Insurance: An easier way to comparison shop – getrichslowly.org/blog This post is from staff writer April Dykman. I had procrastinated until I could procrastinate no longer. I was in the middle of buying a house, and one of the many, many things on my ever-growing to-do list was to find a home insurance policy. My auto insurance policy also was up for renewal, and so I hoped to get a decent discount by buying both policies from one company… 3 Reasons You Should Blog – youngadultmoney.com/ I started Young Adult Money less than a year ago, but I’ve actually been...
How Evernote Food Can Help Market Your Restaurant – sproutsocial.com/insights Evernote might not be the first tool you think of when it comes to marketing a restaurant, but the most recent update to its Food app certainly demonstrates its potential. Today Evernote Food — which gives consumers a place to discover, collect, and remember all of life’s memorable food moments — was updated to include support for OpenTable, Foursquare ratings, and recipe sharing… Continue Reading On sproutsocial.com/insights » Facebook announces winners of PMD Innovation Competition; Ampush leads – insidefacebook.com Facebook today announced the winners of its Preferred Marketing Developer Innovation...
How to Create Killer Interviews with Bloggers – bloggingtips.com There are hardly any better useful pieces of link bait than Blog interviews which actually can help to better your SEO efforts. You can use audio or video recording software and a little bit of editing which can give you a good return of your time investment. One of the most important things that an interviewer must not forget is to take time to research their potential candidates and get to know the subject material… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com » Facebook Earned Enough In 2012 To Pay Each Employee $1.1 Million...
Stocks That Beat The Markets – dividends4life.com Worth an estimated $1.5 billion, J.R. Shaw is one of the wealthiest men in Canada. An entrepreneur by nature, he founded his company in 1966 at the age of 32. Over the ensuing 28 years, he turned this modest venture into Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR), Canada’s second-largest cable and satellite television company, with 3 million subscribers and a current market capitalization of nearly $11 Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » One Annoying Thing About Some Dividend Investors… – intelligentspeculator.net I am a big believer in passive income and obviously, dividend investing is a critical part...
3 Reasons to Use LinkedIn PPC – searchenginepeople.com/blog For many people, the pay-per-click (PPC) industry is synonymous with Google AdWords. For the slightly more informed there is also BingAds (which give access to PPC advertising on Bing & Yahoo). However, one of the most under appreciated PPC platforms is LinkedIn (who else claims to put your ads in front of 3,377 people in Antarctica)… Continue Reading On searchenginepeople.com/blog » How Can Small E-Commerce Businesses Use SEO To Compete With Sites Like Amazon? – seomoz.org/ugc Posted by Think Traffic As a small online retailer your life can be pretty tough, especially...
How a Pro Marketer Would Sell a Used Workout Machine on Craigslist – blog.crazyegg.com It doesn’t matter whether you are writing offers for a Fortune 500 company or Craigslist. To get results, you use the same basic techniques. Let’s take a look at some Craigslist ads to see what works. Then try the same techniques on your own sales pages and see if they don’t make a difference. Start with a compelling title Every offer should start with a strong headline… Continue Reading On blog.crazyegg.com » Business to Business Alternative Marketing – marketingtechblog.com One of the opportunities for Business to...
The Internet is still a vastly new and exciting terrain. More and more are budding entrepreneurs tapping into the web to make their fortunes. In the last year alone, e-commerce businesses raked in over $200 billion in revenue. This can be from online stores, Internet services, and more. In addition, more consumers are visiting websites for their shopping needs, which are making brick-and-mortar establishments more and more obsolete. If you are thinking of starting an e-commerce website it is important to know how much money you need to get started so that you can begin making your initial financial forecasts....
Prom is just around the corner and there no if’s and’s or butt’s about it, prom night can be expensive for the parents of attendees. Statistics say that a typical family will spend about $1,078 this spring, a huge jump from $807 in 2011, for their child to go to prom. Yet, there are a number of ways for your teen to save big without forfeiting a good time. After all, it is prom night and any parent will want their child to have the night of their life, more than anything. Here are 5 ways to save money on...
As your college days go on, you’ll likely find yourself accumulating more textbooks than you’d ever imagine owning. Some of them may be useful to you in the future, but many are likely just going to take up space. Why not make a little extra cash by selling them? College textbooks are some of the most expensive books you’ll ever find yourself buying, and they’re designed to be that way. New editions are constantly coming out to replace the old, which means you need to be quick about selling your textbooks if you want to fetch a good price. Many...
Begin As You Mean To Go: The Letter of Intent – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ Nothing perturbs a transactional attorney more than when a client delivers a letter of intent and a draft contract that bear little to no resemblance to one another. Though letters of intent are non-binding in most jurisdictions, parties who rush headstrong into signing a letter of intent (LOI) miss a critical opportunity to work out key legal terms in addition to those terms that include a dollar sign… Continue Reading On biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ » The Biggest Mortgage Mistake Consumers Make – realestate.aol.com Filed under: News, AdviceBy Scott Sheldon Despite...
The Biggest Mortgage Mistake Consumers Make – realestate.aol.com Filed under: News, AdviceBy Scott Sheldon Despite the technical rigors of qualifying for a loan today, there is something more ominous lurking in all mortgage applications that most consumers wouldn’t think twice about. Specifically, we’re talking about the eligible funds for the mortgage transaction… Continue Reading On realestate.aol.com » My Books Are Here! – 123flip.com/blog Click Here for More Info or to Order the Books I’m thrilled to announce the release of two books I’ve been working on for much of the past year: THE BOOK ON FLIPPING HOUSES: How to Buy,...
