Archive for November, 2007

If you’re using VOIP to cut down on long distance costs in your business - especially if you work from home - it’s important to know that it STILL may not provide adequate service in the event you or a family member need to call 911.
Read more at VoIP still falls short on 911 service

Hopefully her 8 year old child will receive a kidney. In the meantime one thing that would make life easier is the ability for her to work at home.
I had a similar inquiry from a stay at home mom… I suggested she contact a virtual assistant temp firm.
Hopefully an employer will read the story locally […]

The latest Japanese trend is to RENT a dog for the afternoon.
There are 134 pet rental outlets in Tokyo alone. They rent for about $15 per hour believe it or not.
One shop rents 60 animals every weekend with 20 mid week animal rentals.
Read more at Telegraph: A dog is just for the afternoon

Here’s one way to save money. Cut your ANNUAL power bill to $10 per year.
You might think she lived in a shack, but instead it was a 6 bedroom house!
So envious… that would save alot of money here.
From the Scotsman

Why pay $400 for Microsoft Office when, as an individual, you can get the same functionality for free?
Good question according to the co-creator of Hotmail.
It’s invitation only at this point and you can request one at Live-Documents.com 
Though there are already online tools like Google Docs, this promises the SAME “feel” and functionality of Microsoft Office.
Plus, […]

Is it just a coincidence I’m looking for exercise books after a big Turkey dinner yesterday? You decide….
But I was, and I found a program that will help anyone serving the health, exercise, or fitness conscious market  some extra money from the same clientèle.
Now, this only works for folks making face to face retail sales […]

Are you underestimating your chances of success? Maybe.
Here’s a recent bit of information from Ankesh Kothari

Frank Flynn and Vanessa Lake are social cientists. Here are the details of a couple of esearch studies they conducted:
Experiment #1:
In one study, the participants had to ask strangers to fill out a questionnaire. But before they went […]

I was sitting at the table yesterday after dinner with our extended family.
It was time to go through an annual ritual… put what you want for Christmas on a piece of paper and someone else will draw your name and get you what you wrote up to a limit of $30.
But I couldn’t think of […]

Years ago before working online became common, a friend of mine found an interesting way to attract attention to trade show booths for his MLM opportunity.
How?
He had a computer set up with a “test your knowledge” type of quiz.
Because it wasn’t another “sales pitch” it got lots of people to come by and test their […]

 
Happy Thanksgiving Day!