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4 eBusiness Lessons I Learned From Childhood Cartoons

As a child in the 60′s and early 70′s, I didn’t have access to 24 hour cable TV or television networks devoted entirely to cartoons. Educational cartoons hadn’t really caught on yet either. The only time cartoons were available to watch back then was on Saturday mornings, and only on the 3 local stations that aired at the time. Even with limited choices amongst cartoons that... read more

Your Turn: Share An eBusiness Tip

Each one of you, newbie or pro, has learned something along the way in your quest to become successful ebusiness entrepreneurs. Please share one tip today so we can all benefit. Don’t worry about whether or not the tip might be too basic, or too well-known. Sometimes, even when we already know something, it helps to be reminded of it. What Kind Of Tip? Any kind of tip that relates to doing business... read more

Why I’m Really Not A Blogger

Someone recently commented on a post that its topic was not “just for bloggers”. The implication was that I had posted the information just to bloggers, when in actuality I had not. I can only conclude that the commenter thinks of me as a blogger, and by extension, assumes that what I write about is “for bloggers”. Unless I specifically say that a post is “for bloggers”,... read more

Online Product Ideas – Infographic

Everyone wants to know how to make money online. The simple answer is to create a product that people want to pay for. Of course, the next question usually involves something along the lines of, “What kind of product should I create? Got any ideas?” Yes, I do have ideas for products that you can create online. I’ve created the following infographic to help kickstart your idea phase. ... read more

eBusiness Tips: A Mixed Bag of Thoughts

Today’s eBusiness tips from ’round the web are a mixed bag of thoughts, advice, and concepts. Although there’s not one element that ties them all together into a neat little bow, the reality is that our lives as microbusiness or ebusiness owners can often be a mish-mash of things all happening at once. Being able to handle that kind of lifestyle can really help keep our online endeavors... read more

Got Questions?

It’s that time of year when everyone starts thinking about what the next year will bring. Last year, on this day (my birthday), I announced my plan to help some of you get a jumpstart on your own ideas. I hope 2009 brought a little success to some of you because of that. I plan to do things a little differently in 2010. I want to answer as many of your questions as possible. My plan for this blog... read more

What Is Holding You Back?

This is a question I’d love to get answers to in the comments below. What is holding you back? What is preventing you from getting your online business off the ground? Fear of the unknown? Worried that you aren’t capable? Not sure how to get it going? Don’t have time? Think you need more money? Think you need more knowledge? Something else? I’ll always be grateful that one day I... read more

Being Prepared For The Looming Economic Disaster Means Starting Now

If you haven’t already taken the plunge to start an online ebusiness, now is the time! The rising costs of gas, food, and almost everything else is forcing us all to have to make more money just to make ends meet. In addition, everyone’s job is potentially on the line, as companies will be forced to make hard decisions and deep cuts as the economy gets worse and the recession looms larger. ... read more

An Avatar Is Worth A Thousand Brandings

You know the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. There’s a lot of truth in that, and in the web 2.0 world in which we live and run our eBusinesses, that takes on new meanings. One of those new meanings can be applied to avatars. How many times have you become familiar with an online persona and could immediately recognize them on any site when they used the same avatar? ... read more
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