If you are a homeowner, then it's likely you've felt the crunch. The ugly mortgage payments. The fact that your neighbor short sells his house for a fraction of its former worth. Or that the other neighbor up and leaves...giving you a lovely foreclosure in your neighborhood along with a likely case of blight due ...
(Yes, yes. I understand that I misspelled "dollar," people. It was intentional. I'm feeling a little sassy and my title has a bit of sassified accent to it today.) I recently mentioned that I was resolved to learning the whole couponing craze. To grasp the deeper meaning of combining discounts and coupons in order ...
Years ago, if you had told me that the bulk of my writing would consist of informational products, I would have asked you, "What the heck are informational products?" But now, they are EVERYWHERE online. There are people who make a living just selling e-reports and ebooks on the internet. And some of them (the products, ...
Have you ever exchanged your services for other services (or goods, perhaps) rather than money? Obviously both parties involved in the barter need to feel that they are receiving something worth as much (if not more) than what they are giving. But it can be a cool way of getting something (anything from a logo ...
You see them out there. People with these brilliant ideas. Brilliant ideas that will make brilliant, best-selling books. Except they can't write worth a damn. So they want to work with a ghostwriter. They want a pro to write it up all pretty and then hand it over. And they don't have any money to cough up to ...
Well, I was hoping to go to Vegas next month. But it's not happening. Between the puppy and the kid and scheduling conflicts...I'd be looking at popping into the BlogWorld Expo for a day. Literally flying up there Saturday morning and coming home Saturday night. And really, there are workshops that I really ...
Turns out my post on working for free was oh-so-timely. I got a call last night from a friend. An author and speaker. And he was pissed. He had been asked to speak at a luncheon. For free. He explained that he doesn't speak for free unless he can have a table and sell his ...
Yesterday's post sucked. At least I think it did. I felt pressured by my self-imposed "post a day" edict. And the day got away from me. So last night, when I really, really, really just wanted to go to sleep, I was cranking out a post. Stupid. I know. So if you think yesterday's post sucked, ...
Once you know what you’re selling, it’s time to think about marketing your product or service. Marketing's a no-brainer, right? You gotta spread the word and get people to start buying your product. ...
For some people, mention taxes and you will get the steely gaze of doom or the gagging noise of an old lady choking on her ill-fitting dentures. I'm not one of those people. I believe taxes have a purpose. Would I like to pay so much? Heck no! But I do believe in paying my fair share. And now, ...