A Reality Check Is Necessary Before Starting A Home Business
July 29, 2005 - obbankusa.com - I have helped thousands of people start up their own home based businesses using the Internet. Over time, I have come to recognize two of the most important factors for identifying people that should NOT start a home based business.
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At Your Service: The Ten Commandments of Great Customer Service
July 29, 2005 - smallbizarticles.com - Customer service is an integral part of our job and should not be seen as an extension of it. A company’s most vital asset is its customers. Without them, we would not and could not exist in business. When you satisfy our customers, they not only help us grow by continuing to do business with you, but recommend you to friends and associates.
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Setting Up a Home-Based EBay Business
July 29, 2005 - allbusiness.com - Many businesses have gotten their starts from people cleaning out their attics and selling their surplus belongings on eBay. Even if you have never been to the eBay Web site, you may be able to turn your clutter, crafts, hobbies, or interests into money by selling them on eBay.
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Getting Ready to Franchise
July 29, 2005 - inc.com - Can any business be turned into a franchise? No. Know what makes a strong franchising prospect.
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Small Business Pricing: Setting A Price For Your Product / Service
July 29, 2005 - allfreelancework.com - The importance of pricing can not be underestimated as incorrect pricing can often result in the failure of a business. New businesses often make the mistake of either charging too little or too much for their product or service. So to help you avoid making one of these mistakes, the following section will outline some of the guiding principles of price determination.
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Five Cool Resources for Small Businesses in Hot Water
July 29, 2005 - ecomhelp.com - Today more than 26 million Americans operate small businesses, and millions more will start over the next five years. Nearly all of those entrepreneurs will find themselves in a sticky situation at one time or another. Knowing exactly where to find solutions for problems can make the difference between success and failure.
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When the Door of Opportunity Opens
July 29, 2005 - woopidoo.com - Anybody can achieve anything. Do you believe that? I do. But there is a caveat that must be made. Those who succeed are those who walk through the door of opportunity when it swings open. That we know. But what is the secret to getting through the door of opportunity?
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Web Accessibility: The Basics
July 29, 2005 - bytestart.co.uk - Web accessibility is about making your website accessible to all Internet users (both disabled and non-disabled), regardless of what browsing technology they're using. In addition to complying with the law, an accessible website can reap huge benefits on to your website and your business.
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7 Places to Find New Products to Sell
July 29, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - The ability to locate reasonably priced merchandise to sell can make or break a business. Here are seven places to start looking.
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Review: Hostway's E-Commerce Hosting
July 29, 2005 - ecommerce-guide.com - Like its ISP peers, Hostway offers e-commerce plans that include a combination of hosting, Web site creation tools, promotion and e-commerce shopping cart applications. Depending on which route you take in terms of shopping cart choices, the Hostway e-commerce experience can range from excellent to downright frustrating.
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Lenders That Lend a Hand
July 29, 2005 - businessweek.com - Recently divorced, an entrepreneur seeking startup funding needn't limit her search to large and unsympathetic commercial banks.
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He Definitely Should Have Been Committed
July 29, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - Yes, success is not easy. It calls for commitment, for focus, for hurling yourself toward the thing you love to do. Sometimes, success asks for blood, sweat and tears. But failure does not ask, it demands and takes our blood and sweat and tears.
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eBay Software and Services: From Analysis to Sniping
July 29, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - You have probably heard of sniping and auction management, but there is much more to eBay software than that. There are hundreds of downloadable programs and web-based services out there for eBay buyers and sellers from a large, competitive, and innovative industry. This is a quick guide to the eBay software world.
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Affordable E-Commerce for SMBs
July 28, 2005 - smallbusinesscomputing.com - For all the small businesses out there that have been looking for a way to create an e-commerce shopping site, Affinity Internet, a Web-services provider for small businesses, recently announced the launch of ReadyWeb Commerce, an "easy and affordable solution for small businesses that want to establish an e-commerce-enabled Web presence," according to a company statement.
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No Gallery Needed: Selling Art at Costco
July 28, 2005 - startupjournal.com - Many businesspeople dream and scheme about getting their merchandise on the shelves of a huge retail chain. Jim Tutwiler managed to land a deal with one of the biggest, Costco Wholesale Corp., for a most unlikely product -- the artwork of Pablo Picasso.
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Government Loans for Beginners
July 28, 2005 - workoninternet.com - Government loans are those that the government of a country provides to the citizens of that country in order to fulfill there needs and for their uplfitment or betterment.
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An Introduction to the Open Directory Project
July 28, 2005 - bytestart.co.uk - A web directory is something akin to a huge reference library. The directory is hierarchically arranged by subject – from broad to specific. The Open Directory Project is a web directory of nearly 4 million Internet sites and resources, not a search engine.
