Jan

4

2008 in Retrospect

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And so once again it’s that time of year to reflect and to ponder, to review the year that has just passed.

These sort of posts (and there will be many of them in your rss reader over coming days) can be done to death but … I’ve come to realize that, in fact, a retrospective post is an ideal way to slow down a little and take stock of where you are at, how your business is traveling and what is out there that can help your business go to the next level. And what better way than with a retrospective post.

Here are a few things that got me thinking in 2008:

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Dec

8

Pop Ups Go Mainstream in the Blogging World

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Popups are making a come back via blogsTraditional Internet marketing and blogging are moving towards each other at a seemingly rapid pace as of late.

One sign that marketing is marketing is marketing whether on a blog or wherever is the use of pop-up boxes to entice newsletter sign-ups.

Pop-ups have had a torrid history. Big in the pre-blogging days, the pop-up went from a cool little device to one that was over-used and heavily abused - remember the ones that wouldn’t let you close it, or the one’s that opened another pop-up after closing one.

Marketers being marketers pretty much ruined what could have been a useful little marketing tool if used properly.

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Nov

26

Why a Bigger Email List is Not Always Better

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You are a home-based business just about ready to jump on the internet and blogging bandwagon. You have heard of the potential to make your riches: give something away for free in exchange for capturing an email address. Easy, eh!

Do it for a while and push real hard on the marketing side of things and get as many emails as you can. 5,000 … 10,000 … 20,000. Heck, I’m sure if you become savvy enough you’d have no trouble reaching 100,000 email captures.

Cool. Now sell them everything under the sun, sit back and watch the money roll in.

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Nov

10

The 5 Most Influential Home Business Bloggers

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Okay, so this is obviously going to be a totally subjective list - for who has the right to make an announcement like that.

Well it’s my blog and I’m doing it. :-) I have been in the home business game for way too many years now and I’ve seen it all - the good, the bad and the ugly. Yes, a cliche, but all too real. The home business sector still has a low credibility factor, sadly - I don’t think we’ll ever be rid of those “work from home, get rich yesterday” scams, so … what better way than to highlight those that do justice to the home business sector.

So … in no particular order here are my 5 Most Influential Home Business Bloggers going around today…

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1. Naomi Dunford from IttyBiz
With the tagline “Work from home tips to help you stay sane” you kow you’re going to get something good. And Naomi doesn’t disappoint. A fairly new blog on the scene, IttyBiz came across my radar somehow (who knows these days with so much information coming at us from all angles) in recent months. And I’m glad it did.

Naomi is a naturally gifted writer. You can tell by just reading a few of her posts. She’s passionate about her subject, knowledgable and is very opionated - all good traits I like in a blogger.

2. Wendy Piersall from Sparkplugging
Wendy is a legend in the online home business field. Starting off as eMoms at Home she took on the risk of starting up an “internet home business magazine”. Today, her tagline is “Work at Home Resources & Community for the Web 2.0 Generation”.

Seperated into two channels: business and lifestyle, Wendy and I apppear to be on the same wavelength - Business and lifestyle should mix well together. And more recently, Wendy has started SparkplugU, offering various courses in an online university-like setting. Very impressive.

3. Jeff Zbar from ChiefHomeOfficer.com
Jeff has been around the home business scene for a number of years. He’s a well-respected journalist and has apppeared many times in mainstream media outlets - I first noticed Jeff way back from a column he wrote in some business magazine I’ve long forgotten about. Jeff has no doubt seen more than I have ever will about all things “working from home”.

Jeff blogs quite passionately at ChiefHomeOfficer. I like his off-beat sense of humor and writing style. He doesn’t beat around the bush and he has an opinion. Obscure topics are often the norm and his insights is something I value highly.

4. Grant Griffiths from Home Office Warrior
A lawyer, Grant has started “The Internet Magazine for the Home Office Entrepreneur”. He seems passionate about the home office sector, and I notice his team writes quite a bit on virtual assistants - which is great because he can obviously see the trend in that regards.

Grant is also a heavy user of twittter and you can quite easily catch him at all times of the day and have a chat.

5. Emma Jones from Enterprise Nation
Emma Jones is all class. With a book out -Spare Room Startup: How To Start A Business From Home - ahem, where’s my review copy, Emma … ;-) - a portal-like blog with forums, Emma knows what she’s doing. And she’s doing it well. Her tagline is “A free resource to help you start and grow your business at home” and with the quality of contributors she has got on board this is one blogger to watch.

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I hope those with a real keen interest in succeeding in their own home business found some new bloggers to follow with this list.

Let me know of other ethical home business bloggers in the comments if you know of any - I’m always on the look-out for any fresh faces.

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