Archive for February 6th, 2009

  • Should I Incorporate My Home Business?

    If you have a viable home business you may have wondered – “should I incorporate”? Usually the reason cited are the tax benefits. A home business has after all been called the last tax shelter available to the average person.
    Of course all legitimate business expenses are tax deductible whatever form you operate under. In [...]

  • C. J. Hayden – Marketing In Tough Times

    Marketing in Bad Times… and Good
    C.J. Hayden, MCC
    Okay, so we’re in a recession. Now what? Is it time to throw your marketing plan out the window? Cut your prices? Close up shop and look for a job?
    Hmm, none of those choices sound too wise if we’re in for a stretch of poor economic conditions. It’s [...]

  • Answer Analyst Review – Scratching Where They Itch

    Getting traffic and sales on the web starts when we learn to “scratch where people itch”.
    Here’s how the Answer Analyst Tool actually DOES that. As you can see on the video it helps you RESEARCH answers. But it also helps you FIND what people want to know about.

    Wouldn’t you like to know if people [...]

  • Small Businesses Cut Costs Through Renegotiations

    Right now, the Wall Street Journal is saying that small businesses are cutting costs through renegotiation.
    I think the article is worth reading and trying. For instance, I heard of a home business person who planned to save money by slashing an extra phone line. When she called to cut off the line entirely they said [...]

  • Need Transcription for Your Podcast or Business Video?

    People learn in multiple ways. Some like to watch, some like to listen, some like to read. Some like to listen and follow a printed text because of the old saying “Get it in writing”.
    From a marketer’s perspective, video and podcasting are fast and easily done, but you’ve only derived part of their value [...]

  • Should You Start A Business Instead Of Waiting For The Axe?

    Should you start a business now instead of waiting to get the axe?
    Nick Sturge who runs a business incubation project in the UK says it’s less risky to start your own business using the resources of a business incubator than to stay in the corporate world! Is that true or is he just looking for [...]

  • The Top 20 Cities For Telecommuters

    The website “Cartridge Save” has done an analysis of the best cities for people who make their living as telecommuters.
    Click through for the full list of 20 cities the rationale behind the picks…
    Top 10
    1. San Francisco, CA
    2. Austin, TX
    3. Raleigh-Durham, NC
    4. Vancouver, Canada
    5. Seattle, WA
    6. Copenhagen, Denmark
    7. Phoenix, AZ
    8. Seoul, South Korea
    9. Syracuse, NY
    10. Anchorage, [...]

  • Savings.com – A Portal For Coupons

    Since people are worried about stretching every dollar as far as it can go these days, I wanted to bring this coupon portal to your attention: Savings.com for free online coupons. What I find interesting about this site in particular is that people can “vote” for their favorite coupons. This way you’re more likely – [...]