These days, pretty much every small-business owner knows the importance of having a functional website. But, of course, not all business websites are created equal. Some are better than others—and, naturally, you want your company's site to be among the best in its category. You can go a long way toward creating a useful, functional and attractive … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Avoiding Common Website Mistakes
Frugal Living Tip: Shop Less, Save More
Some money-saving ideas are complicated or require an obvious sacrifice. Others have the advantage of making your life simpler by saving you time while they save you cash. According to a recent story on CNNMoney.com, you can save nearly $200 per month on average simply by limiting the frequency of your grocery shopping trips to … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Shop Less, Save More
Small-business Advice: Creating a Happy, Fun & Functional Workplace
Drew Carey tells a joke about work that goes, "You hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called 'Everybody,' and they meet at the bar." Of course, not everybody really hates their job. In fact, if you're an entrepreneur or business owner, you might bound out of bed on … Continue reading Small-business Advice: Creating a Happy, Fun & Functional Workplace
Frugal Living Tip: Can You Lose Money by Being Social?
There's a lot of pressure these days to join popular social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Classmates.com. Social networking sites promise the thrill of reconnecting with old friends and the excitement of possibly making new ones. You may get messages from contacts who have already joined one of these sites urging you to sign … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Can You Lose Money by Being Social?
Product of the Week: Three-piece Winter Fleece Set
Want proof that this could be a rough winter? How about the new record low set at Denver International Airport on October 2nd—just 26 degrees! It's not just the mountains that are chilly this fall; even normally balmy Southern California recently set a bushel of record-low temps around Los Angeles and San Diego. Freezing temperatures mean hot sales of … Continue reading Product of the Week: Three-piece Winter Fleece Set
Small-business Advice: What Do Your Customers Want?
Ken Burgin and Elizabeth Walker have an interesting article on the Business in General blog in which they argue that too many businesses make the mistake of focusing on what they would like to offer rather than what customers would like to buy. So how do you figure out what customers want? Ask them! Burgin and Walker have some specific … Continue reading Small-business Advice: What Do Your Customers Want?
Frugal Living Tip: Airfare Watchdog’s Baggage Fare Chart
If you’re going on a trip, it makes sense to research the lowest airfares, but nowadays, you can pick a low fare and still end up paying a bundle in extra charges, especially when it comes to the extra fees for checked luggage. Thanks to [a] handy airline baggage fees chart [from] AirfareWatchdog.com, you can … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: Airfare Watchdog’s Baggage Fare Chart
Product of the Week: Halloween Sale
Halloween is just a month away, but don't be scared if you still need to stock up on tricks and treats for one of the busiest shopping holidays of the year! DollarDays has [...] you covered, with an amazing assortment of wholesale Halloween goodies at prices so low [...] it's downright spooky. We've got frightfully amazing prices … Continue reading Product of the Week: Halloween Sale
Small-business Advice: The Best Advertising You Can’t Buy
One of the hardest things for a small business can be just getting noticed. Giant corporations like Coca-Cola, Apple and Nike can spend millions of dollars advertising on the Super Bowl to a worldwide audience while you struggle to let people in your immediate community know about your products and services. Hopefully, you have at … Continue reading Small-business Advice: The Best Advertising You Can’t Buy
Frugal Living Tip: What’s Your Financial Forecast?
Every businessperson should have some method of keeping track of spending to make sure that expenses don’t outstrip income, [b]ut a new web tool called PocketSmith highlighted over at Wise Bread goes beyond tracking past expenditures to actually predict future spending and savings with its forecasting capabilities. So let’s say you’re hoping to save up … Continue reading Frugal Living Tip: What’s Your Financial Forecast?