It's as inevitable as death and taxes: everyone reading this has, at one point or another, had to call in to a company's customer service line. You know the drill - get bounced around an automated system, push 1 for English, and eventually you wind up with a bored, disinterested representative on the line who doesn’t answer your questions, ignores some of your issues, and isn't paid enough to care...

Any retirement professional can tell you that you need to invest your earnings in order to retire in comfort. They might tell you to look at bonds – debt issued by corporations or municipalities – and shares of stock, which are pieces of individual companies that entitle you to a portion of the profits (known as dividends). And it’s true – investing is essential to stay ahead of the curve....

In my last post, I touched on how to choose potential business opportunities after exploring your many options. The flip side of that equation, however, is just as important. While you'll certainly want to try your hand at many different things to maximize your earning potential, discover your most enjoyable tasks, and get yourself the largest possible piece of PIE, it’s important to remember not to overextend yourself. The temptation...

There are millions - perhaps even billions - of business opportunities out there, in just about every industry you can imagine (and some that are yet to be imagined). With so many options, there's no reason why you should settle for working in an industry that doesn't suit you. It's not the middle ages - you've got more options than farmer or blacksmith. But how do you decide which one...

It would be difficult to select a single action or attribute and consider it the one, most important tool to master. You could make a case for the importance of mastering your online presence, for building your team, or for taking the time to learn from more experienced mentors, just to name a few. The simple fact is, however, none of these is the single most important weapon in your arsenal -...

If you've been following this blog for a while, there's a good chance that you've received a lot of helpful advice, and hopefully put it to work making you money. First of all, congratulations! I'm glad to have been able to lend a helping hand on your road to personal independent earnings. You making money all on your own with no boss telling you what to do makes me happy....

Once you’ve gotten past the start-up phase of your online network marketing venture, you should experience a kind of settling-in period, where statistics can be monitored to determine the volume of traffic visiting your website. If you’re unsatisfied with those numbers, don’t be alarmed – it’s very common initially to experience such sluggish traffic. That doesn’t mean you need to settle for it – there are some very positive steps...

History is full of people with partners, without whom they never would have enjoyed the success they had. Take comedy, for example - you have Abbott and Costello, Penn and Teller, George and Gracie, and, say, Bush and Cheney.  Each person (ok, with the possible exception of  Bush and Cheney) could have become a success on their own, but having that additional person there to work with, bounce ideas off...

There's an old song that goes "You've gotta know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run." It's true in poker - and it's true in business. When you're in business for yourself, it's natural to always be on the look out for new opportunities. In fact, it's essential. Eventually, therefore, you're bound to come across business ventures and idea...

There is a trap out there, that it is all too easy for even the most motivated, self starting individual to fall in to without a little pre-planning. The most successful business in the world, be it a small home operation or a Fortune 500 company lives or dies by its income. But without careful monitoring, the line between what is your money and what goes back into your business...