On Wednesday, news broke of Google finally receiving a patent for their “graphical user interface.” The patent, five years in the making, puzzled just about everyone; how could something so simple require a patent? A day earlier, stories swirled of a popular Apple app developer who had his application rejected by the company because a feature in his product was too similar to their ubiquitous “chat bubbles,” which Apple claimed they have trademarked. The common thread between the stories is the topic of intellectual property rights, which has become increasingly popular in wake of the rise of social media.

With the help of Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook and more, information can spread across the world in a matter of minutes. We can access these programs from our phones, computers and iPods and know what’s going on before it even reaches the mainstream media. With all of these different methods, it’s easy for the true source to be lost in the shuffle. People can claim ownership of something, and the owner may never find out. The opportunity for someone to start a blog and essentially aggregate content from just about anywhere has troubled the news industry especially. Continue reading ‘Google and Future of Information and Copyright’ »

An entrepreneur is not just someone that has turned a new idea into a business. An entrepreneur can also refer to a franchisee, “an individual who purchases the rights to use a company’s trademarked name and business model to do business” (http://franchises.about.com/od/franchiseglossary/g/franchisee.htm). Although a franchise may require quite a bit more capital than starting a business from scratch, the rate of return is generally higher and occurs much quicker. Continue reading ‘Should I buy a franchise?’ »

The Goal
The purpose of a business plan is to articulate business goals and your strategy. If you are seeking funding, the goal is to impress your prospective investors.

Spin: Be Realistic
The business proposition should be aspirational but real. If your business goals are obviously too lofty and impossible, investors will be turned off and most likely not want to invest.

If you wanted to create a space liner that traveled between Earth and Mars, an investor will most likely balk at your idea. However, you can strike a middle ground.

Going with the space analogy, in 1961, President John F. Kennedy stated the mission of the U.S.: “to put a man on the moon and return him safely by the end of the decade.” Kennedy’s goal was between impossible and possible. Had he made the statement 20 years prior, he would probably have been laughed at. So, maybe the trips to Mars might not be a viable idea now, but maybe 20 years down the road, it just might be.

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If you want to own a successful home business that generates a generous residual and passive income, first you must build it. The essential tools you will require for this is a personal computer, wireless phone or a land line, a high speed internet connection (DSL or Cable Modem), a few dollars (not allot) that you are willing to invest in small supplements until your business pays for itself, the willingness to work hard that few extra hours a week, a sustainable positive attitude, the patience to see your mission through until it is complete and a good network marketing home business opportunity. Once your business is able to profit you a livable wage, increase the hours you spend on it and the income streams you will be able to develop will be limitless, residual and passive. At this point it is all a matter of what degree of financial success you are willing to apply the efforts necessary to achieve. If you want to have the ability to become a millionaire from your home business you have to be able to dream that big, think that big, and back it by intense consistent actions. Do it and it will happen!

The worst thing you can do, which will certainly insure failure is to fool yourself. Failure is easy, anyone can fail. Failure is a ticket back to what you where doing before. Success means taking responsibility. The journey to it will likely be a road around your comfort zone and not through it. The truth is most people fear success far more than they fear failure. They may have trouble admitting it or even seeing it to be true, but the majority fear it. They fear the responsibilities it takes to become successful. They fear the pitfalls along the road. They fear that they won’t get return on their investment (however minimum it may be) and they fear how others will judge them during the difficult early months and first couple of years. The prior listed components are all essential. Removal of just one and you will fail. Exercise all and you are certain to succeed. An entrepreneur’s goal is to succeed. Money is a byproduct of success. Reaching the destination justifies the length of the journey, but you can not get there if you do not start the travel.

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Everybody and their mother is experiencing pain in this economy…

Debt, getting behind on bills, loosing their jobs and 401k’s turning into 101k’s.

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The purpose for writing such articles is to help buyers of that product decide before actually buying it. It is usually called product review or buyer guides. It requires that you have knowledge of the product. Best if you own one. Almost any product has product reviews. Products like television, DVD players and other electronic appliances, health products, etc. Product reviews are also available for movies and books. Project owners give prescribed formats to guide the writers. Another type of article writing project does not require keywords. They just give you general subjects. Examples of these are gardening, yoga, dogs, cats, housekeeping, etc. Anything you could think of.

The answer can be fairly simple and also fairly complex according to the use to which you put them and your knowledge of internet marketing. Internet article marketing is a technique used in online marketing for a specific purpose: to get traffic.

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Do you want to be a successful Internet Marketer? Well, to be a successful Internet Marketer you should know how to get other people’s attention. Learn the technique of inviting people to your site. You should learn the proper way of creating traffic. Always remember, the more traffic you can get the more possible sign-ups you can have. What does it mean by traffic to your website. TRAFFIC means many people are coming to your website. Those are people who are interested about your product. Without right amount of traffic it is useless.

One way of inviting traffic to your site is through Article Writing. You don’t have to be an expert to be able to write an article. All you have to do is to learn the art of writing. Continue reading ‘The Secret of a Successful Internet Marketer’ »

You have heard so many things about work from home as well as internet marketing. But what exactly is it? Working from home and working at home are two different phrases each of which has their own meaning. Working from home means that you are engaged in a work with your skills which are earning you money but the only difference is that you are not into any office. So, the change is only you are at your home even when you are working and you do not leave your home for office.
So, while starting out with your own opportunities, you must ask yourself whether you want to work from home or you want to go outside to explore business for yourself. Work from home is a dream for many people who want to start working with good earning in the internet marketing business. When you enter in this field you only look towards all the positive aspects of the job. So, when you go out to search work from home jobs you must not let your strong desires overcome your wisdom. If you start having an attitude that you will be successful then this overconfidence might lead you to many failures. Continue reading ‘Discovering Work From Home Opportunities- Internet Marketing’ »

Communication is the key that unlocks the potential of all people undertaking businesses. Two can never walk together unless they agree. Communication is the sure way of keeping in touch in the business world.

At the work place, bosses can give instruction to their juniors even when they are out of the office. But it is important to know how to clearly communicate to your juniors to ensure duties are performed effectively. Continue reading ‘Effective Communication Skills in the Business World’ »

Given our current global economic situation, many people are finding themselves out of work, concerned they may loose their job or maybe considering starting a small business in order to have more control over their financial future.

Traditionally, when people consider self employment, franchises always seem to end up on the short list of possibilities. For many, the question remains, what would I like to do to make money? What would I have fun doing? What will be rewarding for me personally? Continue reading ‘Is This The New Franchise for the 21st Century?’ »