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There are a number of business models for making money on the Internet. Of these, my favorite – and the one I recommend to those who want to sell information products, dietary supplements, or just about any other product online today – is the “Agora Model.”
READ MOREHow to Create a Perfectly Organized Office
What does your office say about you? That you are orderly and businesslike? Messy but creative? Hopelessly overwhelmed?
READ MOREHave Fun, Lose Fat
On Sunday morning, I was reviewing my daily motivational quotes when I stumbled across this one: “Enjoy life. Treat it as an adventure. Care passionately about the outcome, but keep it in perspective. Things are seldom as bleak as they seem when they are going wrong – or as good as they seem when they are going well. Lighten up. You’ll live longer.”
READ MOREThe Dividends That Don’t Stop
Getting steady income from dividend-paying stocks is getting harder. During the entire year of 2007, only seven companies in the S&P 500 cut their dividends, and only three did away with them entirely. 2008 was a different story. 39 companies cut their dividends, and 22 suspended them. 2009 promises to be just as bad.
READ MOREThe Parable of the Talents
Why do some people retire rich and most people retire poor? This question has fascinated philosophers, mystics, and teachers throughout the ages. There have been so many men and women – hundreds or thousands, maybe even millions – who started with nothing and became financially independent that people are naturally curious to know why it happened and if there are common rules or principles that others can apply to become wealthy as well.
READ MOREMeasuring Social Media
If you’re an online marketer or publisher, chances are you’re well aware of the power of social media optimization (SMO). If you’re new to the world of Internet marketing, you’ll be interested to know that this breakthrough method is a truly inexpensive (practically free) way to create buzz about your products, increase traffic to your site, build trust about your company, and boost your sales.
READ MORERental Real Estate 101: The Ultimate Real Estate Match Up
Renting out your real estate properties is a great way to make money – in almost any market. But if you’re just starting out, there are some pitfalls you need to be aware of. One of the costliest is tenant turnover.
READ MOREHere’s a Good Idea (If You Want to Bankrupt Your Business)
No wonder the U.S Postal Service is in serious trouble. They apparently think having too many eager new customers is a problem!
Let me explain…
On a recent trip to a small town in Maine, I stopped at the local post office
READ MOREThe Absolute Worst Place for Your Business
The 113 miles of Highway 87 between Great Falls and Havre in Montana is desolate. A half-dozen or so tiny towns have cropped up in places. But mostly there’s just the two-lane road, vast expanses of prairie, and the enormous canopy of sky.
READ MORERead This Now, or the Puppy Gets It
Years ago, National Lampoon ran a cover showing an adorable – but worried – puppy with a revolver held to its head. The headline next to the image read something like, “If you don’t buy this magazine, the puppy gets it.”
READ MOREBeware of Moving Targets
The last 12 months has been a bad time in the markets. Very few stocks have avoided the market-wide sell-off. And for a lot of stocks, as a result of their share prices being depressed, one measure of value – dividend yield – could be misleading.
READ MOREGraphic Design Riches
Today, I’m going to tell you about one of the hottest rising trends out there – and why you should get in on this opportunity now.
I’m talking about the business of graphic design.
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