Different design tactics can boost the response rates to your online advertising. Results for the third chart in this four-part series focus on seven top design tactics.  More...
Dear web site visitor. I can’t tell you how glad I am that you found my website. You have no idea the great lengths we’ve gone to get you here, let alone what we’re about to do to keep you on this web site.  More...
When McKenzie Tuttle walked down the aisle to say “I do” to her husband-to-be Jeff Bezos, she thought she was marrying into a secure future. At the time, Bezos was in his 30s and serving as Vice President of an investment firm in New York City. It was a job he liked – and one that paid well – but Bezos couldn’t shake this crazy idea from his head;  More...
Procrastination is not a time-management problem. It’s a complex problem involving personality, situations and motivation. Here are three psychologically sound tips to help us procrastinators overcome this problem.  More...
Dave Thomas starred in 652 commercials for Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, more than any other person in television history. But, he wasn’t just that friendly face you saw on TV with his white shirts and red ties; Thomas built his multi-billion dollar fast-food restaurant chain from the ground up, earning him a reputation as one of the most s  More...
A powerful story of how entrepreneurs are dealing with today's economic credit problems.  More...
Business Name Blues is a 3-part series in which I talk about the experiences I had in naming my business and give tips based on lessons I’ve learned in the process.  More...
Estilo's founder, Stephanie Coultress, brings it home - money isn't everything, but a lack of it is. Plus, it's also about loving what you do because it is a 24/7 pursuit. Learn how she keeps it all in the family & how she turned her worst day into her best sales day ever. CLUB E "Original Programming."  More...
This short video shows a coaching session on cold calling. It moves quickly and covers a lot of ground, but the points that it makes are truly useful.  More...
The average customer visits their local Costco 22 times a year. The company has become one of the largest in the U.S., with 473 outlets and more than $50 billion in sales, and is also the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world. Its founder and CEO, Jim Sinegal, has been called the Sam Walton of the 21st century for his low-key style  More...
An overwhelming majority of small business owners feel they've been left out in the dark in terms of having either U.S. presidential candidate address specific proposals that would assist them, a new survey shows.  More...
The best news about this whole trust business is that you can charge a premium for trust. Trust can be a fantastic investment into your business.  More...
The congressional defeat of the proposed bailout plan by the Treasury led to one of the worst stock market days in history. The result was an elimination of trillions of dollars in shareholder wealth. The main reasoning for the rejection of the plan was that ordinary taxpayers should not have to subsidize the fat cats over on Wall Street.  More...


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