Dec

31

Best business opps for nonemployers in 2008

December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a bit nervous about making those year-end prognostications that people expect you to be able to make when you become an expert on your topic.
I get nervous because I know that there is a significant difference between knowing a lot about something and having a reasonably reliable crystal ball.
Of […]

Dec

28

Occasionally, politics imitates life

December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Every now and then, in business, a client will come along and want something from you that you normally don’t do. It’s not something that you can’t do, just something that you’ve chosen not to add to the mix of services that you offer.
So, you discuss their problem with them and show them why the […]

Dec

27

Small business blogging goes mainstream … sort of

December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

You know it’s happened when the New York Times is writing about it, right?
I have to say, though, that what I found most interesting about that article is the fact that it totally skipped what is probably the primary and most successful set of small business bloggers: content producers.
That’s the folks for whom writing […]

Dec

27

Clearing the decks for the new year

December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Okay, here’s this week’s quiz. Sorry I can’t provide you with a handy-dandy blogesque link; I made this up.
It’s a one-question quiz:
The Christmas rush is over and if you think you are going to get much of anything significant done this week (nobody but you is in their office), you’re kidding yourself. So, what do […]

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