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Archive for the ‘Food for Thought’ Category

May 14th, 2008

Questions to Ask Webmasters

I was reading this article from Fortune on CNN.com and I thought of some things that weren’t addressed… what should you be asking your webmaster?  Sure, price and quality is very important, but what do you need to ask?
From my personal experience with working with clients and from working with my own sites, there are […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2008

Fun With Stimulus!

Hey, we are getting $500 - let’s spend it!  What is the most effective, beneficial use of your stimulus check?
Here’s a few ideas I came up with:

Pay debt
Test a new form of (online?) advertising
Nest egg
Invest in organizational tools
Upgrade computer (assuming it can’t accomplish all the tasks you need)
Buy some useful software
5-hour back massage :)

Where else […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

April 4th, 2008

CNN’s 100 Best Places to Live and Launch

You read the best states - now let’s get a bit more specific.  Where, exactly, is the best place to live and launch your business?  CNN thinks they know.
The best place to start your business is Bellevue, Washington.  Aside from it being in the most depressing state, it does have some good points.  It is […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

March 27th, 2008

Something You Wish You Had

Image Source from portalgyn
The benefit of being young is that you grow up with new technology. I recently attended a seminar and it mostly explained personal finances. This got me thinking… what are experienced entrepreneurs thinking when they get their hands on new technology? Of course, they utilize it; but when do […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

March 14th, 2008

Setting Competitive Fees

Fortune recently posted this article about setting competitive fees involving interior design.
I know how much money my business needs to bring in to cover overhead fees and how much salary I need to cover my family’s expenses. This amount helps me determine how many hours to work per week.
This sounds very minimalist, but it may […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

March 7th, 2008

Weird Laws

Attention Bar Owners
According to lawguru.com, it is illegal for you to sell beer unless you are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
If you are also opening up a bar in North Dakota, think twice about serving beer and pretzels at the same time - it’s against the law.
Tags: crazy laws, crazy nebraska laws, crazy north […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

February 16th, 2008

eBait

ATTENTION ENTREPRENEURS
eBay pissed people off.  Buyers and sellers are now boycotting eBay because of the following major points:

Increased rates for casual sellers
No more negative/neutral feedback rating
Limited search algorithm

You can find out more in this article posted by Fortune.  This is a business opportunity.  eBay wants to “test the elasticity” of their buyers and sellers - […]

By Jim Gordon -- 4 comments

February 15th, 2008

Wish Me Luck… Oh Yeah, and the Stimulus

I’m driving to Tennessee with a pretty-much-broken gasket… so my coolant is slowly eroding away. Before I leave, I want to share a link I found on CNN detailing the benefits on the latest tax stimulus and its effect on small business.
Tags: small business, stimulusShare This

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

February 12th, 2008

Quick, Webmasters - Valentines Keywords Are Hot!

After searching Google Trends for Valentines Day Gifts, this is what I got:

Wow! I hope the webmasters and SEO experts are capitalizing off of this spike in traffic!
What are some other good combinations for Valentines Day?
Tags: Google Trends, Traffic trends, valentines gift traffic, valentines traffic, valentines trends, webmastersShare This

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Current Status: Fried…

…not to be confused with “Baked.”

I would like to apologize to my wonderful, sexy, brilliant, amazing, loyal readers - it is the first test week of the semester. I have been taking a test, will have one tomorrow, the next day, the next day, the next week, and maybe several more on top of […]

By Jim Gordon -- 0 comments

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