Today is Blog Action Day, and this year’s theme is Poverty. Bloggers around the world are coming together on this day to discuss world poverty, hoping that by focusing attention on the problem, en masse, we can be a part of making a difference. So often, we as individuals feel as though there [...]

A small one-person business can often be a reflection of the business owner’s personality. A lazy, do-nothing-productive personality may result in a do-nothing business. A peppy, multi-tasking personality may result in a business that roars forward at a breakneck speed. Of course, many factors play into a business’s “personality”, but the personality [...]

I just gave myself a raise, and you should too. But here’s the thing - all I did was cut some costs. See, the way I look at things, money saved is the same thing as money earned. Both means more money in my pocket. Sure, we could get all technical [...]

I logged into my E-junkie account today and noticed something very cool that I wanted to pass along to each of you. These are rough times, economically, and many people are facing job losses. If you’ve been laid off, fired, or terminated for any reason, E-junkie wants to help you out. Here’s [...]

This Dazzlin Badge of Excellence is awarded to LightEcho. I haven’t given a badge of excellence in a while, and this is the first I’ve given to someone of the male species. I like this site, not only because it’s visually appealing to me, but because the information it contains is broad and [...]

I’m really excited that the Southeast United States is getting its first WordCamp ever! Woohoo! I’ll be speaking on SEO for WordPress there, so it would be just kickin’ if I could get to meet some of you there. It’s going to be held September 27-28, 2008 (yep, like 3 weeks away). [...]

Just a really quick question today. If you could “pre-write” your obit (for far into the future, of course), how would you like the following statement to read? (being somewhat realistic, but still allowing for ultimate dreams). [your name here] was best known for … Now what would it take to make the first step towards [...]

I’m a big Reality TV fan. I love watching people carry out their daily lives for all the world to see. I often think, when she sees the playback of how she acted, she’ll realize what a jerk she was. What would happen if each of us could rewind our days and [...]

Performancing has finally opened up their new 125×125 ad service to everyone and EVERY blogger should sign up. With a simple WordPress plugin and one line of code in your theme’s sidebar, you’re ready to accept advertising, and Performancing handles all the details of getting that advertising for you. And because Performancing has [...]

Recently, I told you about Twellow.com and gave you a tip on how to make sure your Twitter account was properly categorized in this new Twitter directory. Today, I’m here to tell you that there’s a new better way to handle this. Twellow has just released an Edit Listing feature, that allows you [...]