Archive for the 'Administrivia' Category
Vote For Your Favorite .biz Domain – Hint! Hint!
My.biz is celebrating ten years of the .biz (dot biz) domain name. To make a party out of it, they’re sharing the success stories of dot biz domain owners and letting the public vote on their favorite one. I’m sure you can think of one dot biz domain to vote for. After all, you’re reading [...]
I Want to Meet My Readers in South Africa
I know I have a number of readers in South Africa, but I don’t have any contacts there. If you read this site and live in South Africa, say hi!
Survey: Do You Have And Carry Your Own Business Cards?
Earlier today I mentioned in a post that I don’t carry business cards anymore. Am I alone? Leave a comment below or shoot me an email and let me know if I’m crazy.
Updated in the Directory This Week
The following opportunities have been updated in the business opportunity directory this week. Growing Flowers for Profit Growing Herbs for Profit How to Be an Independent Field Inspector How to Start a Courier Business How to Start a Profitable Backyard Plant Nursery Senior Errand Service Business Opportunity Used Books into Gold Window Cleaning Bizop
Happy New Year from all of us at Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog! We have loads of exciting stuff for you this year. Thank you for being part of it.
As 2011 comes to a close, here’s a look back at some of our most popular posts of the year: How I Accidentally Became a Professional Blogger in 2001 Book: Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry Amish Raw Milk Smugglers So You Want To Start A Business? Infographic: What Are [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog. Regular coverage of all the business opportunities and ideas you can handle will return Friday. Today, please gather with your loved ones and thank God for your blessings. Photo by Bochkarev Photography/ShutterStock.
Do you sometimes forget to check in with the Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog everyday? Would you like to read our site everyday without having to remember to visit? Like us on Facebook and each of our daily stories will show up on your wall moments after we publish them!
I’m pleased to announce that amoCRM is now sponsoring the Business Opportunities Weblog. amoCRM is a simple to use, yet highly effective CRM system for small to medium sized businesses looking to increase customer loyalty and retention. It incorporates the latest in CRM technology, including deals management, analytics tools, and much more. Check them out [...]
Reader Survey: Where Do You Get New Ideas?
When do most of your new ideas happen? In the shower? Exercising? Washing the dishes? Somewhere else?
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listing this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Work At Home Moms Will Love This! Please Look! Retirement Business For Sale – Orange County, Ca How Sharing A Free Product Can Help The Elderly Have A Beef Jerky Party, Free Buffalo Steaks, Too Turn Your Computer Into An ATM Rodan + Fields Dermatologists [...]
Do You Have a Google Plus Account? Want One?
Do you have a Google Plus account yet? If you do, I’d love to connect with you, so add me with this link. If you don’t have an account, leave a comment below and I’ll send you an invite.
I’ve been doing some maintenance on the site today, so it should be noticeably faster. Please let me know if you experience any technical difficulties. Does the site feel faster to you?
The winners of the Candyman DVD and Jelly Belly jellybean giveaway from last week are: Jim Klymus of Pet Food & Treats Juanita Reynolds Congratulations to both of you! If you’r one of the winners, email me your mailing address.
Calling all regular readers of Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog: What would you like to see added? Changed? What do you like most? Least? What’s missing? Send me an email or leave a comment below.
Entrepreneur’s Declaration of Independence
When in the course of business as usual, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the economic bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Natures and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to [...]
This blog has been around since 2001, and if you haven’t been reading the entire time, you might have missed these posts on previous May 27ths. 2010 $100 iPad Killer? Best In Show Brainstorming Might Hinder Great Ideas Entrepreneur Spices Up Her Finances With Salsa Financing A Biz With Cheese? Popular Science’s ‘Garage Invention’ Awards [...]
My Big Break: A Lucky Accident
If you haven’t yet read my (long) post about how I accidentally started a blog as a business (this one), you really should take a few minutes today and give it a read. You can imagine my surprise when I saw that the first full day that ads had run I made $28.83 on 24 [...]
How I Accidentally Became a Professional Blogger in 2001
Thanks to American Express OPEN for sponsoring this post as part of the Big Break for Small Business program. Visit FaceBook.com to learn more about the Big Break contest. Enter your small business for a chance to win a trip to Facebook headquarters for a one-on-one business makeover and $20,000 to grow your business with [...]
