Archive for 2008

While home business people can deduct business related travel as some relief for the huge price of oil, you’ve got to wonder if some Monkey Business isn’t going on.
For instance Senator (and former Presidential Candidate) Christopher Dodd got a sweetheart deal from a lender he is now trying to bail out.
Another reporter noticed that the […]

On Tomorrow’s “Stump Markus”! program:
A lot of my subscribers are stunned to find out that I have no employees.
That’s because I outsource just about every single task that’s needed to operate my business.
But there is an exception — I won’t outsource the writing of my ad copy.
I can’t afford it (quite frankly). Plus, I can’t […]

I was using WordPress to set up a fast website for a cause dear to my heart and yet have no working budget.
I really wanted to commission some graphics but had no budget established and didn’t want to leave anyone hanging without being paid or me responsible for funds I couldn’t produce.
Know the feeling?
I decided […]

Someone sent me a link about making big bucks using WordPress blogs just as my latest installation of WordPress 2.5.1 was driving me absolutely NUTS because I wasn’t able to upload any images (or other files!!!!)
Here are some possible problems noted on the WordPress help forums 
Modifying the .htaccess is the hint that worked for me! […]

Worldwide Brands is a widely respected internet marketing outfit. They’re giving one of their products away free and I wanted to pass along this announcement to you. They provide excellent information for anyone wanting to start an
Ebay Business
This week will be a special one for your eCommerce business.
To start it off, we’re giving away one […]

As of today, the technicians still are nowhere to be found. They’ve put up a tower (see below) at some expense but haven’t wired it yet.
I can’t exactly figure out why because - for free - we’ve been out telling people about their service. Local people have been seeing the tower go up and asking […]

Tom McGlynn has a unique story. The owner of Focus N Fly he runs his business wherever he goes. His business is a personal training company that trains beginning to elite marathon runners, regularly travels to provide one-on-one coaching to athletes around the U.S., attend peak races and take a few golfing vacations – all […]

Some statisticians concluded that Friday the 13th is safer than the average Friday.
A study published on Thursday by the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS) showed that fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays.
Now doesn’t that make you feel […]

One work at home business trend that’s booming is the family farm. There’s just one problem, the law of unintended consequences strikes, but don’t worry… a politician at least got a photo op out of it thanks to the latest Farm Bill.
The farm bills of the past, and this new farm bill are not any […]

I’d never heard of Pyrography until today… it’s the process of using a metal tipped stylus or pen that has been heated up and used to burn impressions into wood.
This Pyrographer  not only does a beautiful job with her own art, she also does a masterful job telling the world about her art and business […]