I started a business to sell web design services, with a primary focus on WordPress for now – you can check it out at webdevelopersetc.com. In this post, I’m going to quickly explain why I decided to do this in addition to my e-commerce and Adsense sites as well as some of the advantages of starting a service based business.
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A Simple Job Getting Trick That Almost No One Uses
In this post, I want to share a little trick that I learned recently. I got into hiring and outsourcing maybe 4 or 5 years ago and I have to say there’s a big learning curve with hiring the right people and hopefully it’s a subject that I’ll get into more on this blog.
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Craigslist vs Backpage for Marketing Your Services
Two places to market your services for free (or inexpensively) are Craigslist and Backpage. These classified ad sites are worth considering if you are just starting out and on a budget, but can still be effective for established businesses. Here is a quick comparison of the two services and the pros and cons.
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Lessons from My First Interview with a TV Producer
I got my first interview recently from a TV producer for the show The Balancing Act on Lifetime. It’s a morning show and they wanted to do a series about baby and bridal showers, and since I sell baby shower favors online, they called me and scheduled the interview for later that day.
In a previous post, I talked about how I got the interview in the first place. This all resulted in an experiment to get real publicity from the media.
In this post, I wanted to talk about what I learned from my first interview, including some things I did right (or at least I think so) and some lessons learned.
Top Lessons Learned from 10 Years in Business
On August 1, 2002, I sold my first item online. So I guess today is the 10 year anniversary of me making a living online. In this post, I want to talk about some of the most important lessons that I have learned about business and what I plan to do differently going forward.