The Worst Quarter Ever
The earning season is drawing to an end. But even before it began, we already knew that a lot of companies were in big trouble. Their dividends told us.
READ MOREConfusables Redux
I never run out of examples of word pairs that are commonly confused.
READ MOREJust Say No to Sweet Poison
As bad as too much sugar is for you, its cousin is even worse. I’m speaking, of course, about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the sugary goo that’s been added to soft drinks, salad dressings, cakes, cookies, and cereals for over 30 years. The darling of food manufacturers everywhere, HFCS made its debut as the ideal solution for extending the shelf life and reducing the cost of producing commercially sweetened foods.
READ MOREWhen Working on Your Business… Isn’t Actually Working
When starting a small business, your first steps should be researching your target market, developing a marketing plan, and testing offers. In other words, taking action to turn your business idea into a real business by making sure you can sell your products at a profit.
READ MOREGet More Bang for Your Buck With E-Minis
Conventional buy-and-hold stock investing is not working in today’s market. Trading E-Minis is a great alternative, because you can take full advantage of the market’s volatility.
READ MOREWhat Products and Services Sell Best in a Recession?
I recently read in a biography of Milton Hershey that he believed his business was recession-proof and depression-proof because he sold an affordable product. He reasoned that, even if a person couldn’t afford new shoes or a new car or a vacation, they could always afford a nickel for a Hershey’s chocolate bar. (That was the price in those days.)
READ MOREThe Upsetting Side Effects of “Ready, Fire, Aim”
If you subscribe to Michael Masterson’s “Ready, Fire, Aim” philosophy, you’re no doubt going to notice an unappealing side effect. Sometimes, you’re going to screw up. But don’t be too hard on yourself. Making mistakes – even downright failing – is a part of the learning process that you should…
READ MORE7 Steps to Your First Website, Subscriber, and Sale
If you could create a steady side income by putting in just a few hours a week, would you do it? Listen, it’s entirely possible – and today I’m going to show you how. I very recently started a new Internet business in a niche market that I am very…
READ MOREWhat’s Your Back-Up Plan?
Most of us think that bad things can never happen… or that they only happen to “the other guy.” But what happens when you become “the other guy”?
READ MOREIncrease Your Income Now While the Economy Is Down!
The summer of 2009 will mark two years of the housing crisis being in full force. Nothing in recent times has wreaked as much havoc on the lives of homeowners. On the other hand, nothing else has created as much opportunity for you to make a fortune in real estate. Even if you have bad credit or no credit, even if you don’t have any money to invest.
READ MOREThe Proof of the Matter
According to Bryan Garner in Garner’s Modern American Usage“Proved has long been the preferred past participle of prove. But proven often ill-advisedly appears….” He goes on to explain that proven “properly exists only as an adjective,” as in “a proven success.” An exception is traditional legal terminology, e.g., “innocent until proven guilty.”
READ MORELife: Once Complicated, Now Easy
It’s often said that you can use certain sales messages over and over because, let’s face it, your target market is a marching army. Over and over, they revisit the same points in life… they discover the same needs and wants… you show them how to satisfy those needs and wants… and the cycle just repeats.
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