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Business Planning for College Students and First-Time Entrepreneurs
July 28, 2005 - morebusiness.com - More and more students, both in undergraduate and graduate institutions, are deciding to launch their own ventures upon graduation rather than taking the traditional route of working for another firm. Likewise, more and more individuals are leaving their jobs to fulfill their entrepreneurial dreams.
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Is Your State Tax System Friendly to Businesses?
July 28, 2005 - powerhomebiz.com - Have you ever wondered if your state’s tax system is business friendly? And how does your state’s tax regime compares with other states? Do you think you’ll be better off if you move your business operations to another state?
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How Radio Ads Are Produced
July 28, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - You're ready to start advertising on the radio, but how do you actually make the ad? Here are the basic steps.
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New Programs Eyed For Small Business Centers
July 28, 2005 - Congress keeps coming up with additional ways for Small Business Development Centers to help entrepreneurs even as it keeps a tight lid on the program's budget.
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What Your Mama Never Told You About Debt Consolidation Services
July 27, 2005 - workoninternet.com - When someone is extremely deep in debt, and he or she has no other options to prevent bankruptcy, debt consolidation can be his or her savior.
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Email Marketing Best Practices
July 27, 2005 - workz.com - Whether you are new to email marketing or a savvy veteran, working for a company that sends 500 emails a week or 500,000, there are certain policies you should follow to optimize your campaigns. Call them the commandments of email marketing or call them best practices; here are 18 ideas to improve your delivery, open, and response rates.
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How to Generate Advertising Revenues for Your Web Site
July 27, 2005 - powerhomebiz.com - Online advertising is big. Small businesses, however, are faced with the challenge of getting a share of this huge pie. Whether your ad sales staff is one or 100, there are several ways to help you sell your advertising inventory and start earning advertising revenues for your site.
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When eBay Clicks Lead Back to Bricks
July 27, 2005 - auctionbytes.com - As eBay's most successful PowerSellers mature as businesspeople - and as eBay's fees increase, thus reducing their profit margin - there is significant movement in the opposite direction. Instead of solely operating on the Internet, enterprising businesspeople are opening brick-and-mortar stores.
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Creating a Website for Your Service Business
July 27, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - If you're interested in setting up shop on the internet to promote your service, these simple strategies will help you bring in the business.
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Owners' kids head to small businesses
July 27, 2005 - businessweek.com - There are new faces this summer at small companies across the country: the owners' kids, getting a taste of what business is about.
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OurPictures: Target market -- your mother
July 27, 2005 - "My target has never differed -- make this easy for mom to use," Paul said. "There's plenty of moms out there.
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Take the 5 Minute Brochure Design Trash Test
July 26, 2005 - about.com - You only get one chance to make a favorable impression with your brochure design. An effective brochure design that communicates to your prospects isn't about spending your entire ad budget on design and development. It requires the use of good brochure design and brochure writing principles.
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The Power of the BLOG
July 26, 2005 - workoninternet.com - Professional bloggers (people who have a decent no. of hours of blogging to their credit) will admit that blogging is not as easy as waking up in the morning, checking out some posts and putting together a few witty lines before you brush your teeth. You do need to be knowledgeable about the subject you are writing on or you are likely to be torn apart by people who are.
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Many Small Firms Happy Staying the Same Size
July 26, 2005 - bytestart.co.uk - Over a third of Britain's small firms want their business to stay the same size, or at least do not want to recruit any more employees, according to the latest NatWest/SERTeam Quarterly Survey of Small Business.
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How Much Should You Pay Yourself As a Startup?
July 26, 2005 - microsoft.com - It seems like a silly question, but it's one that owners of business startups have to answer. How much of a salary should they receive?
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There is One More Easy Way to Improve Web Application Interface by Efficient and User-Friendly Navigation System
July 26, 2005 - powerhomebiz.com - Scand LLC released version 1.1 of dhtmlxTree, a cross-platform JavaScript navigation component that allows web authors to organize great volume of data into XML-based dynamical tree control. This version brings new features, enriched client-side API and high stability.
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E-Mail Heatmaps: More Than a Hot Technology
July 26, 2005 - clickz.com - Heatmapping isn't the newest whiz-bang e-mail technology. It's inexpensive and quick to do. And works on more than e-mail.
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A Day in the Life
July 26, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - Tag along with these 3 franchisees for a day, and see what it's really like to own a franchise.
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Where to Find Friendly Feedback
July 26, 2005 - Seeking the right mix of support and firm guidance is important when developing a new business. Here are some good places to look
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Portent poised: Internet marketing firm survived a failed merger and dot-com crash
July 26, 2005 - bizjournals.com - "People realized too late that there is no New Economy," said the 37-year-old president of the Seattle-based Internet marketing firm. "You still have to make more money than you spend."
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Are Affiliates Getting Fired?
