6 Surefire Ways to Beat the Recession

Enough with the doom and gloom. So the economy is not as strong as we would like it to be. If you decide to curl up into a ball and just accept the worst, then you've already lost. You might as well just close up shop now. But a downturn in the economy isn't the end of the world. What perpetuates economic dips is the…

Avoiding the Spam Trap

Spam has not only become troublesome because we all receive too much of it, but it's now a problem for legitimate e-zine publishers such as you and me. This is because the spam overload has driven many companies and individuals to use "anti-spam" software to help screen out the junk. Unfortunately many of these programs filter out our opt-in publications as well. Let's first look…

10 Steps To e-Business Safety

Here are 10 basic 'must do' steps for small home based webmasters like you and me: 1. Trade mark all your slogans, logo, ultimate selling proposition etc. by putting a TM sign [For example: The House of Viral e-BooksTM ]. This also gives you a touch of `class` and creates a brand image for you. 2. Put a Copyright notice and date (Copyright [C] 2002…

Does Your Job Cause Stress?

If your job causes a lot of stress, taking up a hobby that lets you work with your hands can help you wind down. That's why Erica Basile took a class on quilting. After making a quilt for her daughter, Erica put all of the leftover squares into a kit as a gift for a friend.