Archive for the 'Technology' Category

More people are using their corporate careers to “know themselves”, identify niches they wish to pursue, then pursuing them at home.

Lisa Wynn, founder and president of Artisan’s Cup, does business around the world. Not bad for a company that is based out of her Greensboro home.
“There’s no advantage to having an office; no one comes […]

PrestoGifto.com is testing a mechanism that delivers contextual ads for CafePress. It’s developed by a fan of CafePress who likes their 20% commission and is developing the software for their personal use.
Now any well trafficked home business website or blogger working from home can sell personalized, context relevant items and earn a 20% commission on pages […]

I asked Steve MacLellan who designs websites for entrepreneurs to give me the inside scoop.
Can ordinary people transitioning from the workforce make money using the internet… the non-programmers,non-spammers, etc.? Here’s his answer.
There is a group that wants to make a cash grab using the Internet. These people are interested in splogging, automatic generated websites, filled […]

Domain Suggestions Tool is software you purchase to help you find a domain name that will - by itself - be most likely to attract free search engine traffic.
Unlike most “products” for internet marketing, it does something useful rather than just make pie in the sky promises about how it will make you rich.
It operates […]

Every day it seems my mailbox is filled with new “internet marketing success stories”… for a price that is.
Here are some facts that highlight the need to DO WHAT YOU LOVE and provide a PROFITABLE SERVICE or PRODUCT.
That’s a formula for long term success in anything, net included.  
From Start Up Journal
Myth 1. You can […]

For years, the Big Interet Companies - Yahoo, Microsoft, and now Google - envisioned a world where users don’t store data locally but on huge servers. Users would only have devices to connect to the data.
The limitation in superiority in this battle is the number of servers… this report says Microsoft has 200,000 where Google has over 450,000.
Here’s something about […]

Melissa Data reports that most websites designed for Business to Business use are complicated and hard to follow.
That defeats the purpose doesn’t it?
Is your website easy to follow?
B-to-B Websites Aren’t as Friendly as You ThinkB-to-B websites aren’t as user-friendly as one might think. According to a recent report by the Nielsen Norman Group, business-to-business websites are […]

I was talking to an industry insider in the medical transcription field the other day and she dispelled some common myths.
When people today start thinking about doing Medical Transcription at home or in an office or hospital, there are many who tell them… “that field won’t be around long due to technology”.
The implication is that […]

Here’s a common internet marketing error you can see at Craigslist today.
They did the RIGHT THING by putting this under SERVICES since this is NOT a job and violates the TOS of Craigslist Jobs boards.
I’m reproducing the ad here so you can test yourself.
What’s the mistake? (I made the picture much smaller because of blog […]

Tuesday night I’ll be at a meeting of a company seeking to open in my rural town.
They’re a national company doing medical transcription.
Due to contract obligations, the transcription must be done “in house”… no home based transcription.
I was asked if this would be a problem for people who normally want to work at home.
“No…”
Here if […]