by Clayton Makepeace | Feb 18, 2009 | Articles, Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Lifestyle, Wealth, Work
Creating first-time customers is one of the costliest things – and the riskiest – that any direct-response business does. Consider what’s typically involved in creating a new-subscriber acquisition piece for a health or investment newsletter and testing it...
by Bob Cox | Feb 16, 2009 | Articles, Family, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Spouse, Time Management, Work
Early in my career I became quite adept at setting a schedule for my workday and sticking to it. This “time tasking” made me very efficient and productive. But I had a heck of a time doing the same when it came to my personal and social goals. I was so involved in...
by Jason Holland | Feb 13, 2009 | Articles, Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Lifestyle, Wealth, Work
“If I was you, I would have kicked her out.” “I would have smacked her.” “And her husband… what a @*&#%. ‘Now you’re sure this is compatible?’ he asked me for the umpteenth time. I couldn’t take it.” Several employees of my local cellphone store were blowing off...
by John Forde | Feb 9, 2009 | Articles, Careers, Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth, Work
You can’t open a newspaper, flip on the television, or open an Internet page these days without seeing something about the current economic crisis. When all the media trumpet the same tune, that’s supposed to indicate a trend reversal in the making. So does that mean...
by Early To Rise | Feb 6, 2009 | Articles, Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth, Work
“I’m a college professor. As you might be aware, college teaching is a little different from other professions. What advice can you offer for better organization, time management, and the like?” Jeffrey P. Birmingham, AL Dear Jeff, I used to be a college...
by John Forde | Feb 6, 2009 | Articles, Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Lifestyle, Wealth, Work
What do you know about marketing to the older generation? It might not be enough. Check this out: • According to the last U.S. census, the fastest-growing market is people 50 years and older. Right now, that’s about 37 percent of the total U.S. population. By...