Becky from My Organized Biz just posted a great article about napping (my personal area of expertise… har har har… I am holding my side).  Anyways, there was actually a research done which determined the best times to nap.  Check out the article! [Read more]

Before you say “Not another compuuuuter situation,” I have taken into account my previous posts and come up with a general way to address the potential hazards of not knowing how to use a computer.  It’s okay not to be computer savvy, but let’s say you have a problem and a technician is called in to fix your computer.  The technician tells you everything you need to do to prevent this from happening again – but you didn’t get all of it and didn’t deem it important to ask the tech to repeat it… so your computer is broken again.  What do you do? My take: This is OBVIOUS.  Listen to the tech and do everything he/she says!  History repeats itself and if the tech is speaking in jargin, ask him/her... [Read more]

I was having more fun with Excel today (total nerd, right?) and I decided to make a real simple EOQ program.  It is such a simple thing I even hesitate to call it a program.  Anyways, what it does is calculate how much of your product you need to order and when you should reorder.  Remember to keep consistent units and don’t mess with the green boxes!  See what kind of results you get.  Are they accurate? Also an important note: If your holding cost is nothing, factor in depreciation or potential cost.  The equation is designed assuming you have product stored in a warehouse.  Enjoy. :P EOQ Calculator [Read more]

The only people Myspace benefits are artists and small, independent novelty vendors. It isn’t the competition that is keeping Myspace down – it is the fact that people don’t go to Myspace looking to network for their home security business.  Myspace have never been a great place to kick-start your advertising unless your target audience includes casual browsers looking for trendy junk or independent music.  Facebook?  Well, it is more formal than Myspace, but it is pretty much a tool to MAINTAIN contacts rather than MAKE contacts. I am a huge advocate of sites like LinkedIn.  Though they may also be classified in the same group, those sites provide searchable information.  99% of the people searching on Facebook are looking... [Read more]

  According to CNN, ICANN will be allowing new domain suffixes, which will spark a whole new influx of people rushing for those domains.  I know I will, at least.  There’s nothing better than diluting a diluted market.  What does that mean for intertube entrepreneurs?  Buy, buy, buy! … then SELL, SELL, SELL!  Domains are more of a long-term investment.  Buy 5, wait a few years, and sell them for a huge profit margin.  Anyone else in on this fun? [Read more]