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Is Selling On eBay Just A Hobby Or A Real Business

Small Business Q&A with Tim KnoxQ: I made extra money selling things on eBay last year. These were items I picked up at yardsales mostly. My husband says I am responsible for paying income tax on the money I made, but I disagree. This is just my hobb...

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Short On Cash Need A New Computer Try Barter!

Short on cash? Need a new computer? Try barter!So, what's barter? Barter is the exchange of goods and services without the use of cash. It is the oldest form of commerce, and today more and more businesses are discovering or rediscovering the a...

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From Ezine to Expert

You have permission to publish this article electronicallyor in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines areincluded. A courtesy copy of your publication would beappreciated.From Ezine to ExpertBy Francine Silverman When my first guidebook, Cats...

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MAKE YOUR WEBSITE SELL LIKE CRAZYwithout a re-design!

by Richard Wassellwww.websitemaintenance.com.auOne sure-fire way to keep visitors coming back to you website is with Regular Website Maintenance.All too often pages are not updated regularly enough and become outdated. Web visitors like to see new i...

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The Four C’s to boost your Banners’ Click Through Ratio

The results are in! Banner advertising raises awareness, builds brands and can drive traffic to your website. Having banner ads is to get the attention of the end user to click on the ad so they will end up on your main website. So, how do you do thi...

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Does Hype Work on the Web The Sequel

I recently wrote an article that asked readers, "Does Hype Work on the Web?" My contention was that today's web users are too savvy to fall for hyper-inflated sales language like "Totally insane offer!" and "Expires soon, don't delay!" and ...

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HOW I MADE A SALE WITHOUT SELLING!

Three weeks after I announced a free and customizable e-mailworkshop I created, I received a rather bewildered anddistressed e-mail from someone who signed up to take it.In her e-mail, she wanted to know in what way was the freee-mail workshop releva...

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Don't Count Your Chickens Before Your Eggs Hatch

Honestly, this IS advice for those in business, and not just colorful local lingo!People have a tendency to do two things when closing that first big sale, or watching the hit counter fly due to the newest supermonster-nothingbeatsit-trafficgenerator...

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Leading Bad Actors To Be Good Performers

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A Step-by-Step Approach to the Federal Acquisition Marketplace

Doing business with federal government agencies can be very lucrative for the people who lean how to maneuver through the maze of registrations, certifications and regulations. But if you are ready to start, these are the first steps you need to take...

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