July 2005
It happens every Flag Day, Memorial Day and July 4 in the USA in my neighborhood: Some real estate agent plants a small flag in my lawn, and the lawn of every homeowner in my area, with a business... Read More
Packt Publishing has introduced an interesting twist into book publishing for today’s technology reader. The company has pledged to contribute portions of its royalties from publications on... Read More
Remote Scripting, more sensationally known as AJAX, enables slick and powerful interactivity by making on-the-fly server requests without page reloads. But with this power comes the potential for... Read More
A fascinating insight into how one organization (the BBC) is finding ways to blend open source with mass consumerism and even public service. (Thanks Stoyan!) We talk so much about open source and... Read More
I have been going through a shift in my own business and looking to grow beyond Quicken as my accounting tool. As most know – Quicken is an invaluable package for home and home office... Read More
Yes, it *is* possible to make money from a content site. So, if you're still a content pauper, it's time to jump in and grab your share of the market: Derek's insightful snapshot of the possibilities... Read More
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/market-business-shoestring To conclude my response to Malikyte, above link is an article for anyone starting out who wonders about the most effective marketing... Read More
Malikyte asked also about breaking in with a business loan. Good luck! Few banks will loan you any money on a startup professional business. In the US, your best shot is an SBA loan. However, these... Read More
In the last blog, malikyte asked a couple of questions about starting up. One was about legal issues. Here’s a quick primer, based on US law as I understand it: In starting a new business, step... Read More
Google has released a long-awaited Firefox version of its toolbar. The toolbar runs on Windows, Mac and Linux systems. There are some other Google-related extensions for Firefox: Google Sugggest... Read More
Well, yet another 18 year-old has asked how to price a website at $4500 like other firms when he fears that as an 18-year old he can only get away with $1000. See previous blog entry for his full... Read More
Common wisdom says that on any business venture, you set a stop limit. That is, pick a number and — if you can’t get profitable by the time you spend that amount of money — stop and... Read More
Having just sent our upcoming book No Nonsense XML Web Development With PHP to print, I’m breathing a sigh of relief today as a widely-publicized security vulnerability has been found in a... Read More
Some of the stuff that folks do, trying to fool the search engines, is just laughable. I tried to take the Independence Day weekend off, and not think about search engines, but I got this email on... Read More
