Business
The Difference Between a Federal Tax ID and a State Reseller Number
While it may not be your favorite part, the tax side of business is a necessary one. There’s plenty of paperwork you have to do just to get started, and then plenty to do on an ongoing basis. When starting a business, you need apply for both a Federal Tax ID Number and a State [...]
Extra Income Ideas: Earn In Your Spare Time
Are you are searching for ideas to earn extra money part time? The Internet makes it much easier, so let’s take a look at five extra income ideas you can use to earn online in your free time. 1. Affiliate sales. Affiliate programs are free to join. To find products to sell or promote you [...]
How Does Opportunity Cost Affect Business Decisions?
Every decision you make involves a trade-off. If you stay home to watch a football game, you give up the option of going to see a movie. If you wear a blue shirt to work, you lose the benefits of wearing a red one. And if you ride the bus to work, you waive the [...]
Converting Offline Events to Online Prospects
The web has all the sexy tools. You’ve got SEO link building and social networks and chat rooms. Finding prospects online is great. There is also another way that may be more powerful. Did you ever wonder why politicians, in this hi-tech media age, still go out to shake hands, give speeches to small crowds [...]
How Blogging on the Mac Can Bring You Success on the Internet
By Timothy Arends Blogging has experienced an explosion of popularity in recent years. Whether you use Blogger.com, WordPress, or one of the Mac’s own blogging tools such as iWeb or RapidWeaver, you can find blogging to be an enjoyable way to write about anything and everything you want to discuss. It can even bring a [...]
What is Internet Marketing?
The invention of the Internet not only allows everyone access to an almost endless stream of information, but it is also a new frontier in which companies and corporations can market their products and services. And because people are spending more and more time online, it becomes increasingly important for those companies to reach the [...]
Basics of Google Adsense
Google’s Adsense application provides a simple way for website owners and bloggers to make money off their content. It generates traffic to advertisers’ websites and provides other website owners with revenue – a successful Internet business model. But what, exactly, is Google Adsense? The application allows website and blog owners to host ads provided by [...]
Do You Have a 2011 Plan?
Do you have a plan for your business in 2011 yet? If not you need one. One of the most important aspects of success is knowing what you want to achieve and having concrete action steps for getting there. Being a home business owner or small business owner can be stressful and certainly time consuming. It can [...]
Dealing With Bad Press
A week ago, there was a small magazine called Cooks Source which got caught taking writers’ content and using it, without permission and without compensation. Well, when the Internet found out, it quickly got to work bombarding the Facebook profile of Cooks Source with disapproving comments. While there were plenty of people angered by the [...]
Have an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog
When starting a blog, it’s easy to think, “Oh, I’ll just update it whenever I have something to say.” If that’s your mindset, you’ll likely go weeks – if not months – between posts. Just like other aspects of your business need to be scheduled and organized, your blog needs to as well. Decide how [...]