July 25, 2005 - businesstoolchest.com - An alarming trend seems to be catching on with popular merchants lately. The trend is the tendency for some of these companies to begin discriminating against new or inexperienced affiliates and actually FIRE them!
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How to Prepare, Track, and Manage Your Small Business Shipments Online
July 25, 2005 - ezinearticles.com - Saving time is integral in running a successful business. If you are spending the majority of your time in line at your post office or shipping center, you can cut this time in half by utilizing the Internet to ship your packages.
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IRS to Accept Facsimile Signatures on Employment Tax Returns
July 25, 2005 - businessknowhow.com - The Internal Revenue Service has issued new rules allowing corporate officers or duly authorized agents to sign employment tax forms by facsimile, including alternative signature methods such as computer software programs or mechanical devices.
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What Is Domain Name Backordering? Watch Out For This One!
July 25, 2005 - workz.com - Domain names are the hottest net-real-estate on the internet. It's no wonder services like: "Domain Name Backordering" is available to the public. Can someone really backorder your domain right from underneath you? Guess again...
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How to Effectively Borrow Ideas, Strategies and Tactics
July 25, 2005 - about.com - Today's small business owner is confronted with new business problems and opportunities on a regular basis. Running a company requires the ability to look outside the business for solutions, ideas, and best practices. However, borrowing ideas and best practices can be wrought with danger. Learn what big business already knows about benchmarking best practices and how to effectively borrow or steal ideas, tactics, and strategies.
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Recommended Reading: Books for Brainstorming
July 25, 2005 - startupjournal.com - Need inspiration, ideas or just nuts-and-bolts instructions on how to start a business? Try these books for small-business brainstorming suggested by Jerome Engel, director of the entrepreneurship program at the Haas School of Management at the University of California, Berkeley, and executive director of its Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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The Problem With Being First
July 25, 2005 - inc.com - Customers and investors don't give much credence to the company that touts first-mover advantage. The company that has the right product or service is more likely to catch their attention.
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To Block or Not to Block, That Is the Question for eBay Sellers
July 25, 2005 - auctionbytes.com - When you have been through the mill with a non-paying buyer on eBay, the last thing you want to do is deal with them again in the future. If they have left a retaliatory negative feedback, you definitely don't want another one from them.
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Don't Let the Skeptics Dissuade You
July 25, 2005 - startupjournal.com - Let me guess: Your idea is the best thing since sliced bread.
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7 Basics to Look for in a Work at Home
July 22, 2005 - jobbankusa.com - What do you look for when starting your own work at home business? The following is a list of just a few things to look for in a home based business opportunity.
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Magic of Direct Response Website
July 22, 2005 - businesstoolchest.comFor a web site to make the most money it must be a direct response web site. That does not mean that sites with contents do not make money. But for a small business owner the direct response website is the key to real profits.
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How Do I Determine an Offer Price for a Business?
July 22, 2005 - allbusiness.com - I'm considering making an offer to buy the small company where I work. How do I determine how much to offer?
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MLM Recruiting- Cold Market Prospecting- 5 SCORCHING Opening Phrases
July 22, 2005 - ezinearticles.com - There is a phrase in MLM Recruiting that we call the 5 Magic Words of Cold Market Prospecting. These words can open more doors than you ever thought possible. I used them for years, and they opened thousands of doors. They also help recruit a ton of folks.
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How to Wash Mobile Homes as a Business
July 22, 2005 - ezinearticles.com - Washing manufactured homes, mobile homes, can be a lucrative and steady business. Generally Mobile Home owners desire to have their mobile homes washed twice per year. There are many mobile home washing companies who make a very good living and have multiple rigs running. If you currently own a pressure washer you may wish to consider a new business washing mobile home and manufactured houses.
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A Personal Experience with Identity Theft
July 22, 2005 - ezinearticles.com - Some months ago, before there was much publicity regarding phishing and identity theft, I became a victim.
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Does Your Business Have the Write Stuff?
July 22, 2005 - businessknowhow.com - Small business owners are less apt to require proficiency in writing as a prerequisite to employment. Nevertheless, it is critical for any business, big or small, to communicate their written words with vision, clarity and eloquence. The good news is that writing is a skill that can be learned.
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You can't get paid if you don't send an invoice
July 22, 2005 - usatoday.com - So why do entrepreneurs sometimes hesitate to send out their invoices?
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Start Your Own Business After A Layoff
July 22, 2005 - about.com - Call it what you like job cuts, corporate restructuring, head count reduction or layoffs but for hundreds of thousands of people, it's a dramatic life changing event. Being unemployed in a tight job market offers very few opportunities even for talented individuals. One growing alternative for the newly "pink slipped" is to start a business.
