Make The Hard Parts of Being A Solo eBusiness Owner Easier

I adore working from home. It’s the best decision I ever made in my career life. But I don’t love everything about it. What do I wish I didn’t have to do? Paperwork / Accounting / Taxes and all those things that are involved in all of that. Ugh. Ick. Blech. Those are things I put off as long as I can, and then I wish I’d kept up with it better because I end up being stuck with a... read more

Raven Tools Review

I’ve been hearing tons of great things about Raven internet marketing tools the last few months, so I finally decided to run their free trial and see why everyone was so crazy about it. So first, what do these tools do? Raven tools let you research, gather, organize, manage, track, report, and analyze most of the internet marketing tasks you probably already implement (or should implement). Some... read more

How To Build A Successful Home Business

This is a guest post by Annie Wallace. Finally you’ve done it, you’ve thought of a way to escape the drudgery of your 9-5 job and make real money working from home. Maybe you’ve discovered a new talent, maybe you uncovered some amazing retail opportunity that no one else in your area has acted on before. Whatever it is that’s got you ready to take control of your own destiny, just... read more

Tips To Effectively Use An Offshore Virtual Assistant

This is a guest post by Nitin Aggarwal. So you’ve hired a Virtual Assistant to make your work life more efficient by freeing you from mundane but important day-to-day tasks and leaving you with the big, important work to focus on. However, the perfect candidate for your Virtual Assistant happens to be on the other side of the world. When it is 9 AM your time, it is 12 AM in their part of the world.... read more

Use Coupon Codes For New Site Ideas

I’m not sure how many times a month I have a “brilliant” idea for a new website, but it’s a lot more than I can actually pursue. When the “brilliance” of the idea doesn’t fade within a day or two, though, there’s a good chance I’ll at least buy a domain name from Godaddy for the idea, just in case I pursue it further. Now, I know $10 or so isn’t... read more

7 Tips for Outsourcing Your Web Development

The following is a guest post by James Adams. Globalization may be yesterday’s news, but it never ceased to be an important concept when looking for tools for enhancing your web development. Outsourcing your web development projects to international expertise enables you to utilize creative talent on accelerated timetables at potentially lower costs than you can find locally. If you need good code on... read more

Free Site Tools and Resources from Rankraiser

Those who know me well, know that I hate spending money if there’s a free or cheap alternative, especially when it comes to tools that I use to run my business. So every now and then, I’ll pass along some resources I come across that helps me (and you) find free tools and resources that we can all use. I discovered one today, in fact. Rankraiser has a free website tools section. Some of the... read more

Understanding Your Site Needs – Shared, VPS, or Dedicated Hosting?

I’d bet that most sites on the web today are low-traffic sites that can easily be served on cheap shared hosting accounts. That’s not a criticism by the way, because that statement refers to most of my own sites too. I’m perfectly happy using shared hosting for most of my sites. There comes a time in many site owners lives, however, when they realize that their best site has outgrown... read more

Free Market Research Using Google Analytics

The following is a guest post by Andy Hayes Are you using Google Analytics to monitor your website performance? It’s a goldmine of free market research data, but most businesses fall into one of two categories: They mistakenly decided they didn’t need analytics. How can you improve your website if you aren’t measuring it? They installed analytics and then never used it. If you rely on... read more

7 Disadvantages of Being a Homepreneur

The following is a guest post by James Adams Oh, the temptation to wax sarcastic is upon me! Since becoming a successful homepreneur I no longer get to enjoy the scenery of my former 45 minute commute to the office, a stop and go affair that kept my attention riveted to the bumper of the car in front of me or to the signs telling me how long the construction zone would be. And yes, I miss that special... read more