You don't have to surf far on the good old world wide web to find marketers screaming about how Twitter is the greatest tool since sliced bread for driving traffic to your website. To paraphrase Billy Joel, they may be wrong but they may be right – the jury is still...
If you've never given much thought to the idea of finding a mentor, maybe it's time you should. Appealing though the temptation may be be to blunder your way forward alone, making mistake after mistake that has already been made by thousands before you, losing money...
The light at the end of tunnel is NOT a freight train coming our way – that beast has already been and gone, at least according to billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who thinks the residential real estate slump will be over by the end of next year. He predicts...
Granted, the phrase “cheap and easy” isn't necessarily one you want customers to associate with your home-based business but we made you look, didn't we? Creating an honest to goodness quality work from home company is probably never going to be easy but it doesn't...
Chile experienced an 8.8 magnitude earthquake last week. While stories of destruction, mayhem, heroism, and looting dominate the news, there's an investment subtext lurking beneath the hysterical surface: an interruption in the worldwide supply of copper. If you've...
Don’t let the daunting task of coming up with a name for your fledgling business endeavor ruin your day. Is a name important? Of course it is – but you don’t have to wander through life in a haze, crippled by indecision, unable to take the next step forward with your...
It’s nothing fancy. Nothing complex. Just unmatched value. The Deal Evaluator is a new service from Empowered Investor Network that allows you to get a quick, experienced second opinion on any real estate deal you are considering. Why would you want our input? We’ve...
We’ve mentioned it before. You can’t rely on walk-in traffic to promote your home-based business. At some point you’re going to have to get out there and drive traffic to a website or phone number. In the old days (yesterday) Google ruled the online advertising world....
For those with a physical or mental disability that makes holding down a traditional job in the working world difficult or impossible, there are certainly work-at-home options. One such mode of employment would be offering transcription services, provided you have good English and grammar skills and can type in the 75 wpm range.
There is a near constant need for speeches, lectures, radio and television programs, and more to be transcribed into text. With the internet as a delivery system, it’s a simple matter for a freelance transcriber to sit at home and complete assignments.
Still searching for a brilliant idea for your home-based business? Are you a little bit creative or able to come up with pithy slogans begging to be plastered on a t-shirt, coffee mug, or poster? If so, you’re in luck. Technology has now caught up with you. Companies like CafePress and Zazzle cater to the design crowd. It works like this.
Come up with a great design or slogan. Log on to one of these websites and upload your idea. It’s now ready to be printed on t-shirt, kids’ accessories, mugs, housewares, stickers – the list is lengthy. Every time one of these items sells from the website with your design, you get a commission.
Politicians think that they can defy economic gravity with magic. It would be magic to think that you could reduce inflation by spending more money! The newly passed Inflation Reduction Act intends to spend a lot more money, but will it actually reduce inflation in the short term or even in the long run?