Issue #2570 WEALTHY: Beating rent control (Julie Broad) HEALTHY: A refreshing and healthy drink straight from the tropics (Yarixa Ferrao) WISE: David Ogilvy on advertising ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Persuading prospects to buy (Clayton Makepeace) What do you do when customers complain? (Bob Bly) It’s Fun to Know … about the presidential limo Add “aggrandize” to your vocabulary
By Charlie Byrne | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
When we left off on Friday, I said, "Just a few weeks ago, my wife and I decided that something need to change, because we didn't want to live that way. [And what I meant by "that way," was the way our friends Chuck and Laura were living.] We came up with a plan and have already started fixing the problem."
By Charlie Byrne | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Judy and John are great friends of ours. Recently retired, they own a beautiful waterfront house in Maryland, a small condo in Florida where they "winter," and a sailboat just large enough for the occasional cruise down to the Bahamas.
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
A “periphery” (puh-RIF-uh-ree) - from the Greek for “circumference” - is the external boundary of a surface or area. We also use the word to refer to the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of something.
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
There are plenty of old wives’ tales about health that make the rounds. But in many cases, this age-old “wisdom” is just plain incorrect. Here are a few examples:
By Early To Rise | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Issue #2569 WEALTHY: How to get money for your business idea (Michael Masterson) HEALTHY: Vision loss is NOT inevitable (Shane Ellison) WISE: Buddha on taking action ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: My beef with the WSJ (Suzanne Richardson) Get your e-mail newsletter going today! (Paul Lawrence) It’s Good to Know… 3 medical myths Add "periphery" to your vocabulary
By Michael Masterson | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
One of the most commonly asked questions we get at ETR from would-be entrepreneurs is: “How do I get money for my business idea?” We’ve answered it before, but it’s worth answering again because the question keeps coming. Let’s start with a bit of harsh truth: It isn’t easy.
By Paul Lawrence | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Now, there’s a very easy way to get your online newsletter started. Yahoo has a component called “group publishing” that allows you to start your own e-list and publish to that list whenever you want. For free. It’s so user-friendly that even someone with very little technical knowledge (like me) can set it up without any assistance. All you do is go to Yahoo and click on the “groups” link. It’s self-explanatory from there.
By Shane Ellison | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Each of us comes equipped with an amazing pair of optical wonders. Even the Hubble telescope, which looks far out into distant galaxies, pales in comparison to the technology of the eye. For many, vision fails as they get older. But despite what you may have been led to believe, this is not an inevitable part of aging.
By Suzanne Richardson | Mon, Jan 19, 2009
The Secrets of Marketing in a Web 2.0 World,” announced the front page of The Wall Street Journal business section. Sounded promising, so I took a gander. What I found left me scratching my head:
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jan 20, 2009
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