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I met Brad Shorr at SOBCon earlier this month - it turns out he lives the next town away from me! As he started explaining to me his cartoon business, I begged him for a guest post. Humor is a powerful branding and selling machine, so check out Brad’s suggestions below! Humor transforms brands. Everybody has […]

7 Reasons Not to Link with Click Here
Do a Google search for click here. What you’ll find is around 1.7 billion (yes billion) instances in Google’s database where website owners have used “click here” as linked text on their website. Let me guess, that includes you, right? But click here is seldom the best option for linked text. Take a look at these […]

Welcome to the New eBay and eCommerce Channel on Sparkplugging!
I am uber::pleased to announce the launch of our new eBay and eCommerce blog on Sparkplugging! I’ll have to jump in and say this is technically a relaunch, because what originally started as eBay Selling for eParents has now evolved to cover all ways to sell products online - from two authors that I admire […]

Crowdsourcing Business How To s to Help the Work at Home Community
Last year, I ran two Group Research projects - it was a group writing project with a twist. The community around this site had a lot of things they wanted to learn about, and I knew that many readers would be able to help each other with their expertise. So we put together a big group […]

SparkBits 05.14.2008
What’s happenin’ around town… Want free consulting from the likes of Liz Strauss, Chris Brogan, or our very own Susan Payton from The Marketing Eggspert? Susan is hitting the pavement to promote her new ebook Eating Cereal With a Fork: Maximize Marketing in a Recession. Make a short video, podcast, or write an essay on why you […]

Monday Motivation :: Planning for Distractions
It hardly feels real to say it, but summer is right around the corner. My kids have 3 weeks of school left… and then… my silent work at home haven will transform into a chaotic messy disaster for three months straight. I both look forward to and dread summer. I love getting time with the […]

5 Reasons To Publish Your E-zine on Your Blog
Should you put your ezine archives on your blog? The simple answer? Yes! Think about it, why wouldn’t you? Unless you keep your ezine content private, behind a membership site of some sort, there’s no reason not to archive your ezine (or e-newsletter) articles. And if you’re going to archive them, wouldn’t it make the most sense […]

FEMA/SBA preliminary damage assessment in Virginia (ID: 35365)
Sufflok, VA, 5/01/2008 — fema specialist Joe Pickering with Bill Young from the Small business Administration look at damage as they do a preliminary damage assessment in the Hillpoint subdivision that was hit by a severe tornado a few days ago. Photo By: Liz Roll/fema […]

Paying for Virtual Assistant Services
Now, let’s talk about money. Always a good subject…well, as long as we are receiving it, right? Anyway, for those of us working from home, such as virtual assistants, receiving payment for our services is a bit different than working outside the home. In the offline business world, payment is given once the services or hours […]

Launching Celebrity Business and SOHO Tools News & Technology
The last of our new blogs are rolling out this week - and these are two of my favorites! Celebrity Business - Celebrity Gossip and News for Entrepreneurs, Geeks & Smart People I’ve never much been into celebrity gossip. I could care less about Mary Kate’s bad dress or J Lo’s latest divorce. But I have always […]

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