Archive for the 'Working from home' Category

12 May

thehomebusinessguydotcom Domain Name up for Sale

The domain name <thehomebusinessguydotcom> is for sale.
“The Home Business Guy” was a name and a brand I toyed with about four years ago, around when I set up my original Thinking Home Business site. I bought the domain thehomebusinessguydotcom then.
But because of all the other things I was learning and doing I just never got […]

09 May

Listed in Top 25 SOBCon Influential Blogs

Once again, the challenge of distance has meant that the SOBCon business school for bloggers event, in Chicago, has come and gone without Thinking Home Business being in attendance. 
So it was a particularly agreeable surprise today to see that Thinking Home Business had been included in Buzz Logic’s Top 25 Influential SOBs, ”the bloggers who are […]

07 May

Wordless Wednesday: When Twitter is Not Enough

“When Twitter is Not Enough”: Photo Copyright Suzie Cheel 2008
Join us at Wordless Wednesday.

03 May

5 Minutes to Write a Valuable Blog Post?

The timer is on.
Start: 6.30 am
Can I meet the challenge that Wendy Piersall has just posted.
Wendy is at SOBCon, and Chris Garrett’s has put a challenge out to SobCon attendees to write a 5 minute blog post that actually creates value.
So can how could I do this?
A few ideas:

Blog from your […]

29 Apr

Wordless Wednesday:Early Bird

Early Bird: Australian Magpie © Des Walsh
Join me at Wordless Wednesday

28 Apr

The One Dollar Trial a Gift that Keeps on Giving

You’ve seen those promotions, maybe you have signed up for one or more - $1 for a month’s trial of an online course or membership site? And no obligation to continue after the trial period. Sound good?But how do people make money out of that sort of arrangement? Well, anyone who has ever signed up […]

28 Apr

Surfing on a Monday

Catching up on a bloated reader has highlighted some new and some inspiring happenings around the blogosphere.
Liz Strauss is test driving One Big Planet, a new online world of ecommerce. Liz thinks this is a great find:
You’ll find it as part of your social network, and it will make the way you buy […]

26 Apr

Why Small Business Works for America Video Contest

Here’s an interesting challenge. Make a 30 second video which answers the question “Why does small business work for America?” and you could be on your way with an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C.
The prize includes participating in the 2008 National Small Business Summit, June 8-11, where, the organizers say “you can interact with […]

26 Apr

26 Reasons To Get to Chicago for SOBCon 08, May 2-4

I really would like to be heading next week to Chicago, IL, USA, for the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference (SOBCon08), or Biz School for Bloggers, which will take place May 2-4. For me, there’s just a little matter of a few thousand miles of ocean and then a cross-country flight standing in the […]

25 Apr

Making Time to Read and Comment on Other Blogs

Given the length of my “to do” list and the number of items on it - and I mean “to do now or real soon”, not just “to do one of these days” - I’m sure I’ve spent a disproportionate amount of time today going through my feed reader and catching up on a lot […]