Archive for November, 2008

PitchRelease.com is a new service which lets you build full blown “Social Media Releases”. that combine video and other elements to vastly improve upon the age old press release.
Unlike some Web 2.0 applications that are all “Free” and you wonder how they plan to stay in business, PitchRelease has a free and a paid component [...]

According to USA Today, gas is under $2 per gallon in many metro areas. In some areas, there’s even a PRICE WAR going on.
Here’s what one station owner had to say:
“In the Indianapolis market, some competitors were so eager to go below $2 that we had a price war,” says Jay Ricker, who owns 54 [...]

Helium.com is offering writers new ways to earn money. Here’s their announcement:
Here are the new ways you can earn:
* Upfront Payments for new articles each month. Depending on your writing stars, you will receive from 50 cents to $2.50 for each article published that month.
* A monthly $3 Rating Bonus payment will be awarded to [...]

The Federal Times reports that President Elect Obama promises to expand Federal Telework options among all the other things he’s promising.
If you read the content of the article, every thing he’s promising – except perhaps the teleworking – will require additional revenue in the form of taxes.

Work at home business opportunity for sale.
Yesterday we noted that according to the website “BusinessesForSale.com” Joe the Plumber is good for business.
If you’re looking to buy a work at home business opportunity, then you can also visit the Work at Home business Opportunities for sale at BusinessesForSale.com
Do your own due diligence before you buy of [...]

Joe the Plumber is good for business evidently. After Joe Wurzelbacher gained his “15 minutes of fame” as a media star, the website BusinessesForSale.com saw a spike in interest in the sale of small plumbing firms! If it’s good enough for Joe, it suddenly was good enough with people looking to buy businesses!
Marcus Markou of [...]

AllAmericanClothing.com is tapping into the trend to “Buy American” by only selling products through their online store actually made in America.
Based in Ohio (see Google Map below), near Dayton, they are currently offering free shipping on orders of $99 or above.
Their product line contains a variety of popular brands and include products which are union [...]

Has Organic Food Lost it’s Marketing Magic? According to this report, yes.
But take note that they are talking primarily about high overhead super market venues.
Local farms that sell regionally and directly to customers have an advantage here.
1. They build relationships with their customers
2. They are getting the retail and middleman’s mark up
3. They are not [...]

It’s Election Day today in the US for better or for worse. At least we will be free of the barrage of campaign advertising. What awaits us is anyone’s guess at this point. Spengler, as usual, offers some interesting words appropriate for the occasion. Hopefully they are not prophetic.
Though the media has done it’s best [...]

Sales are booming at Consignment Stores. The operator provides the shopping area and marketing (if any). The seller provides the inventory. The operator gets the mark up.
If you can create a steady flow of traffic and have a ready supply of attractive inventory, this could be an excellent time to be in the Consignment Store [...]