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Ideas Are Cheap and Plentiful
One of my favorite business books is Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. I’m reading it a second time because I liked it so much the first time. While I was reading this morning, I came across the chapter called “Start making something” on page 38. It corroborates everything I wrote in The […]
Continue readingInternet Sales Taxes and Government Fairness
The cash-strapped California government wants to collect sales taxes from Internet-based businesses. For the third time in three years, California lawmakers are pushing for legislation to make it harder for Internet sellers to avoid collecting sales taxes, and prospects for getting it passed are stronger than ever. Passing the bill is a question of “e-fairness,” […]
Continue readingJason Fried on Selling
There’s a great article in the March 2011 issue of Inc. Magazine. It’s called “What I learned from selling shoes, computers, tennis rackets, weaponry, radar detectors, books, conferences, and software OR How I Got Good at Making Money” by Jason Fried, the founder of 37signals and creator of Basecamp. Long title, I know. But it’s […]
Continue readingCopywriter Burn Out and “The Big Push”
I am a copywriter. More to the point, I am a freelance direct response copywriter who writes sales letters, manages product launches, and blogs about business growth. I make about 90% of my gross income from fees, commissions, and retainers for writing direct response sales copy for clients. But this year, I hope to change […]
Continue readingDon’t Build a Business on Top of Fickle Social Media (Especially Twitter)
Here’s more proof that you should never build a business on top of fickle social media. Twitter Suspends UberMedia, Creator of TweetDeck Twitter holds all the cards in this “negotiation.” If you build a business on top of Twitter (or any other social media company), you’re in an extremely vulnerable position. With a snap of […]
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