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Selecting Your Backup Vendor
July 22, 2005 - nfib.com - As you start your search for a backup company, you may be lured in by a fancy Web site or a catchy sales pitch, but don’t let a slick site or a smooth salesman talk you out of doing your homework – it’ll pay off in the long run. Consider the following tips and questions as you start your investigative process.
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Should You Outsource Your Technical Support?
July 22, 2005 - nfib.com - Many small companies in the fields of communications, finances, technology and others have been attracted by the cost effectiveness of outsourcing their technical/customer support. An entire industry has been created to handle customer support in various fields, but the risks may be more than potential rewards.
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For One Domain Buyer, Haggling Pays Off
July 22, 2005 - startupjournal.com - How much can you haggle for a domain name?
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Branding: All You Need Is Love
July 22, 2005 - marketingprofs.com - We use the word love a lot when it comes to our favorite brands. Love. Love. Love.
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Center Opens to Help Minority Entrepreneurs
July 22, 2005 - inc.com - The centers, supported by resources from private, public, and non-profit entities, aim to provide guidance for minority entrepreneurs on starting and sustaining a business in the current, fast-paced economy.
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Beyond Traditional Marcom Building Marketing That Sells
July 22, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - When the word Marketing comes up, most people immediately think of fancy ad campaigns and big budgets. They may make you feel good, but in today’s economy, a small business on a tight budget can only afford to spend dollars on marketing programs that actually drive sales leads in the door.
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Are Coupons Effective as a Marketing and Promotion Strategy?
July 22, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - The problem with discounts and coupons is that you're giving away a portion of your profits before you even had a chance to make a dime! Whereas, rewarding a customer for past purchases -- you are spending money out of the profits that you made from the business they gave you.
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Top Five Reasons To Establish Business Credit and Separate Personal From Business Credit
July 22, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - A majority of business owners start a business by utilizing personal funds from savings, retirement lump sum, or a loan from family members.
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PayPal Alternatives
July 21, 2005 - workz.com - Many people think that in order to do business online you need to have an expensive merchant account to have the ability to take payments by credit card from your customers. Nothing could be further from the truth. Merchant accounts can be hard to get and the monthly fees can really add up. So what's an honest Internet Entrepreneur to do?
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GoDaddy Integrates Quick Shopping Cart with eBay and Froogle
July 21, 2005 - auctionbytes.com - The Go Daddy Group has integrated its Quick Shopping Cart hosting service with eBay and Froogle. Sellers who use Quick Shopping Cart to run their ecommerce websites can now seamlessly launch inventory to eBay and Froogle.
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Original Win
July 21, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - You have a patent, a great product, and sales are popping--but suddenly, out of nowhere, somebody introduces a product that infringes on your idea. Can you afford to sue? With full-blown patent suits costing $250,000 and up, you might have a problem. One solution is to check out patent insurance.
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Affinity Offers 'Affordable' Web Solution for SMBs
July 21, 2005 - ecommerce-guide.com - ReadyWeb Commerce allows small business owners and managers to deploy and maintain a professional e-commerce web site that fits their business without having to do any web development work — Affinity's team of experts does the work for them.
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Helping Hands for Women's Startups
July 21, 2005 - businessweek.com - Launched in 1988, Women's Business Centers have a fantastic track record of efficiently getting female entrepreneurs up and running.
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Usability and Considerate Design - How Good Design and Manners Create User Confidence
July 21, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - I hate to imagine that in your web development project team meetings, the one thing that will be overlooked is consideration for the end user. Yet, how many white boards have you seen lately that have “ease of use”, or “be polite to customers” scribbled anywhere on them?
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What is the Shelf Life of Your Marketing?
July 21, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - Your marketing information is perishable like a loaf of bread. Leave it on the shelf for longer than 7-10 days and its stale as far as the majority of your prospects are concerned.
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Merchant Account Insider Secrets - Accept Credit Cards Online
July 19, 2005 - successfuloffice.com - The following serves as a brief primer for any business owner who needs to set up a system to accept credit cards online, and includes a necessary glimpse of the associated fees.
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Ezine Publishing and its Impact on Your Sales - The Truth
July 19, 2005 - emailuniverse.com - How can you truly measure the impact your email newsletter has on your product or service sales? Easy you say? Not true. Let's explore the impact that your ezine has on your overall sales to help you better justify or increase your ezine publishing activities.
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Inkjet Versus Laser Printers
July 19, 2005 - smallbusinesscomputing.com - Color inkjet printers have been fixtures in most small businesses for many years. They're cheap (under $60 in some cases), last a couple of years and everybody uses them. So they must be the perfect office tools, right? Maybe not.
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How Do I Start A Consignment Shop?
July 19, 2005 - startupjournal.com - I am turning 53 and have wanted my own business for more than 15 years. I want a shop with consigned clothing and my own jewelry designs, a fun place.
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20 tips on how to become a franchise millionaire!
