31st January 2006
As a bonfide eBay expert and junkie, I read every eBay book that comes down the pike. Some, like Tim Mina's new book, "The Online Auction Expert's Bible to Selling on eBay," are excellent and should be read by anyone interested in selling on eBay.
Oth...
31st January 2006
I've gotten quite a few emails recently from ebusiness owners who seem to think that just because their business is conducted online or from the comfort of home that the rules and regulations that govern brick and mortar businesses do not apply to them.
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31st January 2006
The self-help business is one of the fastest growing industries on the planet. If you go into any bookstore you will find that a multitude of shelf space has been dedicated to self-help and self-improvement books, tapes, and videos; everything from dietin...
31st January 2006
Do you know what an E-course is? An E-course is an "electronic course" that you receive by email or take at a website.
An E-course is the modern day equivalent of the old correspondence course concept. The difference is that instead of taking the cours...
31st January 2006
Did you know that eBay will help you locate products you can buy cheap, then flip for a quick profit? No? Then listen up, because I am about to let you in on a little known feature of eBay that can literally stuff wads of cash in your wallet in less than ...
31st January 2006
Remember way back in November of last year when I invited you to go to my website and submit your most burning question about starting, running, and prospering from your own eBay or online business?
Within 5 days readers of this newsletter had submitte...
31st January 2006
Q: I've been approached by a young man who asked if I would be his mentor. I'm flattered by his interest, but I'm not sure I'm cut out to be a mentor. In your opinion what makes a good mentor?
- Kenneth P.
The mentor/mentee relationship is very much l...
31st January 2006
I was reminded of my own mortality today. I guess you can say I had a near death experience, though the death I experienced was not my own.
No, I was never in any danger, nor was my life ever threatened. In fact, I was sitting in the air conditioned c...
31st January 2006
Q: I recently received an email that supposedly came from eBay that said someone had attempted to log into my eBay business account without authorization (whatever that means). The email instructed me to click a link to re-enter and confirm my account inf...
31st January 2006
Q: Is the online world the best place to sell a product or service these days? My friends seem to think that brick and mortar stores will totally disappear in the future. I debate this all the time with them, but it seems to be heading that way. Your thou...
31st January 2006
Last week we talked about a few of the ways to test the feasibility of a business idea to help determine if the idea really had merit or just looked good on the surface. To recap, I said don't bet the farm on the opinions of friends and family, consult wi...
31st January 2006
Q: I want to start my own business. I have tons of business ideas that all sound great to me, but my husband is not so sure. He says that we need to figure out a way to test my ideas to pick the one that has the best chance of succeeding. I'm ready to jus...
31st January 2006
When I'm not running my own business, writing articles about business, speaking to groups and organizations about business, or consulting with companies who want my advice about the running of their business, I teach a weekly class on the subject of (care...
31st January 2006
Q: I'm graduating this year with a degree in business and would like to start my own business rather than get a corporate job. I have a few business ideas, but none of them really gets me excited. Should I just put my business plans on hold and get a job ...
31st January 2006
Last week I told you about a recent report from The Conference Board that has a lot of big company CEOs concerned about competition from smaller, more innovative and entrepreneurially-minded companies. To refresh your memory, The Conference Board's CEO Ch...
