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Hi gang,
I really dislike the phrase “weight loss”.  “Weight loss” implies something accidental, like “wow, I’ve lost my keys,” or “Wow, I must’ve lost my mind when I bought that Wham CD”.  Believe me, I have not “lost” weight. I know exactly what I did with it and where it went, thank you very much.
I [...]

Hi gang,
Well, the wait is over, and the competition is about to begin.  On Apple.com, there is now a link to the Verizon iphone
I say “Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!”
Competition is a good thing - it forces everyone involved to bring their A game.  Personally, I think AT&T has been holding [...]

You have your new Website up and running, and are ready to start bringing in sales.
Perhaps, you spent hours writing the copy yourself?
Or maybe you hired a big, Web company to design a site with all the bells and whistles?
Either way, you are not finished…. unless, you did this one, key step…
Did you have outsiders [...]

Even if you like working for someone else, you have probably had a business idea that you haven’t told to anybody. Chances are, in a few months or years someone will start the business you’ve been dreaming of. That’s when you’ll tell all of your friends, “I had the same idea years ago. I knew [...]

Hi gang,
No, I don’t know exactly what number a  Gagillion is, but does it matter?  The point is that Apple is one of those amazing companies that has defied all odds.  Let’s face it - 10 years ago, this company was going down.  Steve Jobs was out - their small but feverish fan base for [...]

I don’t know about you, but I grew up dreaming of running my own business. One of my sources of inspiration was Entrepreneur Magazine. I’d go over to the bookstore, flip through each monthly issue and get TOTALLY psyched about the possibilities ahead of me.
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Rieva Lesonsky was Editor of that magazine at that time, and so, it’s [...]

Is your site optimized for the search engines? If not,
does one of these statements sound familiar?
• I don’t need SEO.
• It’s too expensive.
• I was ripped off by SEO in the past.
Well, here’s the cold hard truth about SEO:
You need search engine optimization to compete.
What happens right now when potential customers
are looking for your services?
Go ahead. Try it.
Type [...]

There are some people who are on Twitter constantly, all day long it seems. And it’s fun to see what they are talking about; just like I’m a fly on a wall. But I ask myself, “How do these people find the time to be on Twitter all day?”

Most people are afraid to use YouTube to promote their business. But you shouldn’t be and here’s why: the most popular videos aren’t professional productions. They’re just a girl or guy, that gets in front of a camera and talks about what he/she knows best. No expensive equipment required.
Here are 12 of my favorite tips [...]

Welcome to our site.
We are the leader in widgets.
Our widgets are the best.
We use innovative technology.
You should buy our widgets because blah, blah, blah.
Yes, this is terrible copy for a Website. But look at all the
businesses out there that use this kind of language.
And while you may not want to admit it, you could be [...]