Archive for the 'Trends' Category

Sun Valley Idaho is considered a “Vacation Hotspot”. But 71% of the economic activity is NOT based on vacationers. As a a result, there’s a call in Sun Valley Idaho to cultivate, identify, and coordinate Telecommuters and “Free Agent” workers. The author of the call says that too often these workers are “off the radar” [...]

Fed Ex announces a pension plan change. The company is one of the few that continues to offer a fully paid company pension plan and that’s to their credit. After May, 2008 they will still have a fully company paid plan but in essence will become more like a 401K. This is due to regulatory [...]

In a letter to the Rutland Vermont Herald, a teleworker who resides in the state and serves customers in the Washington DC area says “If you had more access to High Speed Internet, a lot more teleworkers would move here! Duh!”
He raises an interesting point… that there’s an undeniable trend towards telework. But that most [...]

If you’re on the email lists, you’ve been getting a million emails promoting the “Day Job Killer” program.
Sure, I’d like to make a commission selling this program too. If you’re going to buy it, I hope you’ll buy it through my affiliate links. I’ve got bills to pay after all. But I’ve been in the business [...]

USA Today reports that you could earn up to $25,000 for your home made video if it’s chosen to represent the firm.

Pizza Hut on Wednesday will offer pizza lovers a novel way to make some dough — and, at the same time, rally consumers to spread praise via videos for the chain’s pizza.
The contest winner [...]

For a number of reasons, it appears as if America’s heartland is poised for growth and job creation and the crowded suburbs face a depopulation trend.
From BoomTown USA
“We believe that a new vision of the Heartland is taking shape. In contrast to the emptying towns and embattled farmers so often conveyed in the media, we [...]

Are you a total introvert who can’t make cold calls to save your life (or business)? But once people meet you you seem to be able to pick up business and take orders?
If that’s the case you need some way to mobilize massive numbers of people to get to know you. It’s hard. You have [...]

We “know” (or at least have heard) that “word of mouth advertising is the best”.
So how do we generate word of mouth advertising?
The Fastest Growing Companies actually do something about it. Here’s what they’re doing.
If you’re trying to make money online… do you do any of these activities?
From WOM Research
Social media is elbowing its way [...]

The other day, we reported on the trend for companies to require workers to provide more of their own computer hardware. Here’s what being cheap may get them if they don’t watch out.
Thankfully the gangs are going after the “Big Fish” … executives working from home. The home based Mary Kay business or affiliate marketing [...]

As one book described it, we’re becoming “Free Agent Nation”. Nobody wants employees, just projects completed. One High School I’m aware of has purposely structured its curriculum to reflect this project oriented philosophy… Jesse Remington High in NH
Along with cutting people lose to work at home in “project teams” to work on their own and [...]