One of my favorite tv ads is very basic, probably cost the company peanuts to produce; yet is incredibly effective. Just about everyone I speak to about this ad know it and love it. It’s a good reminder that marketing doesn’t have to be about pow, zowie and zing - it can be short, sweet and very simple.
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Some bloggers and content writers generate revenue by requesting donations - you’ve probably seen donate buttons kicking around on some content sites. It’s something I’ve never tried, but the concept interested me so I decided to do a little research on it. Success is all in the implementation it seems
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I grew up around small business, my Mom had a boutique and later on we had a bakery. The latter was extremely hard work for them both, so holidays were rare - luckily we lived in a holiday resort type town so we never felt we missed out.

Fast forward into the future and I’m working much like my Dad did during the bakery days in the online world - although much more comfortably I must say.

A “real” vacation in the popular sense of the term is increasingly becoming a foreign concept to me - to the point of it being downright strange.

How much quality time do you get away from your online business for vacations and what do you classify as a “holiday”?
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Twitter isn’t the sort of service that would usually really grab me - but it’s hugely popular. Something I’ve learned over the years is that just because I don’t “get” something, it doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t keep tabs on it.
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Many people would probably think their computer would be more at risk of malware infection from visiting adult sites than it would by visiting a music site. A report about to be released states otherwise.
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According to a recent report, the textual content of emails isn’t what prevents deliverability a good deal of the time.
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