Recently, a local business owner asked me some really great questions about hiring freelancers and what the secret is to getting the most out of freelancer-marketplace websites such as Elance.com. I answered and tried to be helpful. Of course, I thought of a better answer much later. So, I thought it would be good to come […] Read more

Hubspot is one of the best Internet marketing resources out there. This post from their blog offers some advice to graduates that applies to everyone regardless. [slideshare id=29586462&doc=hubspot-career-advice-131230213334-phpapp01] The original story can be found here […] Read more

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6yG8JZMwt8[/youtube] Do you own your identity online? Who controls your domain name? Can your hosting service pull the plug on you? Would that mean you would lose all of your files and the rights to your identity? These questions are the sort of things that won’t matter very much to you. . . until they […] Read more

Email marketing is still a vital resource. How to write an email newsletter from Freelance Switch http://ow.ly/q4DpY […] Read more

Hubspot is a huge resource for writers of all description Here:Copywriting101 http://ow.ly/q4CgP […] Read more

Calculated Risk: Shiller on 401K Plan Investing. Behavioral Finance Shiller gives his thoughts on the the behavior of savers regarding their 401Ks. I’m pretty sure he’s on to something really big and ugly. In the short-term, these “low cost” pension alternatives seem like a boon for the public and the institutions that peddle them. I […] Read more

http://youtu.be/7D-JLIcxeaA What are the guidelines for naming a business or creating a DBA name? That’s a question I’ve been asking recently. This video goes a long way to answering that. What matters? Should the name be descriptive? Do you test it and seek a consensus on what name to use? Mark Ramsey has some pretty […] Read more

More lessons learned in grant writing that are worth repeating. Avoid these six mistakes and write better grant proposals. The Grant Writing Site has a mission to build an interactive community for grant writers. Some of the areas that the site discusses are the basics of grant writing and how to write applications that grant […] Read more

The Problem Statement How do you explain the challenge, need or problem your organization is attempting to address when you’re developing a grant proposal to submit to a private foundation. As a grant writer you should know that need statement or problem statement should form a chapter or major heading in your proposal, which means […] Read more