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Gobbledygook be gone
David Meerman Scott has updated his Gobbledygook Manifesto and it is so worth a read.  If you are tired, as I am, of “next generation” this, “robust” that, “flexible” such and such, or “world class” stuff, or even “turnkey” thingy, then be sure to read this manifesto. This short manifesto exposes the overused, mean nothing, catch [...]
Home Business Carnival #21
Welcome to edition 21 of the Home Business Carnival! This carnival includes the most interesting submissions since the last edition. Dave Prouhet, Editor of businessadvicedaily.com reveals his simply successful secrets : 3) Contribute to Others Success 7) Analyze to Understand, then Act 10) Do the Unexpected Wanda Grindstaff ( Creating Abundant Lifestyles) in What we [...]
Home business Carnival #20
The latest edition of the Home Business Carnival is up at Simplify This. Thank you Sanjay for hosting this edition! As I mentioned last week, I’ll be taking a break for while. If you want to host the carnival, here’s your chance! Related Articles:5 on the 5th: worth a read - April 07Home business [...]
Home business Carnival #19
This week’s edition is about Home business, what’s different, what’s harder. Working at home, with small children, is challenging. David explains how he learned to blog to the sound of SpongeBob. Stephanie explains the tactics she uses to balance her work at home vs. life at home, and it is quite a bit of work! In Mother [...]
5 on the 5th: worth a read - April 07
Here’s a new edition of 5 on the 5th, a highlight of the best, but off-topic submissions to the HomeBusiness Carnival. Susan reignites the debate on Full vs. Partial feeds. No questions for me, the debate is settled, unless you have something I can’t live without, then you may get away with partial feeds, otherwise, [...]
Take back the Web
Today was not a good day for the internet. First I read Seth?s post, then Kathy?s sad and upsetting story directly. Then countless others… This is just plain and simple not acceptable behavior. Period. Brad nails it when he says: Kathy?s story sealed it for me ? reputation and trust are at a tipping point [...]
Home business Carnival #18
The 18th edition of the Home Business Carnival is now up at HomeBusinessWiz.  Barbra did a great job at putting the best contributions together in an interesting format.  Way to go, Barbra! Next week, the Carnival is back here, at Start a Side Business. The theme for this edition: Downside of working from home, and what [...]
what it takes to be an entrepreneur - Home Business Carnival #17
Today’s theme is: what it takes to be an entrepreneur. In Turn your writing int A Blogging Career, Slade tells us that: No matter what business you?re in, if you plan to be successful, then you?re always a marketer, too. And he goes on to explain how you can do it. Juuso has a different take: for him, The [...]
5 on the 5th: worth a read - February 07
Here’s this past month highlight of the best contributions to the Home Business Carnival that I could not fit in the weekly theme. Here?s the third edition on 5 on the 5th. How to start a Bulk Candy Vending Business for Passive Income. 12 Points to Consider Before Starting a Home Based Business. 35 tips for creating [...]
Customer Service Do?s and Don?ts - Home Business Carnival #16
This week?s edition of the Home business Carnival is about Customer Service. Only a few worthy on topic contribution for this edition, but I found them excellent and I hope you do too! First, is Christine, now a Home Business Carnival regular. She has some serious advice for sensitive types and for artists. Number 8 [...]
Upgrade to WordPress 2.1
Last night, I upgraded to WordPress 2.1. I was expecting the worst, so I very carefully did a database backup (using an export from phpmyadmin), did 2 backups of the files, and followed the instructions carefully. I must admit I did skip the part about disabling the extensions, and that save some time. Instead [...]
Marketing ideas - Home Business Carnival #15
This week’s edition of the Home business Carnival is about Marketing. For this 15th edition (is that 15 already!), you’ll find a lot of valuable information from contributors all over the blogosphere, so sit back relax and read on… In the Economic of Self Awareness, Brandon coins the term Authentic Marketing that he defines as: the [...]
Business Year End Wrap up - Home Business Carnival #14
With the start of the New Year, here’s an edition on wrapping up the past year and starting the new year on a good footing. For a year end review, Frank Ross recommends the following: Analyze what worked well Analyze what did not work Look for what can be improved Explore new opportunities that may not have existed before Review your [...]
Wrapping up Business at Year End
If you’re a small independent business owner it could serve you well to take a birds eye view of your entire money making process for your business. 1. Looking at this year’s activity and make sure you’ve identified your most profitable customer - profile the characteristics that help you identify similar customers in [...]
5 on the 5th: worth a read - January 07
An interesting part of putting together the Home Business Carnival, is that after many editions, I?m receiving a lot of contributions. Many are great, on topic and a great fit for the next edition, some are either off topic, or not quite as good as the other and don?t make it. The [...]

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