July 19, 2005 - bytestart.co.uk - Franchising is booming in the UK, helping many individuals to realise their dreams of running their own business. With a lot of hard work and determination, entrepreneurs have a unique chance to start their own business with the support and backing of a tried and trusted brand.
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Make Money On The Internet-What Is Your Niche
July 19, 2005 - workoninternet.com - If you want to make money on the internet then you absolutely have to look into niche marketing. If you can find your niche you will be well on your way to an internet income.
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Are YOU Headed For Burnout?
July 19, 2005 - workz.com - Burnout is not an imaginary condition that's all in your mind. It's a very real mental and physiological condition caused by a stress overload.
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eBay Cancels Anything Points Loyalty Program
July 19, 2005 - auctionbytes.com - eBay is discontinuing its Anything Points loyalty program on the U.S. eBay site, though the program will remain in effect on eBay Canada.
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Purple Cows, Pie Kitchens, and the Blogosphere: Does Quality Really Matter Anymore?
July 19, 2005 - businesspundit.com - Does quality still matter? The Pie Kitchen gives me hope that the answer is yes.
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eBay Made Easy
July 19, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - Ready to start an eBay business? These 5 simple steps will get you on your way.
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E-Commerce Techniques: Drop Shipping
July 19, 2005 - ecommerce-guide.com - Fulfilling customer orders by having the wholesaler drop ship directly to shoppers is a popular e-commerce technique. An expert talks about the issues involved.
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Stress is part of owning a business
July 19, 2005 - businessweek.com - Stress is inevitably a part of owning your own business, not just in the company's formative years, but when big new contracts are landed or something goes awry.
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Don't You Quit!
July 19, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - Tell yourself, “ I won’t quit until I get what I want. There is a YES behind every no and a solution to every pressing problem confronting me. I will find it.”
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How To Save A Small eCommerce Business From Being Killed By The Mega Retailers
July 19, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - By avoiding the commodity big brand names, you can be in a position to do as many product press releases as you want. This will allow you to get more focused buyers to your site and can result in more sales.
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The Truth About Traffic Exchange Programs and Guaranteed Traffic
July 19, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - It's about time someone let the cat out of the bag, regarding traffic exchange programs and guaranteed traffic. I wasn't seeing the truth being written about the subject anywhere, so I decided to take it upon myself to reveal the truth about these programs.
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Eliminate Troubling Back Pain and Eye Strain Associated With Heavy Computer Use
July 15, 2005 - 1-marketingstrategies.com - There are health hazards to continual computer use. Personally I’ve suffered from back and shoulder pain, eye strain and numbness in my fingers. I've even had to deal with stiff joints and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. None of this was any fun. But I did learn a few things important enough to pass along to you today. Here are some things you can do right now to reduce or eliminate stress on our body while operating your computer.
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7 Key Points to Consider When Choosing a Web Host
July 15, 2005 - articleplus.com - With literally thousands of web hosting companies in the industry all vieing for your business, carefully consider these key points to ensure you make the most well informed decision possible.
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Should I Make My Own Web Site?
July 15, 2005 - goarticles.com - With the growing popularity and automation of wyswig (what you see is what you get) web site design software titles, a growing number of small business and individuals are creating their own web sites. Should you make your own web site?
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Why is Affiliate Marketing Popular with Home Based Business Entrepreneurs?
July 15, 2005 - businesstoolchest.com - Marketing Programs have literally taken over the Internet and riding high, is Affiliate Marketing. According to the Computer Industry Almanac "The world-wide Internet population for 2004 was 934 million and the projection for 2006 is 1.21 billion."
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What Are the Bylaws of a Corporation?
July 15, 2005 - allbusiness.com - The bylaws of a corporation contain the rules and procedures that govern the rights and powers of shareholders, directors, and officers. Most lawyers have a prepared "standard" set of template bylaws that may be modified to meet your company's specific requirements.
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Podcasting Trend
July 15, 2005 - ezinearticles.com - Podcasting has all the ingredients to become a major technology trend. Podcasting has started with little fanfare but has the potential to become a giant wave due to a number of factors going for it.
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If You Lost 70% of Your New Customers, Would You Notice?
July 15, 2005 - businessknowhow.com - Buyers Don't Rely on the Yellow Pages Like They Used To Customers' buying behavior has changed - for good. If your business depends on most categories in the Yellow Pages to attract new customers, you've probably seen a decline.
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House Passes Bills to Help Small Businesses
July 15, 2005 - msn.com - The House on Tuesday passed four bills aimed at making it easier for small businesses to deal with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency often singled out by those trying to reduce government red tape.
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Virtual team can help take load off
July 15, 2005 - usatoday.com - Do you work alone? If so, you have to juggle a variety of tasks at the same time. One minute you're the marketing director, the next you're the computer specialist, then you're in charge of accounting. How are you ever going to do the stuff you actually went into business for — the core functions that make money?
