HOW TO BECOME A TOTAL FAILURE

According to an article in the New York Times, over a thousand young employees under age 40 lack knowledge in financial planning. Despite their lack of knowledge in financial planning, a large percentage of them are positive that in next ten years they’ll reach their financial security goals. My belief is if they continue on […]

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When I first began my Internet business, a friend of mine noticed my increase in sales and asked me for some business advice. He too was selling products and wanted to know how he could get sales. I shared my knowledge with him, but afterwards I felt as if my advice went upon deaf ears. […]

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Have you ever received one of those spams offering an online degree for no more effort than it takes to fill out a credit card form? I admit, for a couple years after I graduated college, I wondered why I spent so much time and money getting a degree. The career I landed was more […]

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Adam Urbanski posted 11 Internet Business Mistakes to Avoid on BizTipsBlog.com, and I discovered that some of the mistakes he posted fit the 10 Rules for Failure. Let’s recap three of those Internet business mistakes to see which of the 10 rules for failure each of them fit, shall we?

“Not selecting a specific niche.”

I believe […]

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I ran across an interesting customer service story related to rebate checks today. This customer service story was published in the New York Times on March 19. The story reminded me of rule #10: The Customer is someone you have to put up with. Here’s a short excerpt:
“I was immersing 12 empty bottles of Dancing […]

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I’ve read quite a few articles lately discussing SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SEO service providers, and I just ran across another good article entitled “11 Tips for Recognizing a Bad SEO Firm,” written by Eric Enge. Eric’s article and all the others is what inspired today’s post on succeeding in business. With that said, […]

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I just found a blog post at www.disgruntledworkforce.com/blog about the customer is NOT always right. This is true, but I still disagree with the point the blogger makes. (But that’s why I like this site. I like it so much I’ve put it on our blogroll) I realize that the customer is not always right. I’ve […]

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After the Daily Breeze published the following comment made by Geraldine Ferraro, many viewed her statement as racist:
“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position… and if he was a woman of any color he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who […]

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There’s been a tremendous amount of discussion about Joe Vento’s cheesesteak joint located in South Philadelphia. Geno’s Steaks sits in a location populated with several thousand immigrants that don’t speak English or speak very little English. Regardless, Joe Vento’s has no shame as he displays a sign telling his customers (in capital letters) “This is […]

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It shouldn’t surprise you when I tell you credit card companies only want one thing from you… your money! Oh yes, they don’t care as long as they can milk you for all you’ve got, because to them it’s all about the money, and the money for them truly does equal success, but for those […]

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