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Selling Based On Exclusivity and Stupidity

I recently had the opportunity to pay a large sum of money to do something very stupid. Well, I did the stupid thing, but only because my friend had already paid a lot of money for it.
What am I talking about?
There is a hot sauce called “The Source” that is ridiculously wicked, and also ridiculously [...]

Review: Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 by Nuance

I am an excellent speller. But a lousy typist. I type fast, but my fingers don’t always move in the proper sequence, so I am notorious for typing the word “form” when I meant to type “from.” You’ll also notice that, since “form” is a real word, it doesn’t get caught by spellcheck.
This can be [...]

Testing Out a New Toy

Anyone who has heard me do a marketing presentation at a seminar has heard me talk about how effective video marketing is, and how it doesn’t have to be expensive.
I just got a new toy to hopefully help in this endeavor. It is a Jazz EMV152 camcorder by Emerson. It is very similar to the [...]

Book Review - The Go-Giver by Bob Burg & John David Mann

Bob Burg is a name that is well known in many business and networking circles. His book “Endless Referrals” is required reading for anyone who wishes to grow their business.
Bob recently teamed up with John David Mann for another gem, “The Go-Giver.” This book talks about the 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success. It is similar [...]

Look, a Cliff! Let’s Be Lemmings!

I recently saw an article that gave a surprising statistic. Apparently, as of about a week ago, consumer confidence in the economy had unexpectedly improved. People were feeling better. There was light at the end of the tunnel.
Then, the government bailout was rejected by congress. The stock market plummeted. The media went ballistic. RECESSION! DEPRESSION!! [...]

Book Review: “SEO School” by Naomi Dunford at Ittybiz

Most of the people who read this blog (which isn’t many right now, I’ll admit) do not know who Naomi Dunford is. At least one of them does.
Anyway, Naomi is the slightly psychotic home business guru over at Ittybiz, who provides home based business advice. She just put out an e-book about search engine optimization. [...]