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The Top 100 Business Blogs

October 24th, 2007 » Comments (89)

While there are many great business blogs about, they are not always easy to find amongst the legions of make money online blogs. So I’ve gathered together a list of what I believe are the Top 100 Business Blogs on the Internet.
UPDATE: I’m consolidating my resources and the list of the Top 100 Business Blogs [...]



How To Build Meaning With Your Marketing

October 24th, 2007 » Comments (0)

Seth Godin originally posted this list in relation to blogs and websites but I believe the lessons are equally aplicable to offline marketing material. So here’s my version of his tips:

Use numbers and bullets. Prospects don’t read, they scan.
Give people a place to go next. Give the prospect some pointers to actions they can take [...]



Pub Crawler

October 23rd, 2007 » Comments (3)

This business idea is a twist on the British tradition of the “pub crawl”. It’s a mobile bar that takes you on a pub crawl around several London pubs. I expect it would go down well with stag and hen parties!

I’m not quite sure how this is affected by the licensing laws, or even the [...]



Dragons Den Series 5 Episode 2

October 22nd, 2007 » Comments (7)

This weeks pitches on Dragons’ Den were:

Yoodoo Doll - Asked for £35K for a 20% stake, for a DIY doll. An interesting business idea and it seems to be working, as she’d apparently sold 810 to the likes of TopShop (I’m not sure how it fits their product range) and I Want One Of Those. [...]



iPhone Addons

October 22nd, 2007 » Comments (1)

Just months after the launch of the iPhone there is a rapidly emerging industry providing third party products for it. A recent Dow Jones report stated that:

Under the right conditions, the iPhone’s ecosystem of third-party companies and software developers could equal the one surrounding Apple’s iPod lineup of media players… There’s an estimated $1bn in [...]



Business Opportunities And Ideas Carnival #2

October 22nd, 2007 » Comments (2)

Welcome to the October 22, 2007 edition of Business Opportunities and Ideas Carnival.

Edith Yeung presents The Money Series – Why Didn’t I Think of That Billionaires posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Dustin presents The eBay Affiliate Program- Making Money off of other PowerSellers posted at dustinrea.com, saying, “This blog talks about how to generate [...]



Learn How To Become A Bio-Entrepreneur

October 18th, 2007 » Comments (0)

If you’re an entrepreneur (or would like to be) with a background in the lifescience, bioscience and biotechnology sector then you might be interested in the 2008 Bio-Entrepreneur School.
The QED Bio-Entrepreneur School is open to anyone who is interested in exploring their potential as bio-entrepreneur. They aim to support your goals by taking you [...]



Swearing As Stress Relief

October 17th, 2007 » Comments (6)

The BBC is reporting that academics at a Norfolk university have discovered that:

Swearing at work helps employees cope with stress.

Apparently swearing boosters team spirit. Fair enough we all like to have a rant occasionally when something annoys use. Professor Yehuda Baruch, the professor of management behind the study discourages swearing in front of customers saying:

In [...]



Is Your Business This Good?

October 16th, 2007 » Comments (2)

I read about this post over on Seth Godin’s blog. It’s the story of a ladies experience with a company called Zappos, here’s an abstract from her story:

When I came home this last time, I had an email from Zappos asking about the shoes, since they hadn’t received them. I was just back and not [...]



Top 10 Small Business Marketing Mistakes

October 16th, 2007 » Comments (6)

Most small businesses owners complain “Nobody knows who I am or what I do!” of course the cause of that problem is “They don’t tell anyone!” Even if they are marketing their business – they’re not doing it effectively. They forget who their customer is (target market) and give little consideration to how to reach [...]



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    John CrickettThis blog is about business opportunities and ideas that I spot, think of or hear about and think are useful and interesting. It is intended to provide ideas and inspriation for you to help you find the right business idea for you to then grow it into a successful business.

    Who am I? I'm John, an entrepreneur based in the UK. You can read more about me here.


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