A friend asked me about the basics of ebook publishing. I offered to pull together some resources, and I thought you might be interested in the answer, too. An ebook is one way to spread your ideas online. You can make them free or put them up for sale. The term ebook can mean any electronically […]
Archives for July 2010
Add Twitter Places and Whrrl to your location based tool box
Location-based services help you to reach more potential tourism visitors. Two services to add to your tool box are Twitter Places and Whrrl. (See How do you make Foursquare relevant in small towns for an overview of how location-based services help you reach more potential visitors.) Twitter PlacesBy using Twitter Places, users can tie their […]
Rural sourcing can replace outsourcing
Onshore Technologies office CNN Money published a feature on rural sourcing, “Forget India, outsource to Arkansas.” Dubbed “ruralsourcing,” “rural outsourcing” and “onshoring,” the practice relies on two simple premises: Smaller towns need jobs, and they offer a cheaper cost of living than urban centers. So businesses that outsource work to these areas can expect to […]
Rural entrepreneurship key to economic recovery in England
Wind turbine, Cumbria, by S John Davey This week, a monumental report on rural England’s problems and rural potential hit the media with headlines like “Rural England key to economic recovery.” Rural England is leading the way to economic recovery, thanks to high levels of entrepreneurship in the countryside, a report has revealed. Another news […]