Archive for October, 2009

Responsible affiliate companies are contacting their people to advise them about how the new FTC guidelines may affect their business. Here is a recent communication from Azoogleads.com that should be read by any blogger of affiliate marketer. The following is a list of the most important revisions made in the Guides: Endorsements must reflect the [...]

The Kauffman Foundation is spearheading the drive the Build A Stronger America movement. In all the talk about our nation’s “recovery” the focus is on what the “Government” is doing when, really, the government doesn’t create jobs… entrepreneurs do. So who’s talking about the entrepreneurial recovery? This is the first resource I’ve heard, so I [...]

Whether you’re interested in working at home, freelancing, or starting your own business, you’re not alone. There’s a great community of bloggers who are happy to share their experiences and inside stories about leaving behind the corporate life. Here, we’ll take a look at 100 of the best blogs for working at home… Top 100 [...]

Most people who start work at home business just begin where they are. Relocation isn’t usually a factor in the equation. But if you are moving somewhere and want to make sure you keep your home business options open for the future – or like an acquaintance online who has an established home based business [...]

While the creators of Twitter may be wondering still how to actually make any money from their platform, big business can see dollar signs already! According to the article Tweets For Hire! More Big Businesses Hire Tweeters:Multinational corporations, such as Ford Motor Co. and Coca-Cola Co., are beginning to use social media to increase positive [...]

Just the other day, I was reading an article about how Dell computers is pulling out of North Carolina. Now that state had invested heavily (actually they had given the local taxpayers’ money!) to this out of state business to entice them. States keep dreaming these big businesses can be “bought” to move once, but [...]

While making a somewhat vain attempt at “work life balance”, I came across this website when it was promoted during a football game: Shine A Light . You can go there to vote for 3 finalist small businesses that can win up to $100,000 in “grant and marketing support”. In addition to their “core” business [...]

To get business during a recession, your fast food joint turns to the dollar menu. To assuage the fears of local business owners who don’t want to wake up one morning and see a $10,000 Adsense bill from keyword bidding, Google offers flat fee pricing for local businesses. Anyone who’s set up an AdWords account [...]

Business.gov has a guest blogger article titled “Don’t Quit Your Day Job”. The article is written by someone with a Government Day Job at a Community College. Sadly her example is about a teacher who really only goes from one day job to another day job in a start up company. That company goes belly [...]

Does your home business get a big boost from the Holiday Sales season? If it does, it’s hard to predict what you might want to do this year to maximize sales. In years past, you might have thrown money into advertising and not worried about what worked and what didn’t because overall profits justified it. [...]