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...]
Finding your business niche
March 11, 2010 By
I have lots of different businesses. With only a couple of exceptions, all of my businesses only earn a little bit of money each. That’s what I like. Truth is, I have so many different businesses that off the top of my head, I am not even sure how many different businesses I have. In fact, even if I sat down and started counting, I am not certain which ones I would count as actual businesses, some are so small, and things I do so seldom that I might not even count them. But, I suppose if they are something I do to earn money, they are businesses, regardless of how small. These small businesses that earn small amounts of money are … [Read more...]
My new PC!
March 2, 2010 By 14 Comments
In the past week or so, I purchased a new PC! It is kind of a departure for me, because this computer is much different than any other computer that I have bought in my lifetime. And, believe me, in my lifetime I have bought a lot of PCs too! What is so different about this PC? Well, a lot of things, and I'll be telling you about that later in the article. It all started out with my old laptop, a Compaq laptop that was only about 18 months old, or so. I started having problems with it. The monitor was starting to give out on it. If I touched the monitor, the screen would go white. Because I make my living on the Internet, I … [Read more...]
Are stupid ideas a waste of time?
February 18, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you think about the title of this article, Are stupid ideas a waste of time?, of course you would say "Yes, they sure are." But, I would argue that they are not. Stupid ideas are not a waste of time, in fact, they are very valuable in my opinion! How could it be? Have you ever heard of brainstorming? Do you know what that is? For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, brainstorming is a process of thinking of all kinds of ideas. The best way for a brainstorming session to be conducted is to have a group of people, maybe 6 to 10 people or so. You agree in advance that all ideas will be considered relevant, nothing is stupid … [Read more...]
Pulling the trigger
February 3, 2010 By
What kind of person are you? Do you pull the trigger, or do you just talk? Personally, I am a trigger puller, I feel it’s the only way to live life. Most people, though, I feel, are talkers, and rarely pull the trigger. Do you know what I’m talking about? What do I mean about “pulling the trigger?” Well, what I mean is this… if you get an idea for something, do you actually do it, or do you talk about it, then promptly just blow it off? I hear a lot of people tell me of ideas they have for some kind of new product or service, a new business that they just know will make them a fortune. They talk 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...]
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