Tomorrow: How I Accidentally Became a Professional Blogger
Tomorrow I’m going to be posting a very long piece about how I accidentally became a professional blogger in 2001. In it, I’ll reveal for the first time how I started this website. I hope that you’ll return to read it. It’ll be live on the site tomorrow morning. I look forward to your comments.
I’m back from a week long power outage. I have a generator and was able to access the internet from time to time, but for the most part I was completely cut off from the rest of the world. And do you know what? I liked it. But I am glad to be back. And [...]
You may have noticed that I haven’t been posting much as normal. We had a snow storm Sunday night and we’ve been without electricity since then. I live just outside of Yosemite National Park in California. Although we regularly get snow during the winter, and occasionally lose power for a few hours at a time, [...]
A reader asked: Dane — For some reason, your day in entrepreneurial history always gets to me a day late. Is it being sent out a day late or if there a glitch with the email? No, it’s not a glitch. The email newsletter goes out the day after the post goes up. So today’s [...]
Caricature Yourself: FlipFace.me
In the old days, if you needed a comic representation of your face inked by a professional artist, it would cost you more than $15 (adjusted for inflation, of course!) and take longer than a couple hours. But that’s exactly what you can get today from FlipFace.me. They call them customized cartoon avatars. Earlier today [...]
Weekend Thread: Do You Use Twitter?
I’ve cleaned my Twitter feed and am now following almost no one. Do you use Twitter? Put your Twitter name below and I’ll follow you. If you don’t use Twitter, or have questions about it, leave your question below and I’ll try to answer it. One randomly selected commenter will receive a free copy of [...]
Weekend Thread: Do You Have a Website?
Do you have a website? If so, leave it in the comments below and we’ll all check it out. If you’ve never commented before, this would be a good time to try!
Longtime Business Opportunities Weblog blogger Rich Whittle passed away in his home in Florida last week. Rich has been a mainstay of this site almost five years, posting nearly 6,300 stories. I’ll miss his wit from our nearly daily conversations. Let’s remember his genial take on niche businesses as we at the Business Opportunities Weblog [...]
We Were Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Sorry about that. The site was experiencing technical difficulties over the weekend, but thanks to our loyal reader, Adam, everything is back to normal.
Happy New Year from Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog. I hope that 2011 brings you much success!
If you’ve enjoyed the functionality of the random button at the top of the page to find posts that you may have missed, but have recently noticed that it wasn’t working and didn’t tell me, shame on you! :) Luckily, a helpful reader did let me know that it wasn’t working and I’ve fixed it.
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Never ‘sell’ Again Turnkey Poker Business Perfect For Retirees And Stay-at-homers! Usa Solar Store Trash Out Work- How To Get Trash Out Jobs Clean Foreclosures, Foreclosure Clean Out, Clean Foreclosure Properties Foreclosure Cleanup, Foreclosure Cleaning, Foreclosure Clean Out, Foreclosure Trash Out Cleaning Reo Properties, Cleaning [...]
On November 13, 2001, I started this humble website with a simple purpose, to find and highlight business opportunities that weren’t junk. Today marks the 18,000 post and begins to countdown to our 9th anniversary on November 13th. To say that I couldn’t have done this without the support of my readers is a cliche, [...]
New in the Directory This Week
One of the often overlooked sections of this website is our directory. Over 2300 different bizops, franchises, dealerships and online opportunities are listed there. Here are the new companies from this week: Franchises Anago Cleaning Systems Eco Ink To Your Door FruitFlowers Dealerships Redline Garagegear
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. How To Buy And Sell Cars For Profit! How To Start A Home Solar Power Business How To Start A Hot Dog Cart Business Shoemoney System Secret Blog Weapon High School Dropout Banks $94k From Banner Ads! The Affiliate Code Start Your Own Business Nationwide [...]
Story links: House OKs Small Biz Jobs Bill How To Research A Franchise Opportunity Missing Posters Move To Facebook Press Your Cremated Ashes Into A Vinyl Record Federal Regulations Costly For Small Bizs Segway Owner Dies In Segway Accident Political Masks Are So Last Year! 20 Under 20 It’s A Bra And Gas Mask Listen [...]
