You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. There are a few different options for getting business cards on the cheap. A quick Google search will deliver a number of free business card offers. You can also buy those perforated sheets and print them out yourself, or get a fairly cheap deal … Read more
The voting has finally wrapped up on the New 7 Wonders of the World. It’s drawn a fair amount of criticism because it’s a private for-profit venture. And because, instead of relying on science and academic study, the new wonders have been chosen by online voting. Some of which are paid votes. But how much … Read more
Did the headline get your attention? I hope so. That’s its job. For the last week I took a little hiatus from blogging to go to blog-writing school. Where is this school? It’s all around you. There are eBooks, blogs, and blog posts that can teach you everything you want to know about how to … Read more
This post has always been in the queue to publish itself automatically if I don’t reset the timestamp every day. If you’re reading this now, it means the mothership has arrived. I’m going home. Thankyou people of Earth. Just kidding. I hate it when a blog I like goes silent. And there’s no explanation or … Read more
Outside of the fame and the fortune (or quest for them), blogging is about writing. There’s absolutely nothing more rewarding if you’re a writer than to have people read what you wrote because you wrote something worth reading. And as for fame and fortune … that’s just a product of what you wrote. At least, … Read more
I see quite a few charicatures around the net, and the other day my head wandered into the thought “I wonder what I’d look like in South Park”? So, I thought I’d check online for some SP pics and use them as a model to create my own likeness in Photoshop. And then I ran … Read more
You might not think of the guy you see every Saturday morning with his shopping cart full of pop cans and beer bottles as an entrepreneur. But that’s exactly what he is. And while I haven’t seen any bottle collectors on the cover of Business 2.0 lately, that’s mostly due to a big lack of … Read more
Are you ready for it? Every product has a limited life cycle. That’s easy. But what happens when your entire industry changes? And where are you in the lifecycle of yours? The are a number of things that cause an industry to change. Some of the main factors are technology, globalization, and regulation. Any one … Read more
The music biz is a very competitive industry. For every great success story we hear about, there are plenty of failed attempts. But, that’s the same in every industry, and as with any venture you can jump into, it’s not about what you produce, but how well you sell it. A question I got a … Read more
You’ve just started your business or had a brilliant idea for one you want to start. After some research and planning, you’ve figured out what you need to setup and launch your business and you’ve got a list of things you need to purchase. Now throw that list away and read this. There are two … Read more