How do you generate buzz for your business? I’m running a brief survey to find out more about how you are driving traffic and drawing customers to your service or product business, online or off. There are only about 8 questions, so the survey should only take a couple of minutes to fill out. I’ll publish [...] Read Full Story

I’ve been saying this privately to friends and family for years. Glad to see that somebody is finally reporting on it. The problem is huge in Silicon Valley, where many of my friends are at the peak of their creative years, backed by decades of experience. Yet, they’re stuck. Job Lock. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090525/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_jobs Thanks to J. Broadhurst for [...] Read Full Story

For the last few months, I’ve been working with a great team of people over at click2try, a community site that lets you try Open Source software easily, without the hassles of installation or configuration. The click2try site manages to harness several information technology trends in one neat package. Their entire site, including the virtualization software [...] Read Full Story

by Patrick Stevens How a Health Savings Account Can Save You Thousands Next Year In Part 1 of this post, I talked about how you can find affordable, high-quality individual insurance coverage. This week, I’ll tell you how to pair your individual plan with a Health Savings Account — and save yourself thousands of dollars each year. The 2003 Medicaid Bill included a provision creating Health Savings Accounts (HSA). These accounts have attracted little press. Corporate employers mos... Read Full Story

by Patrick Stevens Punting my office job for the freedom of freelance copywriting was the best decision I ever made. However, one scary aspect of that leap was leaving behind the health insurance my employer provided. It turns out you CAN get good coverage at a reasonable cost. In fact, our family will save over $3,000 per year with our new individual plan. This week, I’ll talk about the best way to find coverage that’s right for you. Next week, I’ll tell you how you can t... Read Full Story

Sorry about any repeats you might be seeing in your feeds. I was away for a few weeks and the site was hacked. I had a partial backup, but unfortunately, I had to upgrade WordPress as well when I restored and there seem to be a few things that just don’t work the same. Let’s not mention what I consider to be a rather confusing redesign of the administrative interface! Hope to have things working normally by the end of the week. Thanks for your patience! Download your FREE copy of ... Read Full Story

Here’s a very nice little online password generator. I especially like the way you can generate alternate passwords based on your initial entries. You enter items that should be easy for you to remember and the page generates passwords based on those items. Check it out. Click here to go to Password Bird. Download your FREE copy of Fast, Cheap, and In Control - your guide to Web-based applications that can help you do business more easily and profitably! Read Full Story

While you may have seen this list before, it’s a good one to keep handy. There are over 120 links to useful services and products. FreelanceSwitch’s 101 Essential Freelancing Resources Download your FREE copy of Fast, Cheap, and In Control - your guide to Web-based applications that can help you do business more easily and profitably! Read Full Story

You can now get the free Fast, Cheap, and In Control eBook. This book contains valuable information about dozens of Web-based applications. If you’ve ever wondered how to get more out of the Web to help you run your business more easily, get this eBook. Download Fast, Cheap, and In Control Download your FREE copy of Fast, Cheap, and In Control - your guide to Web-based applications that can help you do business more easily and profitably! Read Full Story

One of the things that really bugs me about social networks is how I need to go hunting down each one of my friends and acquaintances to see if they're registered. Read Full Story