Views on Business and other stuff!
As a freelance