Category — Business
Writing: Make Your Dreams Come True
One dream of mine has been to write and publish my own book. I think I first had that dream back in elementary school. I have written many short stories and poems over the years, but I have never gotten around to writing a book until recently. Why? I just thought it would be too hard to put together a good book, but that has changed.
Online Publishing has burst onto the scene as a great way for new authors to get published. They can use a site like WordClay and get the help they need to self publish their own book. They even provide a way to help you market and sell your final book. It’s this service like WordClay that is helping me fulfill my dream of writing my own book.
July 3, 2008 No Comments
What’s New At Izea?
IZEA is looking to come out with a new product today or tomorrow. I can’t figure out which. I think the announcement might come today, but actual signup will happen tomorrow and onwards. I have absolutely no details about it except what I have been getting out of twitter.
It claims to be different than current products while at the same time building up the knowledge gained when putting together other products in the Izea family. I really have no idea what it could be, but I will throw out some wild guesses that I know aren’t right.
1) Izea Widget Ads
2) Izea Social Network, unrelated to SocialSpark.
3) Some kind of blogger tool
Ok, I guess we just wait now.
July 2, 2008 No Comments
Trade Shows: Make An Impact With A Great Booth
Trade shows and conferences are a great way to make a name for your company. They give you a great chance to interact with customers, vendors and other representatives. The result is increased revenue.
I have thought about attending a few TEFL conferences myself for a few websites I own, but I just haven’t gotten around to doing it. Maybe that’s because I don’t have any good ideas for putting together a trade show booth.
Not anymore. I just found some great pop up trade show booths. They are perfect for all kinds of trade show exhibits and are made by The Godfrey Group. They make many different kinds of trade show displays.
July 1, 2008 No Comments
Getting More Productive With Headsets
I have been using Plantronics products for years, ever since I had my first telemarketing job. I remember that we were making phone calls for presidnetial get out the vote campaigns in 1992. Plantronics were the only real quality headset that businesses could depend on at the time and it was the brand we were using.
I used them in other call center positions that I have had over the years. From GMAC to West Telemarketing, it was the best headset that you could get. In fact, at each job, they would assign us our very own Plantronics headset to use and take care of. That was all back in the time of wired headsets.
Now there are wireless headsets that give you the freedom to move around wherever you want to go so that you be even more productive when you are on the phone. It’s great for a home office because you keep on your business calls even when you want to head into the kitchen to make up a snack or if you want to take a call in the living room. It’s there wherever you are.
Since I do all of my phone work on Skype, I love the idea of Skype wireless headsets. Before, wireless headsets seems to be only for phone, but now that they are available for Skype, my work has gotten a lot easier and I’ve gotten a lot more productive. With the amazing quality of a Plantronics wireless headset, no one will ever know that you are using a wireless headset, it really is that good.
I have seen some great Plantronic wireless headsets on MobileBloc.net. They have a nice selection of wireless headsets for a lot of different uses. Their prices seem to be very competitive on quality headsets. It looks like it’s a great place to get the wireless headsets you might need for business.
June 24, 2008 No Comments
My Home Office
I am doing a lot more work at home than ever before and I am loving it. It’s a great opportunity to spend more quality time with my students. It’s also a chance to increase my income and productivity, especially as I get my home office more and more set up the way I want it to be.
For one, I have two computer set up at 90 degree angles so that I just flip in my chair to move from one computer to another. This means that I can quickly change tasks when the need arises. I have also put air conditioning in my office so that no matter what the weather is like, I can work comfortably. Thirdly, I have kept distractions out of my office so that I can get work done.
June 24, 2008 No Comments
Computer Games For Education
I am busy putting together a list of computer games for education to put on a website that I am making. My education4learning site will have a special section set aside for online flash educational games. I consider it to be a personal project.
See my son loves to play flash games. I don’t like him visiting too many sites with questionable games. I feel more comfortable limiting him to games that I feel would be better for him to play. By limiting him to educational games of my choosing, I feel he will have the fun he enjoys having by playing games and I can rest assured that he is benefiting educationally.
June 24, 2008 No Comments