I hear people talk about how the world is becoming more dangerous and unstable and that the past was somehow safer and better. This selective recollection is not accurate. Our mass media creates the hysteria and Digg and Reddit are no better. Lately, the kingpins of social media paint a picture of reality that is […]

This post was written by Christine Olson – Founder of Soconik Books
How many hours a week does it take for me to produce over $120K in sales running a retail internet business from home? In a minute, I’ll let you know.
I run a retail internet book business from home. I have a two and a […]

That’s right, I’ve been banned! And it only took one day! I guess John Chow isn’t the only evil blogger.
I rarely promote any blogging fads but I thought BlogRush deserved the pub and I wanted your referral traffic. 11 of you joined BlogRush yesterday from my referral link… Thanks!
Yesterday evening my computer crashed hard and […]

You want more traffic to your blog, right? I do too. So after visiting my favorite evil doer on the net, I signed up with BlogRush. It is already going viral and could drive more traffic to your blog than a six figure marketing campaign.
Here’s how it works. Add the BlogRush Widget to your blog. […]

Steve-olson.com is one-year-old today. My first year blogging has been one the top 20 experiences of my life, it ranks somewhere just below losing my virginity and slightly above passing a kidney stone and having my gall bladder removed.
12 Things I Learned My First Year Blogging.
1. Look for content everywhere, but you’ll find your best […]

Well, maybe this story isn’t so ordinary, but sometimes business ideas do fall out of the sky.
Tonight, as we were standing on our deck enjoying a cold refreshment watching a woodchuck pick through the millions of acorns carpeting the forest floor, I about died when Christine told me this story which was posted to the […]

Are you willing to be free? That’s the problem isn’t it? Willingness. When we look to others to grant us freedom, they can’t give us what we already have. We need a willingness to free ourselves from ourselves.
I don’t even know where to begin with this guy. His blog is tremendous. If you write you […]

Do you own your own business? Is it profitable? Tell me all about it. Leave a link in the comments.
If you don’t have one now, do you plan to start one? Tell us about your plan.
This is my third installment of Weekend Reader Appreciation where I ask the readers to sound off about themselves.

Do you know how to avoid a stiff neck, back aches, burning eyes, and repetitive stress injuries when you spend a lot of time in front of your computer?

14 Tips for Healthy Computing:

Make your workstation fit you. Since we all come in different shapes and sizes, you need to know what is the optimal ergonomic […]

Do you find it nearly impossible to get through all the crap you need to do so you can get to the stuff you want to do? Avanoo gives us the answer to this problem in the best blog post for the month of August.
Who is going to kick Google’s butt and become the next […]