Archive for the 'Guest Posts' Category
Online Business and Common Sense
This guest post is by Alan Johnson. Online entrepreneurs try their best in order to come up with all sorts of complicated approaches when, in fact, they are overlooking the obvious in most cases. Common sense can and will get you far, no matter what kind of a project we are referring to. Let’s start [...]
Madrid Seeks U.S. Entrepreneurs
This guest post is by Aysha Griffin. When New York City-based online marketing firm, Greater Than One, an Entrepreneur “Hot 500″ fastest growing company, decided to expand into the European Market in 2007, the principles chose Madrid, Spain for its headquarters. The government of Spain, and particularly the capital city of Madrid, has positioned itself [...]
Fixed Costs: The Enemy of Success
The following is a guest post by Kyle James. Online companies that have high fixed costs, especially when those fixed costs are associated with office equipment, inventory, warehousing, and high distribution costs have the hardest time making money. A company that fit into this category was WebVan, an online grocery delivery service that went bankrupt [...]
Making Money Making Movies: How One Woman Created a Movie Making Business with Kids as the Stars
The following is a guest post by Shelley Frost of Make-A-Movie Studios. As a kid in the 1970’s I always dreamed of being the first woman movie director. Since that time, many other females have beat me to the Director’s chair. Not living in Hollywood put an enormous crimp in my desire to direct feature [...]
The following guest post is from Franchise Direct. Are you ready to buy into a franchise opportunity? If so, are you aware that you can avail of the Universal Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC), a legal document which gives you detailed information on any franchise opportunity operating within 15 US States? This document is available from [...]
Barter: An Old Concept That Continues To Help Business
The following guest post is by Anthony Donnelly. The earliest documented records of civilizations bartering dates back over 9000 years to the Egyptians, but it is certain that Man bartered long before that. Barter is the oldest form of commerce and is still going strong, in fact with the recession strengthening more and more business [...]
Amaze’n Mazes Business Opportunity
Wandering around the web searching for unusual business ideas I found a very nice one – an American company that offer custom-made wooden and plastic mazes, called Amaze’n Maze. The idea itself is fresh, interesting and I was also surprised by company’s approach to this business: An Amaze’n Maze isn’t just about wandering around inside [...]
Interview with the Creator of the OnTray
Laura Hamrick, the creator on the OnTray, a clip-on shopping cart tray, took a few moments recently to speak with our special correspondent Lisa Di Clemente. Laura, tell us about the creative process for developing the OnTray. What inspired you, and what was the development process? I was in the grocery store two Novembers ago [...]
Use What You Know to Make Money
The following guest post is by Don Miller. I answer e-mails and have conversations every day from people who want to start their own home based business. Usually the dialogue includes an idea about purchasing a franchise, and MLM opportunity or an internet marketing possibility. All legitimate, all potentially profitable. The question is they a [...]
The following is a guest post and advertorial by Dr. M. If you love The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Byrne, 2006), I urge you to join me in a Quest for Wealth, Abundance, Prosperity and Success. I want to connect with you. If you are reading this article, it is because you believe that using [...]
Innovative Cross-Marketing Promotion
The following guest post is by Yuvi Shmul and Patricia Harriman of Play N Trade Franchise, Inc. Successful small business don’t always need to provide unique products or services. Instead, their success is based on growing their customer base through effective marketing, and providing superior service, support and follow-up to deliver an experience that “wows” [...]
IBM’s Irish Interns Innovate with PodSmart
The following guest post is by Colin Mooney. My school motto was – “Mól an óige agus tiocfaidh sí” – This is Irish for “Encourage the young, and they will succeed”. This is no more evident than in the case of the IBM interns at the “Extreme Blue Lab” in Dublin, Ireland. A group of [...]
Why do Entrepreneur’s Ignore Their Time?
The following is a guest post by Cristian Dorobantescu of Small Business Entrepreneur Blog. He is a moonlighting entrepreneur in Romania. Every couple of weeks I see lists of “entrepreneurship myths” – it seems like it’s a never ending story – some are fueling them and the others are debunking them. There is one myth [...]
The Keys to Effective and Efficient Communication
The following is a guest post by Nicole Taylor of Home Business Online Opportunities. Working solo from a home business can definitely have its moments, usually expressed in the form of “Too much work – Not enough time!” If you’ve ever experienced this sinking feeling, it’s time to free up some time and begin to [...]
80% of Your Business Should Come From 20% of Your Customers
This is a guest post by Nicole Taylor from Home Business Online Opportunities. Have you ever heard the expression that eighty percent of your business should come from twenty percent of your customers? This is not an equation I am pulling out of thin air. It is an established business theory and the home businesses [...]
The Big What If: What if Money Was No Obstacle?
The following guest post is by Siim Einfeldt of Business Advice Pro. The world is full of different business opportunities for you to learn from. It’s always a good idea to see what successful entrepreneurs are doing and then copy them. That’s how many new business ideas have been generated – by copying. But there’s [...]
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught, A Response
The following is a guest post by Cristian Dorobantescu of Small Business Entrepreneur Blog. He is responding to our post Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught from Tuesday. Just the other day I read the article Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? and seeing the comments I thought I might have something to say of my own as evaluating [...]
The following is an excerpt from Go For No! by Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz. Chapter 19… Setting “NO” Goals… “Would you agree that the average salesperson slows down when he or she reaches their quota?” my mentor asked. “Yes,” I replied. “Why do you think that is?” “They’re rewarding themselves for their accomplishment, I [...]
Sound Financial Advice for your Home Business
The following is a guest post by Nicole Taylor of Home Business Online Opportunities. The best home businesses will fail without proper financial practices. If you do not manage your home business finances appropriately, you may find yourself sinking before you ever have a chance to fly. If you want to give your home business [...]
Working at Home Resolves Many Issues
The following is a guest post by Lisa Di Clemente. Society’s ideals are changing. Collectively we are becoming a community of thinkers instead of doers. Our generation glorifies children instead of believing they should be “seen and not heard”. Mothers are being honored for their role in the household. Women aren’t fighting for their rights, [...]
Hi, this is Dane Carlson. Thank you for reading the Business Opportunities Weblog. This voice post is sponsored by the HP iPAQ and was written by Charrise McCrorey of Emergence Business Coaching.
An Introduction to Franchising
The following is a guest post from FranchiseBrief.com. Buying your own franchise is one way to break into the entrepreneurial ranks and become your own boss. Buying a franchise can be more expensive than starting a business “from scratch” but the success rate of franchises is generally higher than for startups as you are investing [...]
6 Secrets Of One Way Inbound Links
The following is a guest post by Matthew Peschong of the Caffeine Marketing blog. Creating an effective online presence begins with quality content. After you put your heart and soul everyday into your works online, you might start to wonder when traffic will start rolling into your website. It’s no secret that having quality inbound [...]
How To Handle Business Etiquette Meals
The following is a guest post by Matthew Peschong of the Caffeine Marketing blog. Hosting a business dining event for your employees and associates means that you are taking on a very large amount of responsibility. As the leader and organizer of such an event you much user your power and make the dining experience [...]
Buy Now And Get A Coupon For Later Craze
This article was written by guest post Matthew Peschong. Visit his blog at PS3 Game Search Stores are starting to realize that the buy now and get a savings coupon for later strategy can pay off tremendously. As one consumer recently explained, “You’re almost obligated to go back because you have this money to spend“. [...]
Handshaking Your Way To Success
The following is a guest post by Matthew Peschong. Please visit his blog at www.CaffeineMarketing.com. Proper Handshake Grasp: In the business setting, whether your a man or a woman you have to express confidence and “shake it like a man?. When interlooping your palm and fingers with another individual, be sure to grasp your palm [...]
Small Business Entity Formation – Protect Your Personal Assets
The following is a guest post by J. Shannon Cavers, of The Cavers Law Firm, LLC.. Many small businesses start as a part-time effort that grow over time, and eventually become a profit generating venture. One of the difficult questions for a small business owner is, “When do I need to form an entity?? A [...]
Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Spend Ad Money
The following is a guest post by author and entrepreneur, Matthew Lesko. To contact Lesko call 1-800-UNCLE-SAM. Most entrepreneurs believe that if they could afford some big time advertising their business would be a huge success. But if this were true, why do all those high flying dot com companies who paid millions in Super [...]
The Ugly Truth about Small Business
Sarah Bosch continues her reviews this week with Ruth King’s The Ugly Truth about Small Business. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, more than 50 percent of small businesses fail in the first year and 95 percent fail within the first five years. Crucial decisions will come at every angle and making the wrong [...]
Looking to incorporate a business in Florida or Nevada? Find resources on incorporation and necessary forms. The following is a guest post by Shimon Sandler. Visit his blog at www.shimonsandler.com. Incorporating is not just for big business. If you do business of any kind, it is a great way to protect yourself from being sued. [...]
Charging Sales Tax on the Internet
The following is a guest post by Shimon Sandler. Visit his blog at www.shimonsandler.com. If you own an e-commerce website, do you need to charge sales tax? The current law is this: If an online retailer has a physical location in a state, it must collect sales tax from customers in that state. If a [...]
