Archive for May, 2010

Five Simple Tactics to Find New Clients has some good tips for the freelancer. I won’t steal their thunder, and suggest you read their article directly, but here’s my takeaway… A. Remember that every freelancer starts out as their own “marketing department”. What are you doing every day to market yourself? B. Have you made [...]

How To Use Foursquare To Boost Sales At Your Retail Business FourSquare is a free application for cell phones. I have it downloaded on my iPhone. It basically lets people explore business locations, special deals, etc. that are recommended by their friends and other local people. In a small town, you may be the only [...]

Microsoft Office Web Applications are offering a Free Beta for home, school, and small business use. Here’s how they plan to offer free stuff and still make money according to the NY Times: Microsoft has said that Office will range in price from a limited, free Web version supported by ads to a full-blown version [...]

If you have a digital product to sell, Clickbank is a PROVEN market place. Find the right affiliate(s) and you could be selling thousands of dollars per week in product without lifting a finger! If you have the product and a proven website… Clickbank could pay your monthly mortgage, fund your retirement, or help you [...]

It’s a lesson in ubiquity… the sense that you are “everywhere” and “ahead of the competition”. Along with that goes the sense that anyone or any organization that is everywhere is likely all knowing, omnicompetent too, i.e. “brilliant”. This true life story relates to a man who felt like he was living out the story [...]

Are you a productivity bug who is constantly looking for ways to improve yourself? If so you may wish to check out this blog: 200 Ways To Be More Productive from Entrepreneur.com They’re up to 95 already, so you can begin your immersion in the tips here!

Birmingham AL – UAB Professors Win Google Research Award to Study Home Business Cyber Scams BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two professors in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Justice Sciences have won a Google Research Award to study cyber scams involving the illegal use of the Google brand. UAB Associate Professor Kent Kerley, [...]

The South Jersey Courier Post notes that a Work At Home Culture Thrives In Medford Lakes It interests me greatly because it makes me wonder if the ability to work at home will recreate small, walkable towns or districts like this one. This is double the national rate for working at home. Could entrepreneurship like [...]

Check1out this post 5 Reasons to Comment on Blogs and How to Do it Effectively I’m adapting her points and suggest you read HER WORDS… 1. Search Engine Optimization Hopefully you can link back to your site with your keyword of choice. 2. Become The “Voice of Reason” in your “Pond” 3. Connect with the [...]

According to Federal Computer Week: Telework improvements bill falls short in House vote The bill aimed to increasingly allow Federal government workers to work at home (telework) and require agencies to name parties responsible for implementing the policy. During this last winter when Washington DC was covered by snow for long periods of time, the [...]