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They wanted to work from home in a franchise operation, so now they are. They are an Orca Website Franchisee in the UK.
Here’s how ORCA describes their franchise offer:
We guarantee you:

A protected territory
A regular supply of new business enquiries
Constant demand for your services
Uncapped income potential
A rapid return on your investment
Positive turnover from the very […]

TNHousingSearch.org is a statewide database of rental units available across the state of TN. It was created by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency because, well, I guess they never heard of Craigslist. It’s free for landlords to list rental properties. So if you have rental properties and want some free advertising at taxpayer expense, here’s […]

Pizzerias Get $6 to $9 more on web orders according to the San Jose Business Journal. Evidently it’s a global phenomenon. By using the web, buyers can spend more time and don’t feel as rushed. So they spend more money.
This means that local, independently owned pizzerias can get a huge bang for their buck by […]

Yesterday I told you I’d be starting this project. After testing and rejecting one template by
1. uploading the wordpress theme into the wp-content/themes file on the file manger of the web host,
2. going to the Word Press admin site at domainname.com/wp-admin  and then under “presentation” clicking on the new theme.
3. Saw that it didn’t look […]

A while back I wrote about how to a business could use WordPress to build a local business website. I’m building one of those for a friend right now.
As the site takes shape, I’ll be posting links and snapshots of how I build it.
The first thing I did was register a domain name. Basically […]

It’s 2008, time to do some internet house cleaning.
Here’s something to consider. If your home based business receives customers (and you won’t get shut down because of zoning issues) it’s time to updated your Google Local Business listing or get one if you haven’t done so before.
This lets you make sure you business is accessible […]

Sam’s Club is targeted to help small businesses. Personally I think they are doing this to help engender loyalty in that market by helping these businesses make money online. Compared to the costly mistakes that can happen otherwise, $100 per month for ads and technical assistance is probably pretty reasonable. One Sunday classified in a […]

Zillow.com is the online database that lets you estimate the value of any piece of real estate.
They’ve survived on line enough to get “known”.
Now it’s time to make some money.
How they’re doing it is by inking a deal with newspapers nationwide that let folks placing real estate ads in the papers also have their ad […]

If you’re into real estate investing, you know that minimizing your transaction costs is essential to making profits, especially in tight markets if you can. And as much as you’d like to cut out the middle man, often times the investment properties you want are already being listed by an agent. Now you have a […]

Here’s a free service that will help your local business find more customers while quickly and painlessly entering the world of online marketing!
While I help local businesses create their own websites, it’s crucial to tap into networks like Merchant Circle.
I LOVE their free starter program that lets local businesses

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