Everyone wants everything yesterday. I have observed this in the business world, but in all other areas of life, too. Shows like “American Chopper” and “Mega Builders” demonstrate this “need for speed” clearly. Contestants race against the clock to build or construct. They have ridiculously short time-frames in which to finish a project. It never [...]
Reviewing Ezines Etc. : The Beginning
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In the effort to keep crap content out of my inbox and distractions at a minimum, I started looking at the ezines and newsletters I subscribe to. My intentions are to axe time-wasters that don’t deliver much value. I’m going to review the ezines, newsletters, and other mail I receive as I take my decision [...]
Writer’s Block: An Artistic Inconvenience
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Alright, I’m jammed for a blog post today. (Hey, it happens.) In the past hour and a half, I’ve started and trashed five different blog posts, stared at the screen, raided the stockpile of ideas, and basically, it just ain’t working, folks. It’s not that I don’t know what to write; my writing just isn’t [...]
Where’s My Business Name?
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Jamie’s recent post about choosing a business name briefly mentioned we were starting another entrepreneurial venture. I’m psyched about the idea. I’ve wanted it to happen for a while, but to get to the point where we could step into this area, we had to focus on other things first. The venture is going to [...]
Justifying Outsourcing
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It’s often difficult to justify paying someone else to do a job you could do yourself. Business is all about earning more and spending less, but it’s also about smart investments, too. Haven’t you ever heard the saying, “You have to spend a buck to make a buck”? Outsourcing can be beneficial to you and [...]
Email Management: Escapades of the Inbox
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Recently, my world of email got better thanks to the Better Gmail plugin. My inbox is a busy place, and anything that helps me save time and be more efficient is welcome. I’m also testing out Thunderbird for my email purposes, but it isn’t a web-based email manager so chances are that I won’t use [...]
What Makes a True Writer?
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I read somewhere not long ago that a true writer feels the call to put words down on paper strong enough to wake the person up at night. My first thought was, that’s utter crap. The whole style of text might’ve had something to do with my aversion to the statement; the article was one [...]
How to Write Sales Copy
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Learning how to write sales copy isn’t as easy as it looks. We tend to pick up sales copywriting jobs around here, probably because we display a good business image and a ton of confidence. Personally, all my sales copy seems to hit just the perfect note with clients. But knowing how to write sales [...]
Choosing a Name for Your Business
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Choosing a name for your business isn’t easy. Coming up with the business idea was probably a cinch (if you’re one of those natural entrepreneurs, that is) and developing the idea into a concept wasn’t much trouble either. But choosing a name for your business takes a little thought and some creativity. We know. We’ve [...]
Internet Clutter: Too Much Content?
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Man, I should clean my desk. I had been contemplating the empty cups of water, stacks of open envelopes, papers, books, bills, and other assorted junk when I read Sheila’s comment on “Disappearing Blogs”. Clutter is everywhere, especially on the internet. I saw an interview on the Colbert Report show with some guy who had [...]
