Archive for October, 2011

Markus Allen is at it again. He decided to do a free teleseminar on “How to Make Money From Writing” and it’s definitely  worth checking out. Here’s what you’ll get… first you can listen (without signing up for anything, giving your email, or committing your firstborn child) to the teleseminar. I like to read stuff so [...]

I just heard about this today. There are evidently quite a number of folks planning to switch from the Big Banks to smaller, member owned credit unions on November 5th. It’s Bank Transfer Day. The description and goal of Bank Transfer Day is straightforward: If you currently have checking and savings accounts (deposit accounts) with a [...]

Are you using QR codes in your marketing? They’re quickly replacing the “fine print” you never read anyway and – more than that- are becoming a way to make static posters, business cards, and even web ads interactive. Smart phone users with QR Code readers are often “addicted” to seeing what pops up when they [...]

With Steve Job’s passing and the release of a new biography about him, issues of technology law are all over the press and the internet these days. Most work at home folk will simply be reselling products and services from others who presumably have done their own legal due diligence.  This post is about those [...]

I don’t know if you know this, but you can get up to 8 GB of FREE Lifetime Storage at Dropbox, not the measley 2 GB they advertise. How is that? Simple… Whenever you refer a friend who 1. Signs up 2. Downloads and installs the Dropbox software Both YOU and THEY receive an extra [...]

This is just something free that caught my eye. It’s something I thought I might try and wanted to mention it. I don’t “know these people from Adam” as the saying goes and can’t vouch for it. I’m just saying it LOOKS interesting. If you want your Facebook fan page to actually do something USEFUL [...]

StartUpBritain.org is a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs in the UK. It’s created by people who are succeeding in their own businesses and want to help YOU get going. StartUp Britain is a new campaign by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, launched on 28th March 2011. Designed to celebrate, inspire and accelerate enterprise in the UK, it has [...]

We used to say “you have to play to win”. In social media they say ‘you have to play to play’… in other words interactivity and humor beat stodgy pronouncements all the time. Social media can level the playing field … if we use it. These are pretty good tips on being purposeful about it. [...]

Every time Google tweaks their algorithms, marketers lose money – even “honest” ones. Just last week, another Algorithm change “hit”… some people have lost lots of traffic and money. What can you do? Markus Allen has some ideas. Here’s what he’s talking about today… Exactly a week ago, Google quietly rolled out its Panda update [...]

As the “Occupy Wall Street” crowd denounces “capitalism”, its supporters are selling hundreds of goods on ebay already to profit from the movement! 1,200 ‘Occupy Wall St.’ Products For Sale On eBay – To Help You Fight Capitalism How ironic! If you look around enough, you can find them on Cafe Press too! Hey, it [...]