Domain Trading for Fun and Profit
We’ve been talking with Marc Charles, creator of The China Wholesale Trader, about a new program for Early to Risers.
Why Wall Street Is Always Wrong
Some say that individual investors have no chance of making serious money. They say that Wall Street has rigged the game.
The Language Perfectionist: Gaffes Galore
Here’s another collection of errors I encountered recently in major publications: “[The scandal at Hewlett-Packard] has stunted a long search by HP’s employees for stability and pride at the patriarch of Silicon Valley companies.” A patriarch is defined literally as “a man who rules a family, clan, or tribe,” and,…
Experiment
Most marketing people will tell you that the key to any successful marketing campaign is “testing.”
True. But there’s a little more to it…
Stop Messing Up
I’ve been struggling with a single issue in my business for eons…
Now don’t go jumping to conclusions… It’s nothing serious… In fact, in the grand scheme of things, it’s quite insignificant.
Advertising, Schmadvertising!
Sometimes I wish I had gone into advertising instead of direct response marketing.
I can see myself nestled in a posh Madison Avenue corner office, hauling down six figures a year, creating beer-swilling frogs, taco-eating Chihuahuas, and other madcap characters…
How to Have Lots of Good Friends
It’s been said that if you want friends to help you in the bad times, you have to help them in the good times.
How I Rebounded
I’ve had my share of failures in life and in business — but nothing like this.
Listen to Your Gut
Recently, I consulted with a student who had invested heavily in a business that was making money but involved dealing with seedy individuals.
Learning Quality Assurance
I recently had the opportunity to speak to members of the Food Processing Suppliers Association. In doing my preparation, one thing that kept coming up was food safety. One mistake can destroy a company.
Shelf-Help
Americans spend over 11 billion dollars a year on “self-help” products. But I call it shelf-help — because that’s where most of it goes… on the shelf, along with all the similar products they’ve bought.
How to Time the Markets Today
In a typical bull market, half the gains are made during the last 10% of its duration. At least, that’s something I read recently. And, if true, it’s a remarkable fact. It means in a 10-year uptrend, you would make half your profits in the first nine years and the other half in the last year.