The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing in the Wind
Senator Obama pledged to spend $150 billion on alternative energy during his campaign, and wind energy is an area of interest. With the current financial crisis, he might not be able to devote that much to alternative energy right away – but over the next four years, you can bet government money will be directed at wind and solar energy companies.
READ MORESave Big With 3 of This Season’s Strangest Travel Deals
Hotels, restaurants, shops, and airlines are losing business… and some of them are coming up with creative ways to get it back. Here are three of the strangest deals of the season:
READ MOREForget the Price of Oil… What About My Beer?
As Charlie Byrne and Alexis Siemon (the two other microbrew fans in the office) know all too well, due to a worldwide shortage of hops, prices for craft beers have gone up over the past year.
READ MOREMy Unexpected “Pack-Your-Bag” Moments From Bootcamp
As I settled into my seat on the first day of Bootcamp, I wasn’t expecting to hear any ideas I wasn’t already familiar with. After all, I edit every issue of Early to Rise – which means I’ve edited articles written by all the experts whose Bootcamp presentations I was about to watch.
READ MORETargeting the RIGHT Keywords for Your SEO Campaign
Keywords are the most basic components of search engine optimization (SEO). Once you know how to use them, you can drive your site to the top of the search engines… get more targeted traffic to your website… more sign-ups… and, eventually, make more sales.
READ MOREA Gift for a Bad Customer
Getting coupons is nothing new. Most of the retailers I patronize hand them out when you make a purchase. It’s a nice “reward” for being a good customer. What I’m not accustomed to is getting a coupon for being a bad customer – which is what had just happened.
READ MOREWhen “Tomorrow” Is One Day Too Late
Maybe you consider yourself too young to be worried about such things. Maybe you don’t have much money (certainly not anything that you’d consider an “estate”). Doesn’t matter. Just because you’re not a millionaire is no reason to think you don’t need to have a serious sit-down with a capable attorney. Find a good lawyer and set up a meeting to discuss these important issues.
READ MOREShow Me the Money
Radio, TV, banner ads, pay-per-click (PPC), magazine ads, billboards… There are dozens if not hundreds of marketing channels you can use to get your sales message across. We don’t expect you to use all of them all of the time – but you should know what your options are. Test different channels and different channel combinations, and roll out with what is most effective for you and your organization.
READ MOREAfter Selling, Your Work Is Only Half Done
With the recent turmoil in the markets, chances are you liquidated some of your holdings. Whether it was because they hit your pre-determined stop-loss point or you simply threw in the towel because you’d had enough, you still have some work to do.
READ MOREThe “Art” of the Sale
The first part of any sales process is typically grabbing the attention of the prospective customer – and my attention was caught by a piece in one of the windows. It was cartoonish yet sophisticated. So I popped into the gallery. The piece was by an artist named Todd White, and it was called “My Heaven and Hell.”
READ MOREDon’t Sweat the Election
You may be concerned about the stock market now that Barack Obama has won the election. Some people believe that Republicans are better for Wall Street than Democrats are. But history shows that the market has actually performed better under Democrat presidents.
READ MOREHow Much Is a College Degree Worth?
Yes – you can make it big without a formal education. But some companies require a college degree before they’ll even consider a candidate for a job. So it’s logical to assume that if you encourage your kids to get a master’s degree or Ph.D., it will help them make more money. However, depending on the field they intend to go into, it may not make sense.
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