If one book could revolutionize your small business, it’s Work The System, by Sam Carpenter. (Want a quick preview? Read the guest post Carpenter shared with us, Five Common Mistakes People Make When Starting Up a Small Business and How to Steer Clear of Them.) In the book, Carpenter walks you through his method of […]
Backroads Business blog
Karen Wylie is writing a terrific new rural small business blog, Backroads Business. Karen is the owner of The Blue Ridge Soap Shed in the mountains of Western North Carolina. She focuses on rural business, seasonal business and home business. Karen’s just getting started, but it’s well worth a look. Tell her I said hi! […]
Make good on new goals this year
Did you set some new goals this year? Maybe you picked out three words. How are you tracking your progress? The best way is something visual, satisfying, daily, and reinforcing. I’m going back to using Joe’s Goals. Ultra simple. Free. List your big “I want to make progress on this every day” goals and habits. […]
How to send text messages through Gmail Chat
Gmail has introduced the ability to send text messages straight from Chat. How to First, you need to turn on this feature. Go to Settings, (text link at top right of screen) then Labs. Scroll way down the list to find “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” and click Enable next to it. Scroll to the […]
