The Language Perfectionist: An “Abbreviated” Column
I’ve long been fascinated by acronyms. An acronym is a pronounceable word formed by the initial letters of a phrase, such as ASAP (as soon as possible) and SWAK (sealed with a kiss). For ages, curmudgeons have railed against acronyms and other abbreviations, calling them cryptic and confusing. But in…
READ MOREAn Assignment for You This Christmas
Last night, after a good dinner, our reassembled-for-Christmas family sat down to watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
READ MOREIt Happens Every Year…
The Insider is normally dedicated to what’s going on at Early to Rise: subscribers who have found success with their online businesses, news of programs we’re working on, and the like.
READ MOREWhy Create Your Goals?
In today’s talking editorial, Karin Cox, who’s worked with her husband Bob for four years in Early to Rise’s Total Success Achievement/Epiphany Alliance Program, gives you a great exercise to keep you on track to achieving your goals. Over the years, Bob and Karin have helped more than 2,500 members…
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: A Wordy Phrase to Excise From Your Writing
Consider these examples, found online: “Do you have to sweat in order to lose weight while exercising?” “We have lied to ourselves and others in order to justify our actions.” “Glee, at that point, was about a motley crew of quirky teenagers trying to mold together in order to win…
READ MOREHow to Cut Down on Product Returns and Refunds
It’s every Internet marketer’s dirty little secret: We hate product returns and refund requests! As my colleague FG puts it: “I hate seeing the UPS man coming the wrong way!” It’s not so much the money, although we don’t enjoy giving money back. It’s that we take the rejection of…
READ MORETwo Is Better Than One
Video games aren’t just for kids anymore. From its humble beginnings with games like “Pong” and “Pac Man,” the industry has grown up. The average game player is now 34 years old, according to the Entertainment Software Association. And it is a very, very big business. 2009 annual revenues in…
READ MOREEntrepreneurs, Shiny Objects, and the Internet Money Club
When I joined the Internet Money Club a year ago, I thought I was doing it to learn how to market on the Internet. But I discovered that the IMC is about much more than Internet Marketing and Business Creation.
READ MOREA New Year’s Plan You Should Start Working on Now
Eddie is a very shrewd guy. In 2004, while the real estate bubble was still inflating in the United States, he took a job I offered him to run a real estate development project in Nicaragua.
READ MOREThe Language Perfectionist: Tricky Singulars and Plurals
I was amazed to read this sentence in a major newspaper: “Today the criteria is simple: total unit sales.” Of course, criteria should be criterion. The first is plural; the second singular. And if you intend the plural, it’s criteria are, not criteria is. Most English words are turned into…
READ MORECategory of One
What happens when a business with a longstanding “No. 1” competitive edge is no longer “No. 1”? In today’s video presentation, “Mindset Maven” PJ McClure shows you what happens when the game changes and a company doesn’t recognize the change.
READ MOREStarting Out Big When You’re Starting Out Small
When you’re starting any business — an Internet business, for example, with a new website and an e-mail list of zero names — the thought of competing with the established companies out there can be intimidating.
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