I am writing this post using Windows Live Writer 2009.  Normally, I write Wordpress posts in Firefox using the admin interface inside of Wordpress.  That is not the best environment sometimes – especially since you have to be online to use it. I looked at these type of desktop-based ... Continue reading.

The economy in Dallas, Texas has been pretty robust up until now.  But this week, it was pretty rough, with large companies in the area (and more nation wide) announcing layoffs. On Monday alone, companies across the employment spectrum announced tens of thousands of job cuts in the U.S. and around ... Continue reading.

On a whim I bought Matt Callen's SimplyPLR product tonight to see what it was all about.  Basically, the product is a membership site that delivers 225 limited distribution Private Label Rights articles each month.  The articles are delivered in two formats -- normal text files and "spin ready".  The ... Continue reading.

Announcing First eBook Now An eBook about creating your first eBook. Since last Thursday, I have been blogging like a madman about the importance of lists, and how I have changed my entire list strategy based on Josh Spaulding's New Age Email Marketing Report. This caused me to start work on an experiment ... Continue reading.

As I mentioned yesterday, I have been looking at FirePow as I work on building out my niche sites. One of the things that I immediately started hearing from people was concern about the price of the FirePow subscription. I talked to Andrew Hanson about the cost, and he immediately reminded me ... Continue reading.