Prosperity and ProfitsProsperity & Profits is the private, Members Only website dedicated to helping you make money in your own business. Our mission is to provide you with the tools, information, and expertise you need to start your own brick-and-mortar or online business today.eBay Changes The Rules On Digital Downloads Again- March 26, 2008 Well, folks, eBay has done it again. You hear those beeps That's the sound of eBay backing up. Just when you thought eBay was FINALLY catching up with every other website on the planet by allowing the sale of downloadable products they decide to toss a monkey wrench into the process with this statement that released on March 24, 2008...http://www.prosperityandprofits.com/members/readarticle.php?aid=765 Conduct Market Research To Avoid "Ugly Baby Syndrome"- March 26, 2008 Starting a business without doing market research is like stepping out onto a tightrope without bothering to check the tightness of the knots that are holding the rope in place. You're halfway across when the knots loosen, the rope wobbles; you lose your balance, and fall to the ground with a splat. It's odd how many of my business analogies end in the horrific death of the entrepreneur. It's odder still that conducting market research is something many entrepreneurs either forget to do or...http://www.prosperityandprofits.com/members/readarticle.php?aid=766 Never Dive Into Business Without A Startup Plan- March 19, 2008 This week begins the tale of my recent foray into the world of brick and mortar and the startup lessons learned there from. The lessons to come over the next few weeks are many and not just for those milling around in the brick and mortar crowd. Whether you're starting a retail business in a strip mall or building a virtual business online, many of the fundamentals are the same and the principles for a successful startup apply. You must begin with what I call a "Startup Plan."http://www.prosperityandprofits.com/members/readarticle.php?aid=764 Brick & Mortar Boy, What Were You Thinking- March 12, 2008 When I was a kid there were five words I heard more than all others combined. Usually coming from my father, they were, Boy, what were you thinking Those words typically came after he caught me doing something I shouldnt have been or more often, after talking my younger brother into doing something really stupid that could have but never did end in his demise. I hadnt heard those words in many years (at least since my younger brother got taller than me). And I havent really missed hearing...http://www.prosperityandprofits.com/members/readarticle.php?aid=763 Be Careful What You Wish For; You Just Might Get It- March 4, 2008 In spite of my professional and personal accomplishments I had always wished for something more. I can't really explain it other than to say a misfiring electron somewhere deep in my brain caused me to always dream of writing a best selling business book and traveling the country to promote it. I wanted to be the southern fried Steven Covey; traveling from town to town spreading the gospel of entrepreneurship for all to hear. It would almost be a religious experience, as I foresaw it in my...http://www.prosperityandprofits.com/members/readarticle.php?aid=762 |