’re not in the top state!

I put up my Angel Food Ministries Lens on Squidoo.com on the evening of September 17th.
It’s slightly over 30 days later and here are the stats. My goal was to  get to the Top 100 on Squidoo and I got that within a week.
As you can see, the lens stayed in the Top 100 for […]

The 3rd Work at Home Expo will be take place November 13 - 15, 2007 at www.businessandlearning.com. Work at home professionals from all types of industries, and types of businesses will be represented at this only virtual event of its kind. This year’s event will showcases some of those businesses as well as women’s business […]

Here’s an interesting case study in online marketing. It’s a specialty hand made jewelry site that can’t seem to make pay per click marketing work.
They offer some good suggestions in my opinion.
Here are some things I would suggest.
Building on the advice to “tell your story” I’d add some other things.
1) Create a site that incorporates […]

According to USA Today best selling author Karen Kingsbury just wanted to work at home. That’s why she got into writing in the first place.
Her first book deal tripled her reporter’s salary.
Read the whole article at USA Today
Image Courtesy USA Today

SFGate.com is reporting that a couple with two children living in San Francisco, CA cannot survive on $50,000 per year! In my mind this shows how the hidden tax of currency inflation - on top of all the other taxes - is destroying the buying power of the American Middle Class.  When the Canadian dollar […]

In the search for niche online products, sometimes creating products about personalities is a good idea. Spock.com is a new people search appliance that aggregates publicly available online content in one place. It’s part of the evolution of online media and, for instance, could help you create web pages about those personalities to cure the […]

You’ve heard of “Word of Mouth” advertising… now there’s Word of Hand advertising thanks to HandvertisingUSA
Since many venues use hand stamps anyway to verify a customers right to return without paying again, why not turn it into saturation advertising?
At least the people getting their hand stamped will see the brand building promotion… lots of other […]

Though there was widespread support for a permanent ban on “internet access taxes” the House only approved a 4 year moratorium. Oh well, that’s one less tax for four years.

Some guy got listed as my friend somehow… I have no idea. Now I’m getting all these messages about this, that and everything else. And of course Facebook emails you whenever someone uses the system to contact you. Maybe I should “poke” them with this link?
How To Lose A Facebook Friend 
Marketers who wish to build […]