If you have a blog, work on a client’s blog, or do any kind of affiliate marketing – here is the lowdown on the FTC’s new regulations. The best description I have read was on Web2.0 Blog: “Under the new rules, bloggers who endorse a product or service and fail to disclose to readers that [...]
I saw a commercial for a TV special about Sheryl Crow. It showed a snippet of an interview she had done and her words caught my attention. She started by saying something about people not remembering what you wore or what you said but then she said, “What’s important is that you make music you [...]
I’ve been following a discussion on Virtual Assistant Forums about meeting clients Face to Face. The consensus has been positive but I think we need to look at the negatives as well. Candy over on 2 Minutes with a VA did a post that focused on how to respond to clients who want you to [...]
Besides the obvious – don’t give up. I’ve been reading this wonderful book by Daniel Defoe and there is much to learn here. The lesson that really strikes me is that we truly can learn and do anything once we set our mind to it. Crusoe talks about never having handled a tool in his [...]
I live in a small town with a small town newspaper. When I was growing up, it was much, much smaller. And the newspaper was too. And much less professional. Every evening after dinner, we used to play a game to see who could find the most mistakes. We used to laugh hysterically over some [...]
Last week I posted a list of the 10 Business Blogs I always read. One of them is Seth Godin’s and here’s why – Seth posted this article – Can’t Top This and in 142 words he flawlessly demonstrates the necessity of a USP (Unique Selling Proposition). He does it in such a way that [...]
My daughter once called me a Book Worm. I was so flattered until I realized that she didn’t mean it as a compliment. No matter – I chose to take it as a compliment. When I was a kid, my father would sit and read newspapers and books for hours every evening. So I suppose [...]
Few people will notice that this post is the first one in a few months. That’s because I’m still feeling my way along in the blogosphere so I don’t have a lot of traffic. Actually, I’m still feeling my way in the world of Internet Business. I really love it and I’m very passionate about [...]