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The "Secret Ingredient" That Helped Me Start a Web Business and Quit My Day Job Two Months Later

The “Secret Ingredient” That Helped Me Start a Web Business and Quit My Day Job Two Months Later

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Michael Pollock with No Comments

Regardless of the type of online business you operate (or want to start), there’s one “secret ingredient” that can make the difference between success and failure. Before I tell you what it is though, I’ll share a story from my past that helps illustrate the principle.
It was early 2006. I had just sold a blog [...]

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Online Animated Slideshows

Online Animated Slideshows

Posted on January 8, 2009 by David with 1 Comment

Powerpoint has been around for so long that … well, many if not most Powerpoint presentations are pretty boring. There is a newer style that’s actually easier and enables you to create visually compelling and engaging presentations – Animoto and SlideRocket.
While both Animoto and SlideRocket are good and reasonable, I recommend using SlideRocket for business [...]

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Corporate Blogs, the Realities and Purpose

Posted on June 16, 2008 by David with No Comments

A business acquaintance was telling me that he hoped his company might emulate the style of Dell Computer’s corporate blog. Not wanting to throw cold water on his hopes, I kept silent. But Dell’s blog is not my concept of a contemporary transparent and open interface with customers. Rather, it is more [...]

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