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Operator Precedence for Social Media

Nean Derthal — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:31:14 +0000

I spent several years in the military and fell in love with the use of acronyms. My favorite during my military years was The 5 P’s (prior proper planning prevents poor performance). If you are involved with social media, I am now going to give you an operator precedence – NESTOL. No, it does not [...]

Finding Balance: Tightrope Lessons from the Big Top

Kiona Strickland — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:27:13 +0000

At moments like this, it feels like I have it all. I am building a successful business from home doing what I love, using my experience and creativity to offer help to others, and I get to do that with my dog napping under my chair and my husband sitting beside me. Of course, he [...]

How Affiliate Marketing Can Earn You Passive Income

Jim Goodwin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:12:29 +0000

Where Can I Find Passive Income Opportunities? Affiliate Marketing: The Sweet Sound of Passive Income In the early days of 1967, a rather successful young man from Liverpool was in London pondering a problem. He’d recently written a song mostly based on some news stories he’d read in the Daily Mail but he knew [...]

Why Write A Business Plan?

Nean Derthal — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:54:39 +0000

I cannot begin to tell you how often I am asked about writing a business plan. It’s true, you do need one. But it is not what you think and you can get wrapped up in writing a plan so much that you forget to build a business. In fact, my general response to the [...]

How Giants Are Toppled

Nean Derthal — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:58:35 +0000

In 1996, the Down Jones Industrial Average celebrated its 100th birthday. Of the original companies listed in 1896, only General Electric had survived to take part in the celebration. Fourteen companies mentioned in the Tom Peters book, “In Search of Excellence” had lost their luster within 4 years of the book’s publishing. Jean Jacques Schreiber, [...]

Tell Her About It…Your Business That Is….

Nean Derthal — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:13:14 +0000

I have always loved Billy Joel’s music starting with the album The Stranger. Nearly every song in the Billy Joel catalogue is great, but I absolutely hated the song “Tell Her About It”. I thought it sounded like a show tune “diddy” that no self respecting rock & roll radio station would ever play. However, [...]

How An Ordinary Man With An Extraordinary Hobby Followed His Passion And Wandered Into A Business

Dr. Lena Morrish — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:33:02 +0000

Interview With John McLeod, Card Game Enthusiast And Internet Business Expert We recently caught up with a friend of ours to see how he was doing with his hobby/website on card games (www.pagat.com). What he shared with us was quite an elaborate and encouraging story that we wanted to take the time to [...]

Three Ways to Stay Motivated and Inspired by Your Business Blog

Alvina Lopez — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:45:35 +0000

One of the most difficult aspects of running an online business and blog is remaining completely motivated with your pursuits. The online business world can be a difficult one to make waves in. However, that is not to say that success is in any way unattainable. Newbies to the online business world have to remember [...]

Business, Marriage And A Working Partnership

Nean Derthal — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:00:05 +0000

Throughout my entire adult career, I listened to many of my co-workers express that they could never work with their wives. I always thought that either that person could not separate their personal and professional life, or they simply did not understand business. Perhaps it was both. In any case, I worked with my wife [...]

Time and Money

Nean Derthal — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:07:16 +0000

Your passion is extraordinary. How you spend your time should be, too! Do you want more time, or do you want more money? You see, the problem with time and money is that if you want more of one, you must give up more of the other. This is why the best balance between [...]