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An Incredible List of 45 Resources for Home Businesses

I don’t often devote a whole post just to send you another blog. So when I do, you should pay attention.
Naomi Dunford at IttyBiz has just compiled a monster post: 45 Home Business Resources: Things and People That Help You Make Money In Your Underwear. I happen to be one of those resources, but that’s [...]

Spotlink: Zo’C - Great Overview on Social Multimedia Tools

My buddy Guilherme has written an excellent introductory article called Podcasting, videoblogging, and social screencasting tools and ideas. It’s a gem because it really delivers on both counts: tools and ideas. It’s more than just a list of links with some descriptions (cough, Mashable, cough cough) put together by virtual assistants (okay, that’s just a [...]

Sometimes Scrapers are Funny

I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be quoting a scraper ripping off my content and using a program to rearrange and substitute words (quite badly), but damn, this is funny stuff:
hit a accusal to make: I don’t hit goals.
Wait, what? How crapper I not hit goals and ease be doing so [...]

Spotlink: Seth Godin Action Figure

Tip of the hat to the Six Pixels of Separation Blog for finding the Seth Godin Action Figure! Man, I gotta get me one. I’ll carry him around in my shirt pocket, like the little voice of permission marketing and remarkability.

Spotlinks: WP Candy, New Technorati, and IttyBiz

WP Candy

I got an email from Mike Castilla out of the blue the other day telling me about his blog, WP Candy. What a great name! What is WP Candy about? The WP stands for WordPress, of course, so the blog is full of nice themes and reviews and other WordPress-related goodness. Backing all this [...]

Spotlink: How’s This for a Blog Niche?

So… do you think all the great blog niches have been taken?
Here is a fantastic example of a blog niche: Vintage Ceramics.
Irine Hoofs, the author, just loves vintage ceramics:
I have always been attracted to vintage ceramics. It combines all things I like about design: prints, colors, illustrations and functionality. Not that I know much about [...]

Spotlink: 45n5 Blog

A link to and quick review of the 45n5 blog. 45n5 is a make money online blog with a definite bent for humor, which I really appreciate. 45n5 aims to develop a community of bloggers that can help each other. You can register for free and join them. Read the full article for more.

Spotlink: Moi, Guest Posting

I’ve written a guest post over at Gather Little by Little, a personal finance blog. It’s nice to break out of the blog advice frame once in a while, but I didn’t stray too far from the fold. I wrote about saving money by using the internet. Be sure to send them some comment and [...]

Spotlinking: Older Folks Surge into Social Networks

Think that social networks are just for teens and young adults? Think again! People in their 40s and 50s are pouring into social networks with a vengeance. Found via Buzz Networker.

Spotlinking: Wall Street Journal says Business Blogging Worth it, but Requires Patience

Nice to see the Wall Street Journal confirming something many people already knew (and that many more are wondering about) regarding small business blogging.

Edge Competencies

This guy is so totally on the money. One of the smartest I’ve seen.