New Advertiser: LowCostBusinesses.net
I’m happy to have LowCostBusinesses.net onboard as a new advertiser.
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Free Food, Free Sign Up, And Free Website Now!! Let Me Help You Save Money On Your Energy Bill Or Make Great $$$$ Ad Help To Save The Environment Cookie Lee Earn Great $$$$ With Beautiful Jewelry And Partying 773-888-2533 Consultants Needed Nationwide ***become A [...]
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Debt Resolution Business[law Firm] – Settlement*tax*credit I Have The Solution Earn Money For Reading & Rating Articles – Completely Free Program Do You Want Make Some Real Money Online? If You Can’t Sell…..don’t Even Bother To Read This Pittsburgh Patent Agent Nutritional Drink Business Turn [...]
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Do You Bake? Looking For Consultants. Similar To Tastefully Simple. All Natural Mixes Spend 59 Minutes With Me And You Will Start A Home Business Ready For Profits! Is Franchising Right For You? Give Away Free Prescription Discount Cards… No Selling! Make Money! Help People [...]
Reader Survey: What’s Your Website?
Do you have a blog or a website? I’m always interested to see what my readers are up to. Put the URL in the comments below, or shoot it to me in an email at dane@danecarlson.com.
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. How To Price Foreclosure Trashout, Cleanout, Debris Removal Jobs And Services Sweet September With Apriori Beauty! Earn A $25 Gift Card Garaunteed Money Cleaning Foreclosures-how To Start A Business Cleaning Foreclosures & Foreclosed Homes Pricing Guide For Foreclosure Cleaning & Real Estate Foreclosure Cleaning Services [...]
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Cleaning Foreclosures Business Booms- Foreclosure Cleaning Business Soars Trash Out Business- Start A Trash Out Business Photography Opportunity Pay As You Go Answering Service- For Your Small/home Business How To Become An Reo Agent- How To List Bank Reo Properties Own Your Own Legal Online [...]
Kodak Home Office “Prosper” Contest
Do you run a small business out of your home office? Kodak wants to reward your efficiency expertise. Tell others your secrets to success and you’ll be entered to win up to $25,000, just for helping others be cost-effective in their home office. First Prize Winner Will Receive $25,000 Dollars. Second Place Winner Will Receive [...]
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listings from the last two weeks on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. A Monster Of An Opportunity, A Life Saving Cause Foreclosure Cleanup Contract Forms-free-bid Estimate Form-instant Download This Is A Real Business. On-demand Savings Is Easy! Independent Grave Care Specialists Needed Join Our Team Independent Grave Care Specialists Needed – Grave Groomers, Llc [...]
I’m Back from NYC. Thanks for all your help!
I’m back in the wilds of California after my week in New York City. I was there filming two parts of a documentary on small businesses for Yellow Book. The first part we filmed at Urban Martial Arts, a martial arts school in Brooklyn. The second was at Seal & Company, a children’s boutique store [...]
I’m Looking for Small Biz Owners in NYC
I’m still looking for “brick and mortar” small business owners in NYC. I’m looking for one that I can interview at their business, on camera, for a short video interview on Thursday 8/12 or Friday 8/13. Email me dane@danecarlson.com or call me 209-379-5371. Photo by joeywan
Know any biz owners in NYC? I’m looking for a couple that I can interview at their location, on camera, for a three minute interview about online marketing in the next couple of weeks. Email me dane@danecarlson.com or call me 209-379-5371. Photo by joeywan
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listing this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. Custom Molded Shoemaker Worlds First And Only Quit Smoking Campaign Month Needs Seed Pick & Mix Candy Ability Wanted, Excellent Product, Earn Income The Day You Get Your Starter Kit Of Your Choice, Low As 49.95 Tired Of Seeing Account Snapshots And Fake Testimonials? Tired [...]
New Advertiser: Maid to Sparkle
We’re excited to have a new advertiser onboard today: Maid to Sparkle is a new residential cleaning franchise. Look for a future post about what makes this low startup cost, high profit franchise unique.
