Archive for May, 2008

Associated Content is issuing the Ultimate Call For Content!
One topic. One day. One piece of content.
$5,000.
Every day, Content Producers at Associated Content have the opportunity to go beyond their own choice of what to publish and pick up one of our many Calls for Content.
On Tuesday, June 3 — in conjunction with Internet Week New […]

Many people could be work at home virtual assistants if they had local broadband internet access and access to a market for their skills. I pass this press release along as a possible outlet for some readers. Please do your own due diligence.
From their press release:
May 28, 2008 — With the pressure for companies […]

1 Writing a business plan before a life plan
2 Buying into your own hype
3 Believing in yourself, only
4 Doing things how they’ve always been done
5 Committing without Testing
Learn the details behind each No-No

There once was an entrepreneur who didn’t trust the banks… they’d always failed.
So when he started making real money in the post Depression era, he instructed his accountant never to keep a bill over $5 because it was less likely to be counterfeit. Also, the accountant was to keep lots of silver dimes so that […]

CNBC - Creating A Business Around The Things You Love
CNBC’s “The Big Idea” host Donny Deutsch says he loves women, sports, basketball, his buddies and running.
StartupNation co-founders and chief startupologists Jeff and Rich Sloan help him begin to develop an action plan for a business with […]

If you’re looking for some free hints about how to improve your website but  are afraid you’ll just get a sales pitch, try this service. It doesn’t mean you DON’T need professional help, but it will give you a second opinion and/or some guidance possibly about the most effective ways to start getting that help […]

From Dane’s blog
The Outpost:
You Should…
Let your neighbors know that you ARE employed, you just work from home. In this messy economy, people may suspect the worst when they suddenly realize your car no longer leaves the driveway at 6 a.m. Be proactive before donated canned goods arrive on your doorstep.
You Shouldn’t…
Farm out your work to […]

Kindle, Amazon.com’s new “digital book” system is hot right now.
The question is - can you turn it’s popularity into a cash cow for yourself?
People will make money from it… it’s just how much. I predict there will be lots of “Kindle Trash” soon with people uploading lots of duplicate public domain books you can get […]

I notice weird headlines. At least this wasn’t on an ad someone paid to run!
“Tennessee ranks 30st for children’s health care”
I can’t figure out (even after reading the story) if that means 31st or 30th.
Does the state rank 50st for “readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmetic”?

We’re in this mess for many reasons, but two that were human error and will take years to resolve were1) Our own politicians’ failure to allow US drilling
2) Our own politicians’ failure to encourage US refinery building
The Air Force, at least, has taken a concrete step to help the situation. Do we have the […]