Noobpreneur Business Blog

10 Secrets to Creating Profitable Space Advertising

Noobpreneur — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:50:25 PST

Raid ad

This is a guest article by John Schulte, the President of the National Mail Order Association

Introduction to Creating Profitable Space Advertising… 10 secrets to doing it right!

No matter what business you’re in, learning to create good advertisements is a vital skill. Arguably, it’s one of the most important sales and marketing skills you can obtain.

Even if you hire an agency, you will…

Working Smarter, Not Harder

Tyler WebCPA — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:31:46 PST

This should save some time

Do you ever wonder how you will have time enough to get everything done, much less get ahead of the game? Surely everyone has heard of Tim Ferriss telling us that we can “join the new rich” while working 4 hours per week and also that Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad makes more and more even while…

Outdoor Signs are Still Rabid Advertising Tools

Veronica Davis — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:41:24 PST

Don’t Ignore the Signs. They’re a Key to Success for Your Business…

Outdoor Signs

Outdoor signs have a direct impact on your business. Today there are a wide variety of outdoor business signs that you have to choose from. If you want something with a little more pizzazz than the traditional outdoor signs with basic lettering that can be interchanged,…

The Focused Entrepreneur Gets the Worm

Chris Birk — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:36:21 PST

Finding Focus

Angel investors and VCs have a rule of thumb that they would rather invest in a great team over a great idea. Entrepreneurs who possess traits like hard work, adaptability and integrity are those who make the grade.

Perhaps it’s time we add the ability to focus to the list.

In an age of increasing connection – connection to news,…

Offer to Purchase or Letter of Intent

Mitch Biggs — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:33:30 PST

Offer or LOI?

Both terms are used to describe an offer made to purchase a business. An over-simplification of the definition of both documents is: An Offer to Purchase is usually written in contract form and defines the price, terms and conditions of the sale, and is usually accompanied by an earnest money deposit. A Letter of Intent (LOI) is usually…

Do It Your Self: 3 Things You Should Never Pay an “Expert” to Do

Jimi — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:04:31 PST

Do it yourself

Let’s face it, human beings are really lazy creatures. Compared to the assiduous caveman we barely have to lift a finger. Can you imagine if you had to wake up each morning, pick up a spear, and chase down a deer; not because it ate the lily you worked so hard to cultivate over spring, but because you have to feed your family!

These…

Negotiation and Women Entrepreneurs – Are Men Really Better Negotiators Than Women?

Rob Tauler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:41:28 PST

Woman entrepreneur

It will probably come as no surprise to some of you that men and women differ in some important respects. Whether it is the simple task of asking for directions, or different preferences in entertainment, it is obvious that women and men often approach the world from different perspectives. These differences have important ramifications on the negotiating table.

To this effect, studies have found that…

How to Decide When it is Time to Trademark Your Logo

Resource Nation Team — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:37:47 PST

Google Trademark

If you think about it, not having your company’s name or logo trademarked is similar to not protecting yourself from identity theft. Both can bring financial burden upon you and could tarnish your reputation.

Internet marketing is becoming a must these days, and with more and more companies utilizing Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns your company needs to take similar precautions to stay safe. You…

How I Start a Business and Make Money with No Initial Investment

Noobpreneur — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:37:19 PST

Nothing down

In business, the “we need money to make money” statement holds true to most of us. But for us bootstrapper, zero down is THE strategy for business funding.

Finding investors for your business start-up is challenging. To make matter worse, today’s economic turmoil limits our access to business funding. Some lucky start-ups could rake millions of dollar from investors. Some select few can even secure…

How to Increase Web Form Conversion by 25-40%

Noobpreneur — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:57:15 PST

Mad Libs style form

While following what’s happening today from my personal Twitter account, I stumbled on (and later retweeted) a tweet that led me to an interesting article about website form design that can converts better.

The article, written by Luke Wroblewski, the Chief Design Architect at Yahoo! Inc. who also runs LukeW, an internationally recognized digital product…