Ask anyone who invests in tech stocks for a description of what they’re like and the answer you’ll most likely receive is that they’re volatile, meaning to vary often or widely. One of Yahoo’s oldest web sites, Yahoo! Finance (YHOO), is a good place to check on how tech stocks are doing. You can also [...]
Yet Another Photo Editing Application
April 1, 2009 by 2 Comments
As you probably know, there are tons of free photo library and editing applications out there. That said, here is another one to take a look at: Photoscape. From what I can see, there is nothing really innovative about this application, however it offers a strong set of features, including: Editor: resizing, brightness and color [...]
Interrupted By Email? Try This Outlook Plugin
March 15, 2009 by 1 Comment
Are you constantly being bombarded by email messages which are interupting your work? Rather than going through the ‘drastic’ measure of closing your email client, try the Email Prioritizer plugin for Outlook 2007. This plugin temporary pauses email from being delivered so you can work uninterrupted for a period of time. To me, this is [...]
Install SharePoint On Your Vista Machine
March 9, 2009 by 1 Comment
This tip may only apply to a few of our readers, but I thought I would pass this along because it is a great way to have either a SharePoint development platform or deploy a SharePoint environment in small/home installations. Typically, the way you roll out a SharePoint environment is via a Windows Server, as [...]
Powerful Enterprise Level Spam Protection
February 14, 2009 by 1 Comment
If you have your own domain email account (i.e. me@mydomain.com, me@mycompany.com) and are continually getting pummeled with spam despite your best efforts, a service you really need to look at is Postini. Postini is a Google owned service which provides hosted spam protection for ridiculously low pricing (at the time of this writing $12 per [...]
5 Ways Geeks Can Flip Off The Recession
January 30, 2009 by 8 Comments
They say the economy isn’t so good these days. Certainly, things have slowed down. Things are changing and people are adjusting. What may not have occurred to many, though, is that technology could very well weather it out better than any other economic sector. Geeks, if they make the right moves, can GROW during this [...]
9 Tips On Writing Documentation For Other People
January 29, 2009 by 2 Comments
When it comes to instructing people on how to do something, I operate on a three-strike rule. If I have to tell anyone how to do anything more than three times in a row, I write documentation for that person. Writing documentation for others is not as easy as it appears. I have my own [...]
Using Old Media To Get Known As A Photographer
January 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
“Old media” in the context of this article refers to print publications that have little to no connection to the online world (i.e. the internet) whatsoever. Many of you out there have got the camera bug, so to speak, and would appreciate some ways to make a few extra bucks from the photos you take. [...]
Getting Ideas For A For-Profit Book
January 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
Many of you out there have the means to write at length and feel you could write a book for profit. But sometimes the two toughest questions to answer are “What do I write about?” and “What do I write about that people would actually buy?” The answers to both these questions are easily answered. [...]
Day 3: Making Money Selling Other People’s Products
January 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
In this last video of our “3 Day Money” series, I talk about affiliate marketing. You can make a lot of money on the Internet selling products that other people created. In this video, I give you a primer on how to do it. [hidepost=1] [flv:http://3daymoney.s3.amazonaws.com/Day3_Affiliate.flv 576 360] [/hidepost] [hidepost=2] Click Here to Download a [...]
Day 3: Building A Mailing List
January 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
We continue laying out your Internet strategy. In this video, I talk about how to start building up a mailing list. A mailing list is a VERY important component to any online business. [hidepost=1] [flv:http://3daymoney.s3.amazonaws.com/Day3_ListBuilding.flv 576 360] [/hidepost] [hidepost=2] Click Here to Download a High-Definition MOV Right-click and choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target [...]
Day 3: Setting Up Your Website
January 8, 2009 by 3 Comments
We continue laying out your Internet strategy. In this video, I talk about actually setting up your website. How do you get a blog set up? How do you avtually process orders on the Internet? This video isn’t a complete walk-through (we will do that later), however it will give you an overview of what [...]
Day 3: Creating a Product To Sell Online
January 7, 2009 by 1 Comment
We continue laying out your Internet strategy as we begin day 3 of “3 Day Money”. In this video, I talk about creating your product. Creating an information product to sell isn’t as hard as you might think it is. It can actually be very easy. In fact, there are several shortcuts! [hidepost=1] [flv:http://3daymoney.s3.amazonaws.com/Day3_1_CreatingProduct.flv 576 [...]
Day 2: The Sales Funnel
January 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
We continue laying out your Internet strategy. In this video, I will show you the sales funnel. This is a very important concept to understand when it comes to designing a money-making system online. [hidepost=1] [flv:http://3daymoney.s3.amazonaws.com/Day2_SalesFunnel.flv 576 360] [/hidepost] [hidepost=2] Click Here to Download a High-Definition MOV Right-click and choose “Save Link As” or “Save [...]
Day 2: The “Grand Plan” For an Online Empire
January 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
We continue laying out your Internet strategy. In this video, I will connect the dots. I’ve gone over blogging. I’ve addressed creating a product to sell. I’ve talked about social media and how to use it to build your online empire. In this video, I’m going to show you how all these dots connect and [...]
