Archive for the 'Sound Off' Category

I’ve got the feeling I’m going to be a little brain dead this week so for some reason this caught my eye. How many people bemoan that they can’t get a job, they can get ahead, they can’t do this or that. It’s everybody else’s fault of course…or fate…or the position of the stars… or [...]

Does it seem to you that when a magazine has nothing better to say that they decide run an article about “home business scams” and “work at home schemes”? They trot out the same tired examples… stuffing envelopes, chain letters, pyramid schemes etc. blah, blah, blah. And of course they are wrong about some of [...]

There’s a strong pessimism in the Middle Class right now and the suspicion there won’t be a “middle class” much longer. I have to admit, my perspective on the issue is slanted… I hear from lots of unemployed people and see folks who used to make $14.49 at an air conditioner factory plus benefits start [...]

I took my wife to the mountains for a few days for her Christmas present. All I can say is that suckers must be in short supply this week. We were coming out of Wal Mart and there was a “discount tickets” booth set up. That name itself was a lie. They are really a [...]

Just got a weird email from a friend of mine I’ll keep nameless to avoid more troubles for him. Basically he’s been out of business online thanks to PayPal capriciously closing his account. He got one of those emails “Your Pay Pal account has been limited”. 99.99% of those emails are bogus phishing emails, but [...]

I decided to close one of my first half decent websites that actually made some money. I loved it! It was started before “blogging” took off and it preoccupied my time. That means I’ve spent less and less time updating that older site. Gradually traffic slowed down… Google strategies that worked when the pages went [...]

I’m all for advertising on Craigslist. Evidently a subsidiary of Monster.com is too. The folks at Monster sponsor MakingItCount. You can see how they advertise on Monster.com to find presenters. Here’s their spiel on Monster: Making It Count, a division of Monster Worldwide, is the industry leader in “edutainmentâ€? delivering more than 11,000 free educational [...]

A TownHall Blog has linked back to this blog due to my posts on microfinance. Specifically the quoted my text on Microfinance turning into a for profit enterprise in the Third World. They even seem to quote from my comments on Jeff Cornwall’s blog, though without attribution. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery… Thanks [...]

I’m wondering what type of Ink Jet Printer most of you use in your home based or other business? Back when I was using a MAC for a short while until I got tired of it not having the software I needed for business, I used an Epson Ink Jet Printer and enjoyed having it. [...]

This may not help your business – in America – at least. But the pictures are interesting! The lowly motor bike has an entrepreneurial versatility Americans usually award only to the pick up truck, van or SUV. But here’s proof. (Photos courtesy my friend Charles French) Whether it’s moving mirrors… Bringing Piggies to Market… Or [...]