Small Business Essentials

A True "Lifestyle Business"

I started this post on February 19th. That’s right—nearly a month ago. The irony in that is that the very things I was talking about, such as focusing on your life plan and having a lifestyle business, happened to me. My daughter, the light of my life, got a serious respiratory illness and I had [...]

Is Money the Root of All Evil? (Writing with Purpose)

I have been writing in this blog for just about a year, and I have been through a number of changes:

The blog was once on a subdomain of my company, and now has its own domain.
I started at infrequent posts, then went to 2-3 posts a week, and now am at 5-6 posts per week.
The [...]

Gas Stations Don’t Need Blogs

I read a post today on how a corner gas station owner could benefit from having a blog.
Challenge: Can You Stump Business and Blogging?
I know you’re going to read it and then tell me it was not about gas stations needing blogs, but about the benefits of blogging for any and every business. My argument [...]

The Joy of StumbleUpon

I have been getting a lot of traffic in the past few weeks from StumbleUpon. I was discussing this with a colleague of mine, and he asked me how I attract traffic from StumbleUpon. The answer is: I don’t. I do my best to write good content, and the links will follow.
It’s not about writing [...]

It’s Family Friday

I’m writing this post on my "break". You see, my daughter has been sick for a couple of days—and anyone with a 2-year-old can tell you that a toddler barfing all night is enough to knock a few years off your life span. Instead of actually resting, I thought I’d take a moment on my [...]

I’m a Location Independent Professional!

Disclaimer: I’m not picking on the people who really do live like that. Really, I’m not—if it works for you, then great.
I saw a blog entry today on Problogger from someone saying she is a "location independent professional". After immediately thinking that sounded a whole lot like a "hook of a brand-like name" (straight from [...]

Another Kind of "Dip"

An opinion piece on recognizing the dips in your own life and adjusting your life plan accordingly.

The Problem of Internet Marketing

In this article, I demonstrate what internet marketing is through the use of an example, and discuss the problems associated with this tactic.