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Business Thoughts
Online Distractions
Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Digg, Mixx, Creative Blogs, Technical Blogs, Marketing Blogs…I think there might be a few more out there There is SO much on the web to do that it can become 45 minutes to a couple of hours on the internet instead of being productive. So what’s the argument? Well, as an entrepreneur… »
Are you Ready?
As many of my friends graduate from college, I’m able to watch what takes place in their lives post graduating. The majority of them are out looking for jobs or have already found a job and the others are either considering traveling or getting back in school to pursue further education. Both of these paths… »
Create an Ad
Craigslist or Facebook? Both are great options for entrepreneurs wanting to get the word out about your services. We just recently ran some ads on Facebook and the budget was spent within the first hour. It also provided a good amount of leads for the service we were trying to market at that time. Craigslist… »
Where are the freelancers?
As I get closer and closer to launching a community of online freelancers, I’m doing lots of research within the freelance community. How can Elance.com and Guru.com become so popular? Well the opportunity that has opened to these freelancers is huge! For many, they went from a local community to a world-wide platform. We are… »
Back to blogging
Ok, so after a little hiatus from the blog I’m back and not stopping this time. Keep me accountable if I get off rhythm again! So what have I been up to? Well not that you’re the one asking or even caring but a few recent project have been consuming my life and hopefully for… »
Don’t ditch your niche
So I’ve been learning more and more about what I’m good at and what i’m NOT so good at doing in business. Both are good things to know when diving into new projects. As a still young entrepreneur, I’m able to discover these strengths and weaknesses on a less risk based scale then some entrepreneurs… »
GPA in a resume…Still important?
So because I’m a business owner, I get lots of resumes from recent college graduates. On these resumes I am always wondering how important the GPA of the candidate really is? I’ve got plenty of friends that are determined to keep their 4.0 averages just for personal goals but will this also help them when… »
Focus
‘ Nothing kills startups like distractions. The worst type are those that pay money: day jobs, consulting, profitable side-projects. The startup may have more long-term potential, but you’ll always interrupt working on it to answer calls from people paying you now. ‘ Calling ALL entrepreneurs!! This is such a true statement for me and I’ve… »
Ways to Market through Email
I was recently reading in Inc. Magazine about the sales and marketing companies are performing through emails. Companies such as WrapMail and BrandMail are helping business advertise their services in every email an employee sends. The average employee in America send 38 emails – – We are always looking for free advertising and this is… »
Run the numbers one more time
As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to run into the mistake of having an idea and passion which exceeds the actual success of the business. Everytime I have a business idea I first run a SWOT Analysis of the business and begin to approach the business plan. This will usually give me some ideas as I… »
