When Does Talking On Your Cell Phone Cost Over $5000?

Posted on October 4, 2007 by 1mil

I tend to feel completely naked and venerable when I go some place and I don’t have my cell phone on hand. I used to talk so much on the phone that I went out and bought a hands-free blue tooth headset to make chatting all the easier. The total costs of the equipment (my phone, the headset, and some downloads — upgraded annually) and my monthly service fees were coming up to around $1300 a year. That cost may seem like a lot but it doesn’t compare to the astronomical costs resulting from the bad behaviors that excessive talking can lead to. The other day a lady rambling on her cell phone found out with the help of my friend just how expensive that bad behavior can be.

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14 Tips On How to Quit Your Job

Posted on October 3, 2007 by 1mil

There comes a point in every cubicle monkey’s life when there are just one too many fleas and not enough bananas! When the negatives start piling up and other doors of opportunity open up, just how do you catch the next flight out of the corporate zombie zone? My good friend and colleague recently went through the painful process of accepting a new position and resigning for her current position. The anticipation of the change had her stressed, worried, but also excited. When your emotions are up and down it’s hard to keep a clear head, so here are some tips to help you quit resign from your job all without any of the monkey poo tossing!
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Creating My Own Website: Step 3 Registering A Domain Name

Posted on October 1, 2007 by 1mil

The internet pervades nearly every aspect of our life these days yet a lot of people still don’t understand some of the basic ideas that go into making the web work. There are countless new websites created everyday, but many would-be webmasters shy away from the fray because they just don’t get it! Domain name registration is one piece of the website pie that can be painfully complex. What is a domain, what does it do? Are common questions I here from confused clients.

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How Rich Dad Changed My Thoughts About Money

Posted on September 25, 2007 by 1mil

I was first introduced to Robert Kiyosaki’s books by a good friend of mine — a CEO from Las Vegas. His parents were both business owners so he pretty much had a good head start in his financial education — suffice it to say I took his recommendations in full confidence.

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Blog Essentials: Get Targeted Traffic For Your Blog

Posted on September 23, 2007 by 1mil

One of the biggest concerns to serious new bloggers is finding new sources of traffic to rev up their readership. This weekend I was invited by a friend to check out a new beta tool for bloggers promising to “exponentially expand your site traffic.” Being that I’ve been rather quiet on the blog channels lately I decided to give this new beta tool a try — Be sure to grab the link to my invite!

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10 Things to Do Before Starting A Business : Step 1

Posted on September 18, 2007 by 1mil

Escaping the walls of the cubicle farm to the land of milk and honey is full of all sorts of booby traps. You can, however, help guarantee the success of your journey to entrepreneurship by acknowledging this simple fact: A business success or failure is largely determined by the individual who starts it, and since you are an individual looking to start a business, its success largely depends on you. Having a business is almost as simple as wanting a business, but if you’re embedded in the unfortunate reality of the rat race how can you prepare yourself while you are still slaving away at that 9-to-5?
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Creating My Own Website: Step 2 Deciding On a Name

Posted on September 17, 2007 by 1mil

Coming up with a good name for your website is harder than naming a baby. That’s why when I’m pondering over how to uniquely identify my latest creation I don’t take this step very lightly. If your name doesn’t reflect the nature and vision of your website or you don’t build a branding strategy to back it up, you’re likely to confuse and lose visitors. Don’t make the fatal mistake of arbitrarily picking a name.
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Another Score You Can’t Live Without

Posted on September 14, 2007 by 1mil

Scouring the columns of Craiglist you might discover, that yes, rental prices just aint what they used to be. But no matter where you’re located, finding the right place to live is as daunting as buying a car. There are so many factors to consider — traffic, crime, proximity to loved ones, and prices — that your judgment can be easily sideswiped by a shifty landlord. Moving is undoubtedly a pain in the culo. But on the journey to finding the perfect neighborhood there’s one score that you definitely won’t want to be without.
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5 Steps to Finding a Good Web Host

Posted on September 12, 2007 by 1mil

You never miss the water until the well runs dry. No, in the Internets we seldom appreciate the amount of work and dedication that goes into creating our beloved blogs until of course something goes wrong. And let me not be an exception to that rule. Recently Millionster ran into it’s own headaches with one of the world’s worst web host slash domain registrar’s notorious for AOLing their customers to the point of tears and insanity. In hindsight there are some steps we should’ve/could’ve taken to cover our asse(t)s, and now here I am to share this wisdom with you.
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Wearing a Thong Under the Suit

Posted on September 7, 2007 by 1mil

Ah yes.. Just needed a place holder =) But I’m glad it got your attention!

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