It’s no secret that the 2008 stock market tumble and ensuing recession threw the real estate market for a serious loop. Foreclosure rates shot through the roof, and thousands of homes across the country fell into disrepair or sat abandoned. While property values have begun to rebound, many homeowners still find themselves in an upside down mortgage, and fewer people can afford to buy than before, regardless of the low interest rates. That means banks and other lenders have to approach financing deals very carefully, which makes securing a home loan incredibly difficult. But there may be a new determining...
Just like anything, there are many pros and cons of purchasing a fixer upper. While you will save money by purchasing a fixer upper, it is still a gamble, because you never know how much the house will truly depreciate in value over time. If you put enough work into the house and remodel it back to livable standards there is a big chance that you might be able to make a small return on your investment. Purchasing a fixer upper can be also be a perfect starter home – if it is in bad enough shape you can always...
They say that children that complete high school can make up to $35,000 a year, those who complete college will make up to $50,000, and children who complete an advanced degree or receive a doctorate can make up to $100,000 a year or more. However, in order for your child to reach a six-figure salary you need to make a serious investment in their education. This can be done early in your child’s life by sending them to a great school with great teachers, or instilling in them the merits of working and studying hard to accomplish their dreams. For...
Facebook tests another Timeline layout with elements from new and old designs – insidefacebook.com Although Facebook publicly announced a new Timeline layout last week with posts in a single column on the right and customizable modules to the left, some users are seeing another design, which is more of a hybrid of the new and old Timeline. Blink VP Planning and Media Eti Suruzon says her profile was updated Wednesday, but it doesn’t look like the version Facebook has launched to others… Continue Reading On insidefacebook.com » Facebook to drop mobile bookmarks for all apps except cross-platform games – insidefacebook.com...
How to Create GIF Images For Your Blog – Step-By-Step Guide – howtomakemyblog.com GIFs are an easy way to give your blog a trendy and fun touch that your readers will love. They make for interesting content. Continue Reading On howtomakemyblog.com » Killer Secrets to Increasing the Speed of Your Blog – bloggingtips.com You think once you’ve detected that your site’s load speed is low your job is done and you can just pass it over to your tech guys? Think again. A pro SEO should also know the basics of HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript in order to ensure...
TripAdvisor…Significant Upside Potential? – intelligentspeculator.net The online travel industry is one of the most competitive ones because there are several established players fighting together (Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, etc) along with some newer ones such as Google and some local players like Facebook, Square, etc. Some of you have doubts about the importance of the “social layer”… Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net » Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Cl A (UBA) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 4.7% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Urstadt+Biddle+Properties+Inc.+Cl+A+%28UBA%29+Declares+%240.25+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+4.7%25+Yield/8204775.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Illinois Tool Works Dividend Stock Analysis 2013 – thediv-net.com Illinois...
A Primer On How To Get The Most Out Of Sitemaps – searchengineland.com Search crawlers are becoming more and more effective every day in discovering new content pages on websites. But, that process of organic discovery can be slow and spotty, so it’s hardly any solace to sites that publish hundreds of new pages a day, or publish extremely time-sensitive content such…. Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » 5 Ways to Improve Your Ranking Signals Today – seomoz.org/ugc Posted by atomni The topic of SEO these days typically brings about a deer in headlights mentality. With dynamically adaptive search algorithms and...
Make a Big Impact on Your Landing Page with a Small Budget Video – unbounce.com/blog Filming yourself? Awkward, yet cheap. (Image source) It seems like almost every respectable, tech-savvy company has a homepage video these days. And while it may be somewhat of a trend, it’s not without good reason. Adding a video to your landing page can produce big results. Like a 64% increase in conversions big… Continue Reading On unbounce.com/blog » How to Sell More by Focusing On Less – ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ Today’s guest post is from Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Sean D’Souza. – Enjoy! Image Credit: Sean D’Souza...
