Nov212011

GREAT DEALS FOR WEB GEEKS

By annette on November 21, 2011 in Business , Making Money With Web Sites , tech with 0 comments

Technology and marketing change so fast, there is always something new to learn, or a great service that makes my life easier. AppSumo rocks for relevant deals for geeks. I just bought $100 of credit to apply to their already great deals. Ends...

Sep132011

LOSERS HAVE GOALS AND WINNERS HAVE SYSTEMS

By annette on September 13, 2011 in Business with 14 comments

Great post by Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) where he says: My philosophy is that losers have goals and winners have systems. What a great point. Instead of the vague, half-baked goals many people use, Scott Adams suggests a systems...

Sep132011

WHAT THE INTERNET USED TO LOOK LIKE

By annette on September 13, 2011 in Business with 15 comments

This website is so 1996. It’s what the internet used to look like. It’s old-school, retro, baby! Show your kids before it’s gone. An added bonus is this wonderful support disclaimer: Support is very limited, and even...

Sep072011

3 STEPS TO LAUNCHING A WEBSITE FAST AND CHEAP

By annette on September 07, 2011 in Business , Making Money With Web Sites with 17 comments

It is easy, fast and cheap to set up your own website, including e-commerce sites. Here are the 3 steps: 1) Register a domain name at GoDaddy.com. That’s who I use for my 70+ domains. Here is a link to a discount. 2) Get web...

Aug282011

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE FILTER BUBBLE YOU LIVE IN

By annette on August 28, 2011 in Business , tech with 11 comments

I love graphical explanations on topics I try to explain to people, only to cause them to glaze over and tune out. Here is an outstanding quick explanation of how search engines tailor the results they show you. Escape your search engine Filter...

Jun022011

SLUGAPALOOZA OR THE IMPORTANCE OF RIDDING THE GARDEN OF SL...

By annette on June 02, 2011 in Gardening with 1 comments

Slugs will devour an entire garden if you aren’t paying attention. Fortunately, they are relatively easy to get rid of. They are really slow and don’t fly. I do prefer to wear gloves when I pick them off my plants. Here’s...

May022011

THE FUTURE OF BOOK PUBLISHING

By annette on May 02, 2011 in Books with 0 comments

Seth Godin firmly believes that big changes are shaking up book publishing and that these changes are “the opportunity of a lifetime and the vast majority of people are wasting this opportunity.” I’m in an ongoing thread about...

Apr222011

FAVORITE BASEBALL BOOK RELEVANT TO LIFE IN GENERAL

By annette on April 22, 2011 in Books with 0 comments

This is one of my all-time favorite books. The Mental Game of Baseball stands out out because it is relevant to most aspects of life. Not just a sports book, or a book for baseball fans, it is set in the context of baseball, which provides...

Feb042011

IT’S TIME TO DO REMARKABLE THINGS

By annette on February 04, 2011 in Business with 3 comments

Though this is from a blog post that is several years old, I still like it. I found it in some old bookmarks. It is worth reading periodically. The movie Fight Club is about living the life you truly want to live, and the hard path to getting...

Feb032011

MARKETERS AS PICKPOCKETS?

By annette on February 03, 2011 in Business with 0 comments

People provide considerable personal info about themselves in order to get access to online services. In fact, they share lots more than they are aware of. Online service providers claim, or imply, this is known by users. Read this short (less...