As someone who runs several websites, I can’t even begin to tell you how much time I spend dealing with comment spam. While most of it gets swept up by the invaluable Akismet plug-in, there are plenty of comments that seem to trickle through. While some comment spammers are creative and/or thoughtful (making it kind [...]

As I’m sure you can tell by checking out the frequency of my posts here on The New Business Blog, I don’t subscribe to the theory that in order to have a successful blog you need to post every single day. That being said, I’m sure posting once every six months can be a [...]

The other day I read an interesting article on MSN (courtesy of Oprah.com) which talked about ways for people to discover their “true passions.” While the article itself was worth reading, once I looked at it from a business standpoint, I found it completely fascinating. In going down the ten items listed in the [...]

Wow. Who knew something so mundane could cause such a stir?!? Yesterday evening I wrote an article for Daily Fuel Economy Tip which was about the ways people waste gas when they think that they’re actually saving it; nothing super controversial or over the top. In essence, the post was pretty much the same [...]

One of the most efficient and inexpensive ways for you to market your site or business is through “viral marketing” which is really just a fancy term for word-of-mouth advertising. Unfortunately, it’s a lot harder to pull off than what many unsuspecting entrepreneurs believe. Today I came across an absolutely fantastic article in the Harvard [...]

Apparently my “Stop Sending Those ‘Don’t Buy Gas’ Emails” article on Daily Fuel Economy Tip caused quite a stir; not only did it get nearly 2,500 Diggs, but it also caught the attention of a news radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma - who has asked me to be on their morning program tomorrow to discuss [...]

First off, I apologize for the abnormally long time between posts. I recently tried to restain my deck, which was something that I thought would take just a couple of days to do. Unfortunately, it took over a week, and has been occupying most of my time. Now that that’s out of the way, [...]

Have mankind’s basic needs evolved to include time on the internet? From the results of a recent poll, it certainly seems that way! According to a poll on The New Business Blog, nearly 65% of us spend at least eight hours each day trolling the internet. It doesn’t take a math wizard to see [...]

It’s no secret that starting a business is one of the most likely ways to generate “massive wealth” but unfortunately too many people never get around to forming a business because they think it’s simply too difficult and risky. Fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Starting an online business has been one of [...]

Going about starting your own Limited Liability Company (LLC) can be a pretty daunting and intimidating task, especially your first time around when you absolutely no idea what you’re doing. Fortunately, before I started the process of putting together my LLCs I bought a copy of Nolo’s Form Your Own Limited Liability Company, and I have [...]