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Is it a sin to make money on the Internet?

September 2, 2011 by
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Is it a sin to make money on the Internet?  Is anything wrong with it?  Is it evil? Personally, I think not.  In fact, I find it natural to use the Internet to make money.  I am not talking about some rip-off scheme, no get rich quick scheme, nothing like that.  I am talking about doing honest work in exchange for money, and using the Internet to conduct that business.  However, truth is… there are a lot of people who think that everything on the Internet should be free.  They think it is evil to charge money for anything that happens on the Internet.  I don’t think so. You can make money online, but you actually have to … [Read more...]

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To do: check, check, check

August 23, 2011 by
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Yesterday, I was having a little conversation with my friend, Dave.  Dave mentioned to me that he had read a blog (I don’t have a link because I didn’t read the article myself) where the writer was espousing a new way to do a “To do” list.  Apparently, the guy seemed to think that he had come up with a new way of getting stuff done in a way that you would make the most possible money.  Dave asked me what I thought about the idea. Well, the way that it was explained, the guy was saying that you should write down everything you need to do.  Next, look through each item on the list, and immediately scratch off every … [Read more...]

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Are stupid ideas a waste of time?

August 22, 2011 by 4 Comments
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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 … [Read more...]

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Making money from things you like and enjoy

August 10, 2011 by
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Over at 45n5 Mark has been talking about making money off things that you enjoy, or like doing.  As a matter of fact, he has an interesting video about this concept, let’s have a look: I have used a lot of methods to monetize websites, I’ve done it through advertising like AdSense, affiliate ads, and other methods.  Over the last six months, though, as I have alluded to before, I have taken a special interest in monetizing one of my sites.  This particular site did not monetize well with any kind of advertising that I tried.  However, it was the site most precious to me, one that I love a lot, and really a daily part of my … [Read more...]

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Innovate or die

August 2, 2011 by
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A friend of mine has a saying – “Nothing lasts forever.” How true is that statement?  Well, it’s very true!  I used to believe in it less than I do now, but events over the past few years have illustrated to me how true it is.  Both in my personal life and also in my business life things have happened that time and again show me that nothing lasts forever. However, there are things that you can do to stretch the lifespan as long as possible out of whatever it is that you are trying to preserve. Let’s look at business, since that is what this site is all about.  I have a business that I started up about 7 … [Read more...]

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Searching for what to sell

July 13, 2011 by
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If you are like me and you have an e-commerce site (or more than 1 like I do!), finding stuff to sell can be a never ending job!  I am always on the lookout, no matter where I go.  But, I don’t feel like it is a job, it is like a fun game for me.  When I find something that I can sell for a higher price, it’s like I hit the jackpot, or won the game! If I go to the mall, I have my eyes peeled.  If I go out to eat, I am watching to see if I am missing any potential products.  No matter where I go, even when I surf the Internet, my eyes are open for potential bargains that I can turn around and sell at a profit!  You can do it … [Read more...]

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Finding your business niche

July 12, 2011 by
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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 … [Read more...]

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My new PC!

June 29, 2011 by 18 Comments
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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...]

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Doing the “X” Deal

June 17, 2011 by
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I recently did an “X Deal.”  It’s not my first time either, I’ve actually done a number of X Deals over the years.  I had never done an X Deal until I moved to the Philippines, though.  I never realized that Filipinos do so many X Deals, but they really do. What is an “X Deal?” Is it “X Rated?” Is my wife OK about it if I do an “X Deal?” Well, an X Deal is certainy not X Rated.  An X Deal is short for an “Exchange Deal.”  Basically it is like bartering.  It is really a very popular way to do business in the Philippines. X Deal I am not going to go into the details … [Read more...]

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It’s a business!

May 17, 2011 by
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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 … [Read more...]

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