A lot of times, I hear from people who are planning to start up some kind of new business, usually something online. Often, I hear from people that I really don’t know well, but who follow me through my various websites, but sometimes the people I hear from are good friends. Usually people who write to ask me questions are looking for business advice. Sometimes they are just so excited about their new business idea that they want to share it with somebody. I am always happy to listen, and I usually try to offer some kind of advice to these folks, trying to help them succeed. Sometimes, they appreciate the advice, other times they actually … [Read more...]
Internet: Business or Play?
November 18, 2009 By
For some people, the Internet is the greatest entertainment medium that has ever come along. For others, it is the greatest business tool that man has ever known? Most of us probably sit somewhere in the middle of those two positions. For me, I am somewhere in the middle, although certainly closer to the side of the Internet being a business tool. In my days of using the Internet, though, I have been on both extremes as well. When I first got on the net, in the early 90′s, the Internet was mostly an entertainment medium for me. I used it a lot for educational purposes too, learning about things that I didn’t know much about. … [Read more...]
It’s a business!
November 13, 2009 By
In the past few weeks, I have read a number of articles on the net, on various blogs that had a similar theme. Reading these articles really reinforced some things that I already believe, and helped me reconsider those thoughts, and as I reconsidered, I came to the same conclusion that I had already developed in the past, which was the conclusion of the authors of the articles too. Basically, the theme of these articles is about earning money online, and the fact that doing so is a business, not just a time to play around. Many people start blogging, or some other way of earning money online, and they will put AdSense ads, or something similar … [Read more...]
Good news for e-sellers in the Philippines
September 29, 2007 By Leave a Comment
There is some great news for people who want to do business in the Philippines over the Internet! Paypal is already available for Philippine merchants! That's right, now you can send and receive money with Paypal, even if you live in the Philippines. This has been a major issue in the past. Remember a couple of months ago, I was writing a series of articles about selling on eBay? Well, the issue of how to get your money was the number one item that most people asked questions about or made comments about. With Paypal now doing business here in the Philippines, this issue is now solved, or nearly solved. I just went and checked out … [Read more...]
Who's going to be the Next Internet Millionaire?
August 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Have you caught it? You know what I mean.... the new reality show? No, it's not on TV, this is a show on the Internet! It's a one hour TV show that airs weekly, and it's called "The Next Internet Millionaire." The show is a reality show loosely based on shows like "The Apprentice" "Survivor" and such. A group of 12 people have been chosen to participate in the game, in which they will face challenges to determine who will participate in a Joint Venture with host Joel Comm. Comm is a long time Internet Marketer who has built up quite a name in Internet Commerce over the years, and he hosts the show. In the first episode of the show, the … [Read more...]
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