What the Heck Is Alibaba?
Alibaba.com is the largest and most successful import/export marketplace for entrepreneurs in the world. It boasts more than 24 million members in 200 countries. And it facilitates more than $5 billion in import/export transactions each year – everything from sleeping bags to cement mixers. This makes importing a viable way…
READ MOREThe Food Labeling Scam
Are food manufacturers and government officials so callous that they are actually using children as guinea pigs when it comes to food labeling? Apparently so, according to the Chicago Tribune’s 2008 investigative report on hidden allergens in popular food products. Hidden food allergens are part of the reason that an…
READ MOREHow to Get 5 Times the Internet Revenues by Going Offline
Several months ago, one of my favorite clients asked me to create a Web-based promotion for a new investment advisory. But instead of beginning with a series of e-mails – or even a new Web page – I promptly sat down and wrote a 24-page DIRECT-MAIL package. Once the long…
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: A “Proverbial” Proviso
One of my pet linguistic peeves is the frequent misuse of the adjective proverbial. Consider this sentence, from a magazine profile of a government whistleblower: “When she grabs hold of something, she is like the proverbial dog with a bone in its teeth.” But the expression the writer cites is…
READ MOREHow to Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes Stock Market Investors Make
I’m not an expert in stocks, but I have been involved with stock market publications and stock market gurus for more than 25 years. During that time, I’ve met a lot of characters – some brilliant men without a trace of honesty and some honest men without a trace of…
READ MOREAre You Suffering from ICLMB Syndrome?
Too many entrepreneurs and business owners seem to believe that they cannot leave their office – even for a few days of fun in the sun – without things getting off track. I call this “I Can’t Leave My Business” syndrome. If that’s the way you feel, you either have…
READ MOREDear ETR: “What is a good pre-workout snack?”
“I greatly appreciate Kelley Herring’s articles in ETR and Total Health Breakthroughs – and her great recipes. (Many are standard fare on my weekly menus.) “Kelley’s article regarding post-workout fueling was another good reminder of a ‘don’t’ for people working to get fit. My question: What is a good pre-workout…
READ MOREThe 3 Basics You Need to Start an Email Newsletter
An e-mail newsletter is one of the best ways to make almost any business at least twice as valuable, to generate substantial cash flow, and to double or triple profits. It’s also the perfect way to turn an interest or hobby into a moneymaking venture. And starting one is much…
READ MOREWhere Ideas Come From
Many people wonder where so-called “creative” people get their ideas. They’re looking for answers that are profound. There aren’t any. Ideas are in the air at all times. You simply reach in and pull one out by doing something that all young kids do in their imagination each and every…
READ MOREHow to Handle the Ongoing Recession
This recession has revealed a psychological rift in the world’s consciousness. A lot of people are scared and angry. They’ve lost their jobs, their businesses, their insurance, and in some cases their self-worth. They feel victimized by events, by elites, and by entities. So they bob up and down, waiting to…
READ MORE3 Simple Strategies for Increasing Your Luck
Do you know somebody who seems to have the best luck in the world? It’s like everything they touch turns to gold. And it doesn’t matter if it’s in their business or their personal life, they just seem to have luck on their side all the time. I can add…
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