All in a day’s work – churning and whining
Posted on March 17, 2010
My computer sounds like it’s going to give up the ghost any time. The hard disk is slowing down and churning endlessly every time I boot up or shut down. I’m not sure if it’s a virus that’s causing this and if colon cleansing herbs aka anti-virus is required to clean it up. Well, I hope it’s not a virus!!
Or it could be a sign of old age which is pretty scary as well. I’ve had several hard disks die on me before over the years and I’m just lucky I have a backup each time. Man, backups are such a pain too. Okay, today is obviously not a good day. I seem to be whining non-stop.
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Paid or free domain?
Posted on March 17, 2010
So should you blog on your own domain name or on a free platform like blogspot? I’d say if yours is a business-related blog or one that you eventually would like to see as a business blog, then you should definitely consider purchasing your own domain. It may not look like it makes a lot of difference – a URL that says http://www.hemorrhoidtreatment.org or yourbiz.com or yourblog.blogspot.com.
But if you want to be taken seriously, you really should switch to a paid domain with your own hosting. It’s not a lot of money or effort, and you would really be seen in a much more professional light if you use your own domain.
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Give to attract
Posted on March 17, 2010
If, for whatever reason, you feel that your blog isn’t pulling in as much traffic as it should and you feel like packing it up and calling it a day, don’t! Not yet! Not until you’ve tried this.
If your blog is a niche that you’re passionate about, why not channel that energy into teaching mode? For instance, if you’re in the beauty business, try giving your readers useful tips like getting rid of blackheads or dark circles around the eyes.
It’s been proven that blogs with quality information tend to attract more traffic that those that purely try to sell products. Before you give up, give this a try and let me know how it goes.
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March Madness is here!
Posted on March 15, 2010
Do you often find yourself shopping for inkjet cartridges and laser toners for your printers like I do? I’ve done a bit of shopping and price comparison online and found that at 101inks.com, I can save up to 85% on all my printer supplies, and they seem to have supplies for practically any brand of printer under the sun.
Shopping there saves me time because it’s just a click of a button. I don’t even have to leave my house, and the times when we’ve actually run out of ink or toner or whatever, it’s like an emergency as either the kids or I need to have something printed pronto. Well, 101inks.com’s March Madness is on right now, so this is a good time to check them out.
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Toying with new business ideas
Posted on March 14, 2010
As a home business owner, I’m constantly toying with ideas for new income streams. I’m very particular though and I often dismiss schemes that I think are too good to be true, and probably are.
I’ve been through phases where I’ve tried selling web design services, writing services (this is what I’m still offering), and toyed with selling on eBay and now I’m thinking maybe a discount cigar business might not be so bad.
Usually I’m hit by whacky ideas after I see something while I’m out and about and then I can’t stop thinking about how I might be able to turn that into a business 
. How do you come up with new business ideas?
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