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Inside Spyware
July 15, 2005 - smallbusinesscomputing.com - Most computer users are aware of the dark side of the Internet. Our online world brings issues of credit card and identity theft, junk mail and seedy content right into our homes and offices. But how many computer users are unwitting accomplices to such activities?
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What Check 21 Means to Your Business
July 15, 2005 - about.com - If your business needs to confirm payment from a customer, under the new Check 21 Act a substitute check is the legal equivalent of the original and acceptable proof.
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Creating Business Cards Online Is a Snap
July 15, 2005 - startupjournal.com - Having your own business cards printed used to be a costly and lengthy process. But these days, prices are coming down. And many sites now allow you to design your own cards online rather than simply accepting the standard templates. Here's a selection:
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Don't Bore Me With Your Blog
July 15, 2005 - marketingprofs.com - If you're going to blog, become an expert on something. This is especially important for blogging in the business world. Think content, not rambling comment.
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Eight Easy Ways to Boost E-mail Deliverability
July 15, 2005 - inc.com - It's an Internet arms race that has spilled into all aspects of e-mail marketing: As quickly as ISPs come up with new ways to fight spam, spammers find new ways to deliver it.
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Do Things Right Or Do The Rights Things?
July 15, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - There’s a difference between doing things right and doing the right things. Which do you think is most important? Is it more important in your homesbased internet business to make sure you do things right or is it more important to make sure you do the right things? Before answering this question take a few minutes to think through the difference.
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Throw Out Your "Selling" Language - Unlock Your Natural Voice
July 15, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - It's ironic that most of us take it for granted that spontaneous, natural communication is the right way to relate to our friends, spouses, relatives, and others in our personal lives -- but, when it comes to selling, our language becomes, almost robotic.
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Tips To Build Your Email Address Database
July 14, 2005 - workz.com - With ongoing postal and telemarketing pressures impacting marketing budgets for many organizations this year, email marketing could become the “silver lining “ for many marketers. But how do you create a successful email marketing campaign if you do not have a substantial email database? That question may be one of the largest Internet related challenges facing companies this year.
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Business Planning Tool: Free Demographics or Updated Data?
July 14, 2005 - powerhomebiz.com - If you are starting a business or looking to expand your business, you may be looking for demographic data to use for business planning. During your search, you may encounter free demographic data. If data is data, then free is better, right? Not necessarily! Census data and commercial data do vary, at times so significantly that you may come to the wrong conclusion by using the latter.
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Work Getting to You? Go On a Vacation
July 14, 2005 - fortune.com - Many small-business owners think they can't afford to take time off. But stress experts say taking a holiday can make entrepreneurs more productive—and healthier.
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Child Protection Laws and E-Mail Marketing
July 14, 2005 - clickz.com - The ineffectiveness of do-not-e-mail registries and the risk they'll be misappropriated to send messages to minors, while serious issues, are not themselves direct threats to e-mail marketing. That threat lies in the following.
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RetroBox - Making Money Tackling the E-Waste Stream
July 14, 2005 - triplepundit.com - Mr Corbin's tales of the road to success were inspirational to say the least, but the fact that he's been able to embrace a serious environmental cause as the central tenet of his business makes his company a case study in triple bottom line principals.
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The Future is Now
July 14, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - Tech franchises are hot. Whether you're teaching kids all about computers or consulting for big business, don't get left out of this great opportunity.
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New Auction Site DealMania Caps Fees
July 14, 2005 - ecommerce-guide.com - DealMania, the latest site to offer online auctions, announced it would begin capping seller fees on a monthly basis starting in August.
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Selling for Survival
July 14, 2005 - businessweek.com - Forget the used-car-dealer image. The ability to show people that your product helps them succeed is a basic skill crucial to any venture.
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Cracking the Cyber Code
July 14, 2005 - bizjournals.com - As cybercrimes have become more sophisticated over the years, computer forensics company CyberEvidence has stayed one step ahead
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How to Start Up a New Business
July 14, 2005 - helpbizowners.com - Starting a new venture can be very confusing as well as exciting. To help you make it as simple as possible, we have included the following checklist.
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Topic: How To Protect Your Computer From Virus And Being Infected
July 14, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - To protect your computer as much as possible from being infected, here are four dangerous activities that you should avoid, or at least minimize.
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What company does your business keep?
July 14, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - A man is known by the company he keeps. We have heard that phrase so many times. Our folks have cautioned us often with that in our silly childhood. Do we heed to that advice in our business? Where do you hang out? What is your business surrounded by?
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Website Promotion Through Newsletters
July 14, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - There is one particular way to increase traffic to your Web site that is inexpensive, and that is web site promotion through newsletters.
