Archive for April, 2010

Criminal charges are no laughing matter. A felony – or even a misdemeanor charge – that remains on your record could jeopardize your ability to earn a living for years to come. Employers who receive 50 applications or more for every vacancy feel no necessity to “give you a chance” when your criminal background check [...]

Just got word from Jerry Geho over at FingerprintUSA.com that they are opening up locations in Michigan quickly and furiously. Ideal business locations for this service we’ve found are: Insurance agencies Coffee shops Shipping stores and/or “Copy Shops” Lock and Key stores Non-profit service agencies Child and Family Service Agencies Career Centers Virtually any public [...]

This has nothing to do with “work at home business” but it is interesting to understand how businesses may or may not make money even with “brand names”. 10 Most Popular Franchises Bottom Line: Just because one chain within a sector is profitable, it doesn’t mean similar types of franchises are profitable at all. And [...]

Since tax day was just last week, it’s always ironic to see headlines like this, especially when it has a “work at home” angle: IRS Agent Fails To Report $41,842 In Ebay Sales An Internal Revenue Service agent was found liable for back taxes and penalties for not reporting income on nearly 2,000 transactions on [...]

From Bookseller Digest of ABE Books It has recently come to our attention that booksellers have been receiving enquiries from a buyer using the ‘Ask a Bookseller a Question’ link to place potentially fraudulent orders.  These enquiries have come from a number of email addresses from a buyer based in Indonesia. Please be assured that [...]

Twitter Rolls Out Promoted Tweets Here are the details from Twitter (I’ve highlighted the lines I found most interesting). Also, the one thing I notice most – these won’t show up in the tweets you see unless you follow a brand and there’s no way for you to make money evidently from the program: Q: [...]

Ebay Seller Sues Over Negative Feedback The Ebay seller is an attorney so, instead of paying hefty attorney fees, he only has time involved in his suit. Most Ebay sellers would not have that advantage if they wanted to claim defamation. Both of the participants involved live in Florida giving further advantage to the seller [...]

This site being reviewed is a WordPress based blog with a slightly updated older WP theme. Titled Law News, this blog hosts a wide variety of articles related to news lawyers might find of interest. It appears to be a domain registered for a one time event for the industry now conserved for the use [...]

I hope to God (literally!) that I never have need of a criminal defense attorney. Unlike most middle class people though, I have no illusions that “it can’t happen” to an ordinary citizen who’s done no wrong. All it takes is a politically motivated prosecutor who is willing to use their insider knowledge of the [...]

In the world of internet marketing, one of the up and coming fields is “offline marketing”… helping brick and mortar businesses adapt to a world where Google has replaced the yellow pages. Consider this site for a Personal injury attorney Houston. It optimizes for a “yellow page like search” … with a city name and [...]