Imagine this scenario (and it’s not uncommon): An office worker wants to start her own business. She decides to try affiliate marketing. She finds a product she believes in and researches its affiliate marketing program. It uses one of the major online-affiliate programs. She heads over to Squarespace, creates an account and designs an ecommerce […]
There’s never any shortage of people interested in finding the best ideas for passive income businesses, and successful affiliate marketing programs are certainly among the top candidates. But anyone who has made an attempt at establishing an affiliate marketing business that actually makes some money knows that it’s not easy to accomplish. You can work […]
Much is being written about distance employees, freelancers and virtual assistants. The advantages of using these kinds of employees or contractors in your small business are many. However, there can be as many pitfalls as advantages if the small business owner isn’t careful. It’s easy to fall into the trap captured in the old saying, […]
Right now there are a lot of memes making the rounds in the social media that poke fun at Ikea. The general idea of most of them is to tease the Swedish furniture maker about all the instructions users have to follow in order to assemble the items they’ve purchased. Honestly, although Ikea instructions (and […]
I don’t know if this is ironic or merely appropriate, but someone made up the special day, “Make Your Own Holiday Day,” and it falls on March 26 of every year. Whatever else it might be, for small business owners it’s certainly a reminder that if handled properly, you can get a lot of free […]