The Great Debate: Text vs. HTML Email Messages
Some newsletter publishers swear that HTML messages are the only way to go. Others swear by the virtues of simple text. Although newsletters were “traditionally” published as text only, HTML newsletters are on the rise — and it helps, too, that most email software these days is capable of displaying HTML messages.
How the 9 to 5 Grind Could Be Costing You More Than You Earn
This article is directed to all you parents out there with pre-school children who would prefer to quit your jobs and stay at home with the kids but think you can’t because you think you “need” a second income. Don’t be so sure. That 9 to 5 grind may be costing you more than it’s paying you.
The Free Lunch (and Other Myths)
I have a page at my website that contains a list of home business ideas (and links to detailed articles about some of them). On that page, I invite visitors who have an idea that isn’t listed on that page to submit it to me for inclusion. Nine times out of ten, the “ideas” that are submitted are nothing more than ads for various online business opportunities and not true business “ideas” at all.
Incorporating You
Running a business involves risk – the risk that the business may either succeed brilliantly or fail miserably. Or neither. The upside is high — financial and (perhaps) time freedom; independence; unlimited earning capacity.
It Could Happen To You
No, I’m not talking about the warm and fuzzy movie that was on cable the other night with Nicholas Cage and Brigitte Fonda. I’m talking about another type of experience altogether – one of the decidedly cold and nasty variety.
Rites of Passage
“I’m not sure what exactly my point in writing this is going to be other than to voice my frustration to someone who has been there, and would understand. “Like many, I’ve been considering starting up some form of a home business. Or at least some way to boost the income. So over the past few months, I’ve been looking at every hare-brained idea out there. All the Associate Programs, the eBooks with publishing rights, all the scams (and most of them out there really start to look like scams after a while!). “What I’ve discovered: “There are no short-cuts”. I don’t know why I thought there were.”
Health Insurance for the Self-Employed – Protecting Your Business’s Greatest Asset
“I’ve been considering quitting my full-time job and getting a part-time job that would pay the bills [so I can start a home business] … The one biggie my full-time job provides me now is health insurance. If I was to get a part-time job, I’d probably have to pay for my own health insurance and I know that can be expensive.”
Putting the Plan Back In Your Business Plan
Very little that is worthwhile in life happens by accident. Cause and effect dictates that worthwhile results come from worthwhile efforts and the converse is also true. It’s basic goal-setting theory. Set the goal, put in place the steps that will eventually lead you there, carry them out and you will eventually reach your destination. Think of a business plan as a goal-setting tool for your business.
Eggs, Baskets and Multiple Streams of Income
One of the legacies of 9/11 is that that large sections of the U.S. and world economy have taken a body blow. Every day we hear of more and more companies who plan to lay off large numbers of workers (or have already) as they strive to reposition themselves to ride out what the doomsayers predict will shortly become a full-blown recession.
The Importance of Setting Goals
With rare exceptions, nothing truly worthwhile in life happens by accident. Sure, you may win the lottery but what are the odds? What if you could achieve everything you ever wanted without wining the lottery? What if it was as simple as deciding where you wanted to go and planning the route to get there? It is. Goal setting is the process of deciding where you want to go in life and then mapping out a series of steps to get you there.