About two years ago, I had the good luck to meet a group of people who work for one of the largest online marketers in the world. I'm talking about a company that sends out billions of sales messages a year and brings in hundreds of millions of dollars the old-fashioned way -- by selling products and services that really benefit their customers.
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Swivet (SWIV-it) — a word of uncertain origin — is a state of nervous excitement, haste, or anxiety. Example (as used by Dominique Browning in a New York Times review of Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House by Meghan Daum): “She caroms through her 30s… in a compulsive swivet of MLS surfing, [...]
By Michael Masterson | Sat, Jun 12, 2010
The World’s Least-Expensive Way to Play the Biggest Potential Investments of Our Time What is more fun than making an investment that doubles or triples or does what stocks sometimes do — makes you rich in a matter of months or even days? What is more gratifying than investing in an inside tip on a stock “set [...]
By Laura Rodini | Fri, Jun 11, 2010
I was sitting in my writer's group, listening to a woman read the third chapter of her 450-page children's book about ancient Egypt... The idea was pretty interesting. It was about the first female Pharaoh, and I could tell she'd put a lot of research into it.
By Early To Rise | Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Running your own Internet business solo can be tough. There's so much to do! But the good news is, you can get help. Hiring freelancers for time-consuming or "technical" tasks doesn't have to be expensive. And as we teach in our Internet Money Club business-building program, it frees you up to focus on the important stuff: your marketing.
By Glenn Fisher | Thu, Jun 10, 2010
In the words of the poet John Donne, no man is an island. And when it comes to starting your own business online, that means there's no reason to think you have to do everything yourself.
By Don Hauptman | Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Some linguistic errors occur repeatedly. One of my favorites is the bungling of prix-fixe, a term that even some classy restaurants misspell in various creative ways. Below is a collection of other common gaffes -- and how to avoid committing them.
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jun 9, 2010
Have you ever been tempted to squeeze someone's irresistibly cute bottom? Tell a judge where he can stick that speeding ticket? Claim a tax deduction you don't really deserve? Drink and drive? So why didn't you?
By Clayton Makepeace | Wed, Jun 9, 2010
Have you ever been tempted to squeeze someone's irresistibly cute bottom? Tell a judge where he can stick that speeding ticket? Claim a tax deduction you don't really deserve? Drink and drive? So why didn't you?
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jun 9, 2010
Obolary (AH-buh-la-ree) — from the name of a silver coin used in ancient Greece that was equal to one-sixth of a drachma — means impoverished; possessing only small coins. Example (as used by Clayton Makepeace today): “[Your prospective customers] fear being obolary and dependent… being sick and in pain… being abandoned [...]
By Brian Edmondson | Tue, Jun 15, 2010
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