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Hi everyone, this is Ryan Allis, CEO of iContact. A lot of great things have happened in the past few months that I can’t wait to share with you in future posts. Over the past several months, I’ve given some advice about a variety of techniques to improve your email marketing strategies, and I’m excited [...]

 
Bill Rys, Tax Counsel of the National Federation of Independent Business, will be my guest this week on our Tips for Entrepreneurs podcast. We’ll be discussing the impact of the federal stimulus plan on you and your small business.
So, if you’re one of America’s 26.8 million small businesses or want to be among those [...]

Just wanted to tip my hat to two 2007 Home-Based 100 winners that were mentioned in the New York Times yesterday by columnist David Pogue.
The featured Home-Based 100 winners were:

Larry Murphy’s Murphy Outdoors
Catherine and Steve Simms’ Whiner and Diner

They were used as shining examples of how you can set up a website easily, [...]

Hi gang,
This is the first of a 2 part series about Amazon and eBay.  I’m going to talk about each sites positives and negatives from a large sellers point of view.
Please keep in mind that I am a dvd, cd, book, and video game seller - your experience may vary.  Side effects include nausea, vomiting, explosive [...]

As you know, at StartupNation we’re all about helping you make progress and get stuff done easier and more effectively as an entrepreneur.
Well, this week marks a milestone for entrepreneurs who’ve been wondering when’s the right time to finally get their business online with a solid website and a comprehensive online strategy.
That time is now. [...]

I recently saw a video at YouTube showing a socially awkward, British mobile telephone salesman singing his heart out. My first reaction, like so many of the other 20,000,000 people who downloaded the video, was goosebumps.
Here’s the video of you want to watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e8mh2cUlbs
It dawned on me after the second time playing the video that if this unlikely [...]

Hi gang,
Today,  for the first time ever,  eBay announced category specific pricing on the eBay US site.  They lowered Media category fees by .05 at several levels:
$0.01 – 0.99 (auction-style only)
Original Categories Insertion Fee: $ .20
New Media fee: $ .10
$1.00 - 9.99 (auction-style and fixed price)
Original Categories Insertion Fee: $ .40
New Media fee: $ .25
$10.00 [...]

Hi gang,
I am so honored and excited to be back in the Blogging fold here at SUN!
(queue cheesy organ music)
"When we last spoke to Inflatable Madness,  they were a top eBay seller, selling movies, music and games by the hundreds of thousands on eBay.  Kevin Harmon, their CEO, spoke with the Sloan Bros on SUN [...]