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Top 10 Work at Home Jobs

Jeff Stripp — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:47:23 +0000

Date: July 30, 2009
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Quote of the Day

“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.”

– Anon

10 Best (and Real) Work-at-Home Jobs
Melissa Ezarik, writer for Yahoo Finance, neatly summarizes the top 10 work at home jobs. She explains that the days of searching for “get rich quick” envelope stuffing jobs in the Sunday classifieds is long over. The at-home employment opportunities has exploded over the past 10 years, and a wide variety of job opportunities are only a Google or Bing search away. She does go on to caution readers about the scams that exist on the market. here is here top ten stay at home jobs…

1. Virtual Assistant
2. Medical Transcriptionist
3. Translator
4. Web Developer/Designer
5. Call Center Representative
6. Tech Support Specialist
7. Travel Agent
8. Teacher
9. Writer/Editor
10. Franchise Owner

Yahoo + Microsoft = Bing Dominance?

Jeff Stripp — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:13:05 +0000

Date: July 29, 2009
Business Entrepreneur News from the Web

Quote of the Day

“Sometimes in our attempt to give children what we did not have, we forget to give our children what we did have.”

– Connie Podesta

Microsoft and Yahoo: Search Partners
After much time, the long awaited partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo is final. The revenue share partnership seems to be the a good deal for both companies - time will tell if it will make a difference for those who use search on the internet. If you have not had a chance to use the Bing Search Engine - you should try it out.

Yahoo, Microsoft Deal Gives Bing a Google-Rivaling Turbo Boost
I particularly enjoy Kit Eatons take on the Microsoft-Yahoo Partnership. “After years of foreplay, Microsoft and Yahoo have made it official: They’re cosying up in bed together. The major beneficiary will be Bing–it’ll usurp Yahoo search, boosting its Google rivalry power.”

More Resources on Yahoo Microsoft Deal:

Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal: The Official Press Release

Microsoft, Yahoo Reach Web Search Deal

The Best Way to Track Leads and Contacts

Jeff Stripp — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:54:07 +0000

High Rise - The Best Way to Track your Leads, Contacts, & Deals.

I just discovered the the smartest way to keep track of the people you do business with. If you run a small business you owe it to yourself to consider using High Rise to keep track of who you talked to, what was said, and when to follow-up next. It is the easiest way to “get business done”.

Blogging Success Launches

Jeff Stripp — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:14:45 +0000

When you have a chance please take a look at one of our sister sites: Blogging Success Guide. We are just getting things off the ground but would appreciate any comments or suggestions.

10 Must Have Windows Apps

Jeff Stripp — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:30 +0000

Just noted in a recent Fast Company article titled 10 Windows Apps That Make Mac Fans Drool, author Chris Dannen reviews the following list of Windows Apps:

XMap 6 by DeLorme

DVD neXt Copy Ultimate

Google Chrome

Spybot by Safer Networking

Nero 9

The Orange Box by Valve

Irfanview

Windows Media Center

NoClose

Window Extractor

Does anyone have experience with any of these apps and will they really make Mac fans drool? let us know your opinion.

Startups: What MBA Grads Are Missing

Jeff Stripp — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:47:40 +0000

A great post today can be found over at onstartups.com - post is titled: Startups: 10 Things MBA Schools Won’t Teach You. Not only is the post full of great information - the comments are even better.

Here is a summary of the 10 Things MBA’s Won’t Teach You:

Strategic planning won’t take place of managing your bank statement and cash flow.

There are always more things to do. Start deciding “what not to do”.

Sleep - entrepreneurs work in their sleep.

People are Resources, not the other way around.

Learn to read your market, and put down the book on efficient pricing theories.

Understand all of your costs.

Spend more time on lead generation and sales conversion than on product matrices.

Build a visionary and passionate work culture.

People buy and do business with people they like. Be likeable.

People and markets are not always rational.

Additional reading about start-ups and small business trends:
Five Myths about Financing Start-Ups that Hurt Entrepreneurs