From the category archives:

Money

Customer Service: a Big Deal for a Small Business

September 2, 2009

Almost every company, whether they’re big or small, has a customer service department – or at the very least an owner who wears the customer service hat on a daily basis.
A small business can actually become big based on their customer service. Before you start laughing at the idea, let’s take a look [...]

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Thanks For Your Business: How Do You Say It?

Thanks For Your Business: How Do You Say It?

August 1, 2009

The thank-you note has gone away like the paper it was once written on. I don’t mind an email, or god forbid, a phone call – to thank me for using a service. The problem I have is that I don’t get any of those anymore.
I bought my first home last spring. [...]

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How To Create Replication in Your Business

How To Create Replication in Your Business

July 15, 2009

If you’re running a home business that relies on replication, there are a few key things you should not overlook.  Whether you’re working with a network marketing downline, training new sales people, or managing an affiliate program – these keys can help produce not only a successful team, but could help you become financially and [...]

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8 Ways to Cut your Overhead Expenses from Minimal to Practically Non-existent

8 Ways to Cut your Overhead Expenses from Minimal to Practically Non-existent

May 19, 2009

Being a home business owner is tough road to travel. Along with taking on the hefty tasks of branding and selling, you have to organize and manage the administrative aspects of your company too. Luckily, there are a million products out there designed to help you streamline your projects and keep your operations [...]

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Blogging as a Business – a Blueprint

Blogging as a Business – a Blueprint

March 9, 2009

I’ll be honest with you, I’ve had so many blogs fail I wouldn’t even be able to list them by memory. I’ve tried niche blogs, broad-topic blogs, news blogs, and business blogs… but there was a reason they all failed.
I came across Yaro Starak, a crazy-haired Australian blogger who does very well for himself [...]

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HOW TO: Survive the Twitter Effect

HOW TO: Survive the Twitter Effect

February 12, 2009

“The Twitter Effect” – also known as The Mashable Effect or The Digg Effect – as become a topic of conversation lately due to a handful of blogs being taken offline from the amount of traffic instantaneously sent to them from Twitter.
The basics of the effect are this:  a link is posted by someone on [...]

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The Keys to a Happy Retirement

January 5, 2009

Retirement is something that most people look forward to. The chance to take a break, to have all the time for yourself, to enjoy life after many years of hard work is indeed a very inviting prospect. However, financial instability makes the future of retirement a little bleak.
The Bleak Reality of Retirement
For many retirees, having [...]

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Dealing with Job Insecurity

December 6, 2008

In a time of credit crisis, banks relying on the tax-payers to bail them out, and major auto makers begging the government to be saved, job security for the worker in America is obviously a thing of the past.
Forget job “security,” we’re now dealing with job INsecurity.
If you’re like me, you already know one or [...]

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Money: The problem and the solution

May 26, 2008

Let’s face it, money is the force that moves the world, moves people to do things they never thought were capable of doing, and it is the thing that would be the solution to so many problems!
For the people that don’t have that much money, which makes the immense majority of the world, having a [...]

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Preparing for a Job Interview

May 15, 2008

Getting ready for a job interview is a job in itself. Taking the time to get yourself prepared for the interview will make all the difference in the world and help to separate you from the rest.
A job interview is a sales pitch, and you are the product. Here is a list of [...]

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