If you’re experiencing a bit of sticker shock when it comes to your software needs, don’t fret. Even if you are just getting started, you don't have to drop loads of cash on software right off the bat. Currently more software is available for free than ever before. And it’s legal. If your software budget is slim, you can save loads of cash, as long as you’re willing to think outside the box. Open source software applications have v ...continue

Christopher Knight is the CEO & publisher of the wildly popular EzineArticles.com, a community of over 140,000 expert authors in 600+ niche markets who have written over 1 million quality articles that receive traffic from tens of millions of monthly visitors to the site. We caught up with Christopher via email: What was the last job you had working for someone else? It's a misnomer that working “for yourself” is like not having a bos ...continue

Lots of people who are just starting out with their online businesses are stymied by a question that is central to the endeavor: What should my online business be about? Since most people have money as one of their main motives, lots of people make the mistake of thinking solely along the lines of what they think will be most profitable. It's not that profitability is bad, of course, it's just that it may not be enough to carry you through the ro ...continue

It’s time to have a conversation about rethinking your plans for your financial future. How do you revisit wealth building to put new cash in your pocket since you've gone through a prolonged period of financial turbulence? Let’s get that conversation going now, because… It’s time to reacclimate yourself to the new economy. Much has changed. Old plans, old mindsets, and old strategies all need to be reset. It’s time for a new beginni ...continue

There was once a man who built his house on sand and one who built his house on a rock. The winds came, the rain fell, and the streams rose. Once the storm was over, the house that was built upon the rock was left standing and the one that was built on sand was washed away. That may be a little dramatic, but the same parable can be applied to choosing the company that will host your website. “Storms” for a web host come in many different f ...continue

Have you ever noticed that over the years, you tend to do pretty much the same things? If you’re a reader, you remain one; if you’re a writer, you tend to write; if you’re a procrastinator, you tend to keep procrastinating, and so forth. I think one of the real tricks of success is to simply recognize the things you tend to do, and then find ways to make those tendencies support your success. In fact, I think most people are miserable be ...continue

Of all the ways to make money online, writing a well-thought-out, well-researched, and relevant ebook can be one of the best ways to start earning some income on the side. Here are some things for you to consider as you endeavor to create and write your own ebook: 1. Choose a Great Topic What exactly is a great topic? For starters, it's one that you already know a lot about. But ideally it would be something that addresses a need that you'v ...continue

So much to do, so little time. You’ve been working on a project for weeks, and the end still doesn’t seem to be in sight. The deadline keeps getting pushed back further and further, but you must press on. You’re beginning to feel overwhelmed and your productivity is steadily declining. You probably find yourself wasting more time than usual and you try to find excuses to leave your desk. You’re ready to just throw your hands up in the air ...continue

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with such a great business idea that you sprang out of bed and made a mad dash for a pen and paper to write everything down as fast as you could? You know… the kind of idea that flowed from your brain as voluminous as Niagara Falls! When you knew that this was the one. This one would lead you down the road to entrepreneurial and financial success. You knew what to do. The idea was solid. The ...continue

What's the real secret to getting things done? While much of the answer lies in things like motivation and daily habits, you also can't ignore the value of the tools you use every day to do the work. We polled our staff to find out what’s running on their machines here at the office and at home. What we found is that our office has some universal solutions, and then seemed to split departmentally. So for this series, over the next few ...continue