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Cut Costs and Taxes
July 12, 2005 - morebusiness.com - Have you ever bought a new "state-of-the-art" machine only to discover that you paid dearly for some bells and whistles you didn't really need? Or maybe you invested in a bargain basement piece of business equipment that wound up being more trouble than it's worth. For example, a stripped-down photocopy machine that doesn't collate documents or an inexpensive fax machine that requires employees to hand-feed the individual pages. These buying mistakes are costly to your business — and they can even be embarrassing if they wind up causing more mistakes.
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Adding Visual Punch to Your eBay Auctions
July 12, 2005 - auctionbytes.com - In one of my previous articles, I discussed the importance of having a good picture hosting service. But pictures only go so far, and sometimes you have to add that "extra punch" to make your offerings stand out from the crowd. Two companies are now offering eBay sellers the chance to add that real visual twist to their auctions.
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Can The Business Blogosphere Build and Run a Real Business?
July 12, 2005 - businesspundit.com - Do you ever have an idea that drives you crazy? Ever since I read "Wisdom of Crowds" a while back I keep wondering if it's true. I think about it all the time. A few months ago, I decided there was no reason not to test it. So I've built a new site called The Business Experiment where I propose we do just that.
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Obtaining a Loan for Your Startup
July 12, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - Getting money for your new business is easier than you think--once you dispel the three common myths of bank financing.
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IBM Targets SMB Market
July 12, 2005 - ecommerce-guide.comAccording to Jupiter Research retail analyst Patti Freeman Evans, "online retail growth continues at double-digit rates, and will continue that way over the next five years."
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The Seven Vital Steps You Must Know To Ensure Direct Mail Success
July 12, 2005 - smallbusinessbrief.com - It's useless to have a powerful measurable tool like direct mail and not evaluate whether it's working. Keep track of your response. Code your ads and business reply cards and determine what is the most profitable combination of elements for your market.
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Pew Says Spyware Stinks
July 11, 2005 - smallbusinessnewz.com - The Pew Internet and American Life project released a study today that says most U.S. Internet users learned about spyware and adware the hard way. They've had their computers screwed, blued and tattooed by annoying bits of software that take over your browser, eat up memory, cause your computer to crash and a whole host of other problems.
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Take Yourself to the Top
July 11, 2005 - woopidoo.com - Everybody wants to get to the top, whether it is the top of a career, a company, the earnings scale, or the many other ways that we as individuals can define the “top” in our own lives! But with so many people trying to get to the top, how come so many people aren’t moving up? I think there are some fundamental reasons why. Reasons that can be addressed and changed.
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Lead Companies, 8 Features to Consider
July 11, 2005 - businesstoolchest.com - So now the time has come to invest in Lead companies, but how do you know which one is the right one for you?
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Top 10 Home-Based Businesses for Stay-at-Home Parents
July 11, 2005 - allbusiness.com - To be a good fit for a stay-at-home parent, a home business should offer a flexible schedule, minimal customer interaction, and must generally fit in to your lifestyle. Here are 10 top recommendations for jobs that fit those criteria.
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Protecting Your Online Content
July 11, 2005 - soho-it-goes.com - When you write or design anything, you HAVE to state your ownership in a copyright. Putting a copyright statement on the bottom of each page tells the honest potential "borrowers" of your content that they can not have it. I use the following:
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How To Sell On Ebay & Keep Your Shirt
July 11, 2005 - ezinearticles.com - Have you ever been delighted after a huge sale on Ebay. . .only to find out that your massive profit margin was whittled away by fee after fee after fee after fee?
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Seven Marketing Questions You Should Ask Before You Get a Teenager to Build Your Website
July 11, 2005 - businessknowhow.com - Google tells us there are 4 billion websites- almost one for everyone on the planet. And today you have decided to make it 4 billion and 1. So, do you think- "If I build it, they will come?" Seriously? It ain't going to happen, unless you stand out. So do you think your 10 year old nephew who can code html is going to make your site the next eBay? Let me give you a few questions to ask yourself before you double his pocket money.
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Domain Name Registration Tips
July 11, 2005 - about.com - Domain name registration is a necessary, easy, and strategically important first step in establishing an online presence, whether for business or otherwise. A well-chosen domain name can set you up for success in so many ways, the most prominent of these being increased search engine traffic. Here are some vital elements to consider when executing your domain name registration.
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Microsoft Helps You Pick a Partner
July 11, 2005 - smallbusinesscomputing.com - Think it's time to move to Microsoft's Small Business Server or some other product from the Redmond, Wash.-based software titan? Having plenty of resellers to choose from isn't a problem, but having too many can be. How's a small business to choose?
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A mission to stop the spam army
July 11, 2005 - bytestart.co.uk - A ccording to an anonymous posting on the internet, the US could experience "the world's largest spam fest" this weekend. The message - which appeared on a website dedicated to people who want to discuss IT matters - contained an offer to rent out a series of "hijacked" personal computers to spammers.