The Header: Real Estate Website Theme Design Series Part One – realestatetomato.com/blog/ We have designed a ton of real estate websites; nearly 1,000 to date. Every one of them began with a comprehensive Design Interview between client and the Real Estate Tomato creative staff. Each interview has us covering, in detail, several integral elements of the custom real estate… Continue reading the full post on http://realestatetomato… Continue Reading On realestatetomato.com/blog/ » Fawlty Towers: Putting a Price on England’s Funniest Hotel – movoto.com/blog/ Embed Infographic The Movoto team has been on a British kick for the last couple of months....
No Imitation – garygreenfield.com/blog.html You may share the same feelings as me. The flavor of anything labeled “imitation” is never anything but a poor imitation, at best! In fact, I find frequently the imitation doesn’t even remotely taste like the real thing. It’s awful, as a result! How about any sort of clothing or equipment that is supposed to be an exact imitation of the real thing? It may look something like the real thing but underneath it doesn’t even come close… Continue Reading On garygreenfield.com/blog.html » What you think of yourself – motivationblog.org The post What you think...
Inverse ETFs Offer Options for Investors Fearing a Crash – http://slant.investorplace.com/ Betting against this rally? Looking for a way to profit from the fall or a way to hedge your bets against a crash? Well, there is a host of short-term investments for that known as inverse ETFs. Inverse ETFs, also known as short funds, are pegged to a major index and are designed to give you the opposite performance… Continue Reading On http://slant.investorplace.com/ » Cramer's Mad Money – General Mills Still Has Many Ways To Win (3/20/13) – seekingalpha.com By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth...
New Crowdfunding Site Aims to Understand Manufacturing – inc.com For backers of crowd-funded physical products, the mantra has always been ‘buyer-beware.’ Here’s how a new crowdfunding site, Crowd Supply, seeks to fix that problem.About two months ago, I wrote about about Seth Quest, an ordinary guy–a designer–who came up with an idea for a funky iPad stand called the Hanfree… Continue Reading On inc.com » Startup Snapshot: Oklahoma City – entrepreneur.com A look at a surprising startup city, plus three other locations to key your eye on. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » Happy Birthday Twitter: Jack Dorsey on the Ubiquitous...
The Neglected “Secret” to Becoming Rich – johnnymoneyseed.com I guess I wasn’t paying too much attention early on in my life, because I had no idea that middle class families actually struggled until I started my own. I’m not saying that my family didn’t struggle while I was growing up. I’m sure they did, but it wasn’t really a topic of conversation to be had over dinner… Continue Reading On johnnymoneyseed.com » The Ins and Outs of Ex Company Car Driver Insurance – doablefinance.com Ex company car driver insurance is a specialized form of insurance which is ideal for drivers...
Extended Warranties: 4 Questions to Ask – moneytalksnews.com As many guys will tell you, we tend to get attached to our barbecue grills the same way we get attached to our dogs.Let’s face it, a good barbecue grill, like a good dog, is something to be revered, and as such it’s always tough for their owners to recognize when it’s time to finally say goodbye… Continue Reading On moneytalksnews.com » The Perks and Quirks of Having a Home-Based Business – financialhighway.com/ If you’re reading this article, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’ve already considered a number of inexpensive business ideas and are...
Most business owners don’t really see the need to invest in a second venture – it’s usually hard enough to keep the current one up and running without having to worry about that second set of troubles. But here’s the thing – any company can benefit from a side business. Why? Well, let’s go through the motions a little bit – any business can split taxes between the two ventures now. After all, no one really enjoys paying more money to Uncle Sam, and small businesses have a tendency of waving those taxes. If you’ve ever considered reading Morgan Chu...
Payroll For Collaborative Consumption Startups Gets Easier With New Braintree-Venmo Service – techcrunch.com/social Braintree’s $26.2 million deal to buy New York’s mobile payments startup Venmo seems to be paying off once more for the Accel-backed company. The company is launching an easier way for collaborative consumption startups — which could include Braintree’s best known-clients like Uber and Airbnb — to pay their contractors or users… Facebook prompts some page owners to share links to their website – insidefacebook.com Facebook is testing a new way to encourage admins to make posts to their pages this week by starting a post with...
