Your First Outsource Job - Selecting a Freelancer

Let me make it very clear. The better the clarity of your job offer, the more likely people will bid on it.  I’m not saying you have to give all the details, but you need to create a very concrete requirement.
Look at it from the viewpoint of the freelancer. They are usually going to bid [...]

Your First Outsource Job - Getting Started

If you’ve been thinking about outsourcing, my suggestion to you is JUST DO IT.
So in three easy steps, we’re going to get you off your duff, and outsourcing. This project should cost under $30, and will deliver 20 articles about the subject of your choice.
Step 1, the basics of where to go and what to [...]

Roboform2go - The USB ‘killer app’?

I admit it, I have dozens of USB pen drives, thumb drives, whatever you want to call them.
I get them organized, then forget what I have on them. I have highly specialized ones (like the IronKey) and lots of small generic ones. They can be found in the bottom of my laptop bag, or [...]

Why I switched to Hostgator

I’ve had virtual servers for about as long as they’ve been around. I remember being excited about a $99 virtual server back in the day. After a series of moves, I ended up on GoDaddy a few years back.
Mostly it was convenience. The price was better than I was paying, and I had 50+ domains [...]

Chrome losing it’s Shine

Chrome was the pretty girl from afar, but when you got up close, and got to know her, the old girlfriend looked a lot nicer all of a sudden. She was always there for you, dependable, knowing how you like to do things, and you can dress her up nicely (with themes). Chrome is sexy, but flaky, and in this case familiarity may not breed contempt, but it does breed a little disappointment.

Embedded Flash Audio Player

Is it possible to find a really nice, elegant embedded flash audio player, cheap?
If you’re using Wordpress, it is. And it’s better than cheap - it’s free!

That’s from 1 Pixel Out, who provides a free, simple Wordpress Plugin that makes it possible to embed an audio player in your blog posts with one line, like [...]

Essential Steps to Starting a New Internet Marketing Program

At the World Internet Summit, I purchased Tracy Repchuk’s Quantum Leap Profits program.
If you were to check out my Testimonial, on her blog, you’ll see that was exactly what I went there for. But starting a new program like this is a little daunting. I received 3 lessons and 7 emails today.
The only problem is [...]

WIS - After The Fact

Two more days out of the way. The show is over. For me it was an unmitigated success.
Breakfast and hanging out with Tracy was everything I hoped for. Her attitude of absorbing all the information available is contagious. Discussions about where to take my current projects and what to concentrate on had me spending about [...]

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