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Archive | July, 2010

Starting Your Own Business: The Step-By-Step Guide

30. July 2010

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Starting your own business: The definitive guide. Are you hung up on the “idea phase” of starting your own business? Do you feel like none of your ideas are good enough–or do you have so many ideas and don’t know which one you should turn into a business? This post is for you! First: I [...]

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Choosing The Best Domain Name for Your Business

22. July 2010

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Choosing a domain name: Your difficult questions answered! What domain name should you choose for your business? Is a .com still important? Should you pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a .com, or just register a .biz or other extension? Are Google search engine ranks affected by whether you have a .com or not? [...]

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2010 Second Quarter Goals Update

9. July 2010

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We’ve reached the end of the second quarter of 2010…and what a blockbuster quarter it was! I’m excited to share my goals and income with you. (If you’re new here, welcome! I set 3-5 major goals every year publicly on my blog and update my progress every quarter. Here are my goals for 2010.) Let’s [...]

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Warning: Your Customers May Be Stupider Than You Think!

1. July 2010

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I was stymied recently…by cheese. I was at a local high-end grocery store buying meat, produce, and a pile of gluten-free goodies. Richard, who has recently gotten into cooking, decided to make organic hamburgers for dinner. We were out of cheese, so I walked over to the cheese section to pick up some cheddar slices. [...]

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