Rock Stars, Goonies, and your Content Marketing Empire – copyblogger.com/blog/ As Beth mentioned yesterday, the Copyblogger team is back from a get-together in Austin during SXSWi. As you might imagine with this crew, we had a lot of fascinating conversations. One thing that struck me again and again was that even though we have a lot of employees you might call “rock stars,” none of them would in 10,000 years describe themselves that way… Continue Reading On copyblogger.com/blog/ » Make Money Blogging: What’s Stopping You? – bloggingtips.com Almost every blogger thinks that making money from their blog would be nice...
Technical Analysis – Is it Good or Bad? What’s in it for Me? – thedividendguyblog.com If you have been following me for a while, you know that I’m not too much of a technician. I like the fundamental approach and make good use of timing in sector while investing through asset allocation. When it’s time to talk about technical analysis, I’m not quite sure what to think about it… Continue Reading On thedividendguyblog.com » Thoughts on Dividend Growth Investing – dividends4life.com Dividend growth investing (DGI), if done correctly, is a very wonderful and self-reinforcing strategy. The idea is...
LinkLove 2013 – Tips, Tactics & Tools – seogadget.com/blog March 15th. A few years back, Brutus picked this date to murder Julius Caesar. And in 2013, Distilled chose this date to end their LinkLove conferences in a similarly abrupt fashion. Resident SEOgadget skydiver Tom Bennet and in-house superhero Jeanna Heeraman were in attendance, and today they bring you their review… Continue Reading On seogadget.com/blog » How To Optimize A Business Website With Multiple Locations – searchenginepeople.com/blog Whether your local internet marketing strategy includes local citations, geo-targeting, or local social media marketing, it is important to properly optimize your businesss website,...
Klout’s New Product Invites Businesses To Get Serious About Social Influence – marketingland.com Klout is hoping businesses will start to take social influence — and Klout itself — more seriously with today’s announcement of an analytics dashboard called Klout for Business. Klout describes it as “a set of tools designed to help you unlock the reach and power of your… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » How User-Generated Content Powers Better Social SEO Results – socialmediaexplorer.com User-Generated Content (UGC) allows online properties to grow in size and depth through an open-relationship with online...
Block Party: Build Your Home Out of Tetris Pieces – movoto.com/blog/ Embed Graphic By Movoto If you’ve been reading the Movoto blog for a while, you’ll know that in addition to real estate, we’re also kind of crazy about video games. This borderline obsession has led us to examine such highly practical things as how much Mario’s coins would be worth in real life and the value of Bowser’s castle… Continue Reading On movoto.com/blog/ » Buying a Home 44% Cheaper Than Renting, Despite Rising Prices – realestate.aol.com Filed under: NewsEditor’s note: Jed Kolko is the chief economist for online listings...
How I Got My Mojo Back – and Now So Can You! – arvinddevalia.com/blog/ Have you ever wondered what you are doing on this planet? And why? I have been asking myself the same questions lately – and I have to be honest – I still haven’t got much of a clue! I always seem to do a lot of soul searching at this time of the year. And that’s because today is my birthday… Continue Reading On arvinddevalia.com/blog/ » How to Make Conversation with Confidence – stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog/ With no confidence, you can only use something like 1% of your...
Euro Region Concerns Fuel a Jump in Volume for an ETF (Audio) – bloomberg.com March 19 (Bloomberg) — Jeremy Schwartz, director of research at WisdomTree Investments Inc., discusses the increased activity in the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in response to growing concern about the European debt crisis. Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. Continue Reading On bloomberg.com » Retailers: The Search to Buy, Not Buy From – fool.com Retailers: The Search to Buy, Not Buy From Continue Reading On fool.com » Walgreen-ABC Deal Creates Massive Player in Drug Sales – http://slant.investorplace.com/ While many investors and consumers...
Spring Break Plans? Open Your Mind and Rekindle Your Love of Entrepreneurship – youngentrepreneur.com Spring may be in the air, but you’ve got a lot of work to do — on your business and your soul. Here are five tips for meeting your business challenges with a clear, open mind. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » How to Send Investors Running for Their Lives – inc.com Got a crucial meeting with potential investors? Here’s how to guarantee you’ll walk out empty-handed.If you follow the eight tips outlined in this entry, you will be guaranteed to suffer absolutely no dilution, as there...
