Archive for 2008

Philadelphia Business journal has an article on Good Will: One Place Where Bad Times Are Good. The hard times caused by rising gas and food prices is making their “business” jump.
It is an interesting case study on how discounters can prosper in hard times. Of course, if people donated all their used goods to [...]

The background and growth of the illegal “Debt Elimination” scams flooding the market is worth reading. It’s from Jon Christian Ryter
These scams aren’t to be confused with legitimate strategies for debt elimination which are basically telling you to pay off your debts in a systematic and tax favored way if possible.
The one’s he’s after are [...]

If you’re worried about Identity Theft, you may want to know about this site, SSNBreach.org.
According to the “About page”
This website is a free national registry of personalized data breach reports. Though it only covers a small percentage of the total number of reported breaches (roughly .2%), your Personalized Identity Exposure Report measures severity of personal [...]

Entrepreneurs seeking to do market research, improve their business processes, or otherwise in search of knowledge are finding a new ally in the Public Library. The Public Library, thought to be done in by the Internet, is morphing into a new kind of entity to adapt to the communities they serve.
This is a link to [...]

Adrian Ling is one of the most ethical online marketers around. He develops his own software and sells it at reasonable prices.
He’s offering a summer sale on his software and if you’re selling anything online, you should at least check out the savings.
Here’s the DISCOUNT PRICE LINK only good for July 10th - 14th!
It’s a [...]

You can see why here… which came from here…
This is from the Olympics in Bejing reportedly.
It’s a great reason to make sure you are using a human editor when trying to communicate to people who speak a different language!
Human translators- use this picture in your marketing!

This is from the “Tips Booklet Guru” Paulette Ensign and I wanted to pass it along. Be sure to visit her site at http://www.tipsbooklets.com
This sounds like a really good deal if your booklet is a proven seller - or if you’re just getting into the market. This system lets you target people seeking quick [...]

Can losing 100 pounds boost your business?
It can’t hurt in any case, but this story is about a top performer who “tanked” and along the way had picked up an extra 100 pounds and hated herself in the process.
Part of getting back on top was to lose the weight.  For her that took a paid [...]

Breitbart ran the following article: …Iran still buys American
So no matter what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says about destroying America, his country’s purchases from the US have increased 10-fold during the Bush Administration.
Feel guilty about “selling to the enemy”? Don’t! A State Department official suggests that this is actually a way of building relationships with the citizens [...]

Update:  After reading this, I’m  sick of “entrepreneurs” who want to raid the public till to finance their  plans.  For me the “Pickens Plan” is quickly becoming about “Picking Your Pocket”.
I have to admit, I was wrong about biofuels. I thought they were viable, but I’m no longer sold.
I don’t have all the answers [...]