Now on Facebook
We’ve finally done it and added a fan page for the Business Opportunities Weblog on Facebook. If you’re a fan, we’d love to have you there with us!
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Happy Independence Day
photo credit: mugley As entrepreneurs, Independence Day, the 4th of July, means more to us than just fireworks and barbecues. It is the freedom to try out new ideas and opportunities. It means freedom to succeed because of our own ingenuity and resourcefulness; to find a need and fill it! This Independence Day, it is
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Online Branding for Small Business
My guest post on MerchantCircle‘s weblog is now live. Here’s a snippet: As you develop an online presence, don’t try to make your business appear larger or more “professional” than it really is. Don’t try to create an intangible brand to replace you the owner as your business’s image. In your community there are probably
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Intro to Server Virtualization
photo credit: Ronnie Garcia It’s not my usual fare, but my latest article, Introduction to Server Virtualization, is up on Mid-Market Innovators. Here’s a snippet: A typical data center contains many servers. Traditionally, since hardware was cheap and applications were complex, many administrators installed one application per server. Though this provided their applications with security
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Business Opportunities Weblog in Korean
Sort of, anyway. Yunsuk Im is translating and posting some of our articles in Korean on her blog. I asked him about her plans: My name is Yunsuk Im. I have been a reader of your site for a while. My blog introduces interesting articles, business ideas and success stories etc. Things that are related
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2009 Redesign
The first stage, of our 2009 redesign is now live. If you’re reading this in a feed reader, click on over and check out the new look and features. If you find anything that doesn’t quite work, or look right, please leave a comment on this post. Thanks!
Happy Memorial Day
photo credit: mark sebastian Happy Memorial Day from all of us at Business Opportunities Weblog.
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Direct Marketing Strategies: Inspire Your Recipient
My newest post is up on on the Small Business Marketing Guide. It’s called Direct Marketing Strategies: Inspire Your Recipients. Here’s a preview: Create A Reaction If you receive a letter that tells you that you’ve just won something, wouldn’t that motivate you to open it? Opening the letter is a reaction. By announcing that
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Branding: An Effective Strategy
photo credit: Caveman 92223 Our newest post is up on the Small Business Marketing Guide. It’s entitled Branding: An Effective Strategy and was written by Angela Shupe. Here’s a preview: What does every business have in common? A brand. It might not be the same for everyone, but it is a strategy they all have
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Mid-Market Innovators
Mid-Market Innovators is a new site brought to you by Sun Microsystems and Intel that I’m participating in. It is a site for mid-market IT pros that offers advice from leading authors in business and technology on how to align your business and IT strategies to save money, plan for growth and foster innovation. In
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