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The Three Principles of Image Optimization
July 11, 2005 - sitepronews.com - Are you losing visitors to your web site due to slow page load times? Is your site being penalized because the images on your site are too large? Are you able to capture your visitor's attention in the first 10-15 seconds that they are on your site? All of these problems can be caused by an improperly optimized web page. In other words, the page loads too slowly and your visitor leaves before you have had a chance to hook them.
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How to Survive an Operating System Crash
July 11, 2005 - workoninternet.com - Something like an operating system failure can literally put home business owners out of business indefinitely. The cost and time involved in trying to repair a p.c. and the months or even years of lost information is overwhelming and frightening to think about. This doesn't have to happen to you if you are prepared.
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7 Affiliate Success Steps
July 11, 2005 - internethomebusinessarticles.com - Everybody in the Internet marketing industry intends to do well, but the truth is that only about 10% of marketers actually succeed. So today you will learn about the tips that will point you in the right direction to make you big profits.
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Starting a Small Business? …Tips from a Veteran
July 11, 2005 - morebusiness.com - Congratulations, you are starting a small business! You are taking charge and going for your piece of the American dream! Your excitement is high, and the adrenaline is pumping! Everyone dreams of freedom and owning a successful business, but not everyone can successfully create that reality. Now that you’ve made the commitment to give it a shot, let me give you the single most important tip that I can give you to insure your success. Businesses that succeed whether large or small all begin with a business idea. Your challenge is to determine if your idea will be a winner or a loser.
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Optimizing Adsense For Better Performance And More Money!
July 11, 2005 - workz.com - So you want to make money with Google Adsense? I don't blame you, who doesn't want residual income! This article will show you how to better optimize Google Adsense to make more money from your web site(s).
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Surviving the First 1,000 Days of Your New Business
July 11, 2005 - powerhomebiz.com - From money problems to management problems, plenty of pitfalls can sink home-based businesses before they can reach their potential. Here are some of the common stumbling blocks to watch out for and how to avoid them.
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E-Mail vs. E-Newsletters: Is There a Difference?
July 11, 2005 - clickz.com - Do we really need both e-newsletters and e-mail? At some point, someone decided we do. An e-mail is like a direct mail piece. An e-newsletter is like a newspaper. But online, does the recipient notice, crave, or even desire this distinction?
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eBay Launches PayPal China
July 11, 2005 - auctionbytes.com - eBay officially launched its online payment service PayPal in China on Monday (https://www.paypal.com.cn). PayPal China offers payments in the local currency and offers integration with 15 Chinese banks and more than 20 different debit cards. There is no charge to users.
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5 Steps for Turning Your Idea Into a Product
July 11, 2005 - entrepreneur.com - The light bulb above your head is glowing so bright that it's threatening to blind everyone around you. But what should you do with your great invention idea? Before you start blabbing about your invention to the wrong person or run to the first company that offers to buy it, you need to do one thing: Protect it.
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States Close in on Internet Tax Collection
July 11, 2005 - ecommerce-guide.com - The Internet sales tax issue may have reached the tipping point when 18 state tax collectors agreed upon an interstate set of sales tax rules. The tipping point, however, is still a long way from reality.
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Take Yourself to the Top!
July 05, 2005 - woopidoo.com - Everybody wants to get to the top, whether it is the top of a career, a company, the earnings scale, or the many other ways that we as individuals can define the "top" in our own lives! But with so many people trying to get to the top, how come so many people aren’t moving up? I think there are some fundamental reasons why. Reasons that can be addressed and changed!
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The Best Places to Operate a Small Business
July 05, 2005 - smallbusinessnotes.com - Politicians pontificate about how they support small business and studies have shown how important small business is to the economy, but is our government really supporting small business by providing taxes and regulations conducive to starting and running a new venture?
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How to Create Self Extracting Zip Files
July 05, 2005 - hostrocket.com - A self-extracting zip file enables your computer to unzip zipped files without installing any new software. The zip file gets converted to an exe file which once opened, unzips the contents to a predefined destination folder or a destination of your choice.
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Creating And Selling Your Own Craft Patterns - Writing Craft Patterns for a Living
July 05, 2005 - workathomearticles.net - Starting a home business is challenging. You may not know what you would like to do. If you are a crafter you may have already started selling your crafts at craft shows and online. But have you ever thought of creating and publishing your own craft patterns and reselling them. Here are some tips to get you started...
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Keeping Your Email Secure and Private
July 05, 2005 - ideamarketers.com - We’ve all done it. Sent an email to a friend or business contact that contains sensitive information which, if read by someone else, could lead to embarrassment or financial damage. If leaked, the documents you’ve worked so