Archive for September 25th, 2006
Yesterday, Intuit announced the launch of QuickBooks 2007, bringing to market the latest enhancements to QuickBooks’ renowned simplicity. The new line of products and services focuses on what matters most to small businesses: making everyday tasks even easier to accomplish, while adding deeper functionality for specialized and growing businesses. With more than 25 products and [...]
Episode 6 of the Business Opportunities Weblog podcast is up. In this episode, Tim Grahl and Dan Portnoy interview Mike Cook, a professional business coach. He gives some great advice that you won’t want to miss. Download or subscribe with iTunes.
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Crossroads Dispatches.
Make $2 Million A Year, Setting Up Christmas Lights
Unusual Businesses Ideas That Work: In the winter of 1996, Bob Martin got the creative spark for his company, BrightIdeasInc.com, when he realized most people dread the yearly task of hanging holiday lights. Confident that people would pay for the convenience, Martin launched the business from his garage. He spent just $2,500 at startup, purchasing [...]
Google Adsense: It’s All About the Fit
PowerHomeBiz Small & Home Business: Adsense is mostly pay per click — which means you earn when people click on the ads. Your earnings will depend on a large part to the responsiveness of audience to the ads. For example, a travel website that provides information on travel to Spain will attract visitors looking for [...]
ChaCha Offers Instant Payments to Web Workers
Michael Calore at Wired Magazine: If you’re a broke college student in need of some last-minute scratch for tonight’s hot dinner date, ChaCha can help you out. ChaCha.com, a site offering human-assisted guided search, is introducing an instant payment system that would offer its contracted guides the option to get compensated for their time immediately [...]
Internet Plays Pivotal Role In Movie-Going Decisions
InformationWeek: Moviegoers typically hear about films through TV, trailers and word of mouth, but many of them rely on the Internet in deciding which movie is worth their dollars, research showed. A July survey of 2,100 moviegoers between the ages of 13 and 49 found nearly half seek more information about a film after hearing [...]
Life on the road is about to get easier for business travelers who are not content to check their luggage for short trips, yet face a sweeping ban on liquid products in carry-on baggage. Still want to fly with just carry-on luggage, but don’t know what to do about taking your toiletries? Here’s an interesting [...]