Make a DIY Rain Guard for Your Camera from an Old CD Spindle – lifehacker.com Rain guards for your camera aren’t that expensive, but if you’d rather make one yourself yourself, Digital Camera World shows off how to convert an old CD spindle into a rain guard for those rainy spring shoots. More » Continue Reading On lifehacker.com » 10 Steps to Summon Mighty Forces and Live a Bold Life – theboldlife.com Most of your fears place you in the future with a sense of lack. You may fear that you’ll never have enough time, money, friends, support or love. You...
Cramer's Lightning Round – Johnson & Johnson Is Putting Its Past Behind It (3/18/13) – seekingalpha.com By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Monday March 18.Bullish Calls: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): “I think JNJ is fabulous company with a new CEO. JNJ is putting the past behind it. They made a lot of mistakes. I hope it goes down, because I want to pull the trigger… Continue Reading On seekingalpha.com » Forget China: Get a 9% Yield from the Next Global Economic Powerhouse – streetauthority.com "I wish I...
Push to Raise Tax-Exempt Threshold for Shipped Goods – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com A bill was recently introduced to raise the de minimis level from $200 to $800. Shipping and international retail experts say the legislation could benefit the government, small business owners and consumers. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com » 10 Twitter Feeds for a Timely Dose of Inspiration – youngentrepreneur.com If you’re seeking a regular diet of inspirational messages, look no further than your Twitter app. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » 6 Ways to Build Customer Loyalty – entrepreneur.com Effective ways to follow up that ensure your business is always in the...
Cyprus Reminds The World To Diversify Our Assets And Never Trust The Government – financialsamurai.com Imagine diligently saving $100,000 over 10 years only to wake up the next day to see $93,250 in your account. Now imagine having to fork over $99,000 of your $1,000,000 nest egg right before you plan to retire. The Cyprus president has basically negotiated a 6.75% tax on all deposits under €100,000 and a 9… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » 10 Uses for All Those Chopsticks – moneytalksnews.com This post comes from Donna Freedman at partner site DonnaFreedman.comWhen cleaning out a jammed-full junk drawer recently, my new roommate...
Singaporean-Finnish Startup Nonstop Games Raises $2.9M For Core Gaming On iOS, Android – techcrunch.com/social Nonstop Games, a Singaporean-Finnish gaming company (yes, really), just picked up $2.9 million from two Scandinavian venture firms, Creandum and Lifeline Ventures, to build out core games for iOS and Android. The company’s team has an interesting backstory. Henric Suuronen was a head of studio at one of Europe’s biggest social gaming companies Wooga, and a director at Digital Chocolate Finland before that… Continue Reading On techcrunch.com/social » ‘Silent updates’ for Android download latest version of Facebook without Google Play – insidefacebook.com Facebook is testing a...
Flickr Adds Hashtags To iOS App – blogherald.com Flickr on Saturday rolled out an update to its iOS app. The new update includes the ability to add hashtags to photo titles and descriptions. For years Flickr has allowed users to add and search for “Tags” but the industry in general has moved towards the Twitter friendly hashtag setup. Flickr isn’t the first social network to jump on the hashtag bandwagon, Facebook owned Instagram also offers the tags, as does Pinterest… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » Group Writing Project: Write a ‘How To…’ Post – problogger.net Years ago here on ProBlogger...
Steel Dynamics Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Dun & Bradstreet – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASD: STLD) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE: DNB), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » High-Dividend, Low P/E Value Stocks For Income – thediv-net.com Before the internet and even before computers, critical...
Back to the Future: Forecasting Your Organic Traffic – seomoz.org/ugc Posted by Dan Peskin Great Scott! I am finally back again for another spectacularly lengthy post, rich with wonderful titles, and this time – statistical goodness. It just so happens, that in my past short-lived career, I was a Forecast Analyst (not this kind). So today class, we will be learning about the importance of forecasting organic traffic and how you can get started… Continue Reading On seomoz.org/ugc » 4 Mobile Search Trends Tackled At SMX West 2013 – searchengineland.com The 2013 SMX West conference could have easily be confused...
Responsively Retrofitting An Existing Site With RWD Retrofit – smashingmagazine.com Since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, touchscreen mobile devices have exploded in popularity. They have introduced new problems, new solutions, new interactions, new ways of thinking and, of course, new costs to our clients. The most important question on everyone’s mind — clients and developers alike — is, “How can we provide a great Web experience to our users on mobile?” It All Started With iPhone The mobile Web was rarely considered before the iPhone (mostly because mobile browsers were so bad)… Continue Reading On smashingmagazine.com »...
Peter Linneman Video Series – Part I – astudentoftherealestategame.com/ Over the past few years there has been a shift in the way people approach education. Abundant education is now easy to access and offers motivated individuals a chance to learn. Unfortunately, most of the free education doesn’t get the exposure it deserves. A prime example is the 50-part interview series that Bruce Kirsch of REFM did with Peter Linneman, one of the top minds in real estate… Continue Reading On astudentoftherealestategame.com/ » Housing Crisis May be Over – But Government Mortgage Still Problematic – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ Given that the housing market has mapped a...
Credit Karma for Android Monitors Your Credit for Free, Shows You Reports Anytime, Anywhere – lifehacker.com Android: We’ve mentioned Credit Karma’s free credit monitoring services and free monthly credit scores in the past, but now you can get all of their free financial services on the go, thanks to their new Android app. More » Continue Reading On lifehacker.com » 10 Reasons Why You’re Enough Just the Way You Are – dumblittleman.com Since you’re reading this post, you’re probably drawn to personal development in some way.Maybe you’re going through something heavy right now or maybe it’s just your daily mental multivitamin.It’s...
