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I was looking through my supplies in preparation of launching my pirate ship, and I came across a whole bunch of excuses that I wasn’t using any longer. I’m not sure where I got some of them, because they sure don’t look familiar to me. Being one to share, I wanted to make sure you had the opportunity to take these excuses and use them yourself, i  More...
We all know the “rules” of blogging. Produce consistently high-quality content, position yourself as an authority, cultivate relationships with your readers and other bloggers. But some of the best and most popular blogs have traits that might surprise you. Here’s how being negative, angry and stupid (in the right ways) can create breakthrough su  More...
When you sit down to write a blog post, what’s your purpose? Are you just trying to fill space so your blog doesn’t go without being updated for more than 24 hours? Are you interested in promoting a product, or convincing your reader to buy something? Are you trying to express yourself through your blog, and make a meaningful statement?  More...
How to stand out in a crowd and to better network yourself and your small business.  More...
Jerry Kalish explains how you can take a tax credit for your employee retirement plans that comes in addition to your deductions on what you pay into them. Act now before it's too late!  More...
MSNBC.com is offering local retailers and SMBs the opportunity to run ads on its site for as little as $50 per day, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. Businesses can build and run customized online display ad campaigns in minutes through a new self-serve option through a partnership with AdReady.  More...
Before you start reading this, take a quick look at something very important: your own blog. What do you see when you glance at the Categories list? If you’re anything like most bloggers, it will include categories which: * You used a couple of years ago but don’t use any more * Have only one or two posts in * Have names that aren  More...
Before you start reading this, take a quick look at something very important: your own blog. What do you see when you glance at the Categories list? If you’re anything like most bloggers, it will include categories which: * You used a couple of years ago but don’t use any more * Have only one or two posts in * Have names that aren  More...
Almost anyone can pull together a web-based survey using free or almost free survey tools available on the Internet. In fact, these do-it-yourself tools can help you save money and time by making use of resources already developed by professionals. However, as some of you might know from getting involved with some other do-it-yourself activities,  More...
IKEA promotes its new campaign dubbed ‘Come into the Closet’ by welcoming users into their website which looks like a video but functions as an online catalogue at the same time. The site is http://www.kominigarderoben.se/. Once in, you find yourself in a sort of open stage scenario displaying a repertoire of Ikea closet items together with sur  More...
This might come as a shock to some folks, but bigger isn't always better. A shock, to be sure. But pick yourself off the floor and listen. Big payrolls don't guarantee success any more than adding cheese to a recipe guarantees an instant gastronomic delight. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.  More...
However you define success, everyone seems to want it. Whether it's achieving goals, living according to one's calling, or making a difference in the world, everyone wants to accomplish something. But the truth is that most people struggle in the effort, and that begs the question, what is needed to get past the obstacles on the road to succ  More...
Buying a franchise and starting business is a serious undertaking that requires careful planning to assure that one's due diligence is not compromised by emotional short cuts. The journey begins with understanding that you are investing in yourself and maybe a concept to help achieve your goals faster than you can on your own but you need a g  More...
Jodi Smith wasn't always so outgoing. In fact, she was so shy in high school that she knew "maybe three people out of a class of more than 1,000" when she graduated. Heading to college, however, Smith made the conscious decision to reinvent herself, "just to see what would happen." Well, her experiment seems to have worked. After a decade  More...
Big things often come in small packages. Consider microblogging, the emerging short-message medium offered by such sites as Twitter, Pownce, Plurk and FriendFeed. Some commentators have dismissed the Twitters of the world as places where the self-absorbed waste time writing about the mundane, but many reputable companies don't see it that way  More...