Archive for October, 2009

You have a business target in mind. You know that if you can meet Person X, you can likely do some business. But this person seems completely unreachable through ordinary means. The corporate voice mail tree sends you exactly where it’s designed to send you – to voice mail hell. If you could connect someway [...]

Working at home but bemoaning the lack of sales? Perhaps it’s time to offer something even a home business entrepreneur could do – offer a tutorial. Using free software like Moodle, it’s possible to create online introductory tutorials to introduce yourself to potential customers. You could even SELL information by charging for advanced tutorials in [...]

Ok, you’ll hear alot about WHAT the FTC did this week in laying down new rules for bloggers, marketers and celebrities. But what do you DO about that? Try this free webinar for practical help on how to do word of mouth marketing without running afoul of the law: Bloggers, marketers and celebrities have a [...]

I just purchased this book “Over the Counter Natural Cures” by Shane Ellison a few days ago. My mother saw it and immediately “commandeered” the book. She then instructed me to order two more and gave my one of those copies! She refused to let the original come back to me! She’d made too many [...]

Here is a slideshow from the Wall Street Journal of Family Businesses this recession has brought to an end. Some survived War and Depression but this recession brought them to their end. Very sad. Making things worse – many have loyal customers and loyal staff who hate to see these businesses close.

During a “Recession”, it’s easy to think that making progress is impossible. We can become so depressed by the bad news, we forget about many businesses that thrive today because they learned how to operated a “lean” business because they were started during “lean” times. It’s said that half the Fortune 500 companies today got [...]

Here’s a special offers for readers of the Work At Home Business Opportunities blog! My blog was selected because our readers are on the lookout for ways to make money from home. Increasingly, that involves having some kind of website. Finding a company with a strong combination of price, features, and strong customer service should [...]

As mentioned earlier today, FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials -Changes Affect Testimonial Advertisements, Bloggers, Celebrity Endorsements. Here are some key ideas that stood out as I read the document: Under the revised Guides, advertisements that feature a consumer and convey his or her experience with a product or service as typical when that [...]

As of December 1st, the FTC has ruled, Bloggers must disclose whether reviews are “paid”. Penalties of up to $11,000 per violation are possible, but the FTC did not disclose just how the disclosures were to be made! Duh! I’ve been trying to find out what it means to be “paid” under this ruling. Here’s [...]

My mom’s down to visit from Michigan. Anyone who’s still a football fan after their losing streak has got to be loyal. Anyway, one thing you must know about my mom is that she is rabid football fan. She’s been known to let out more than one bloodcurdling scream when her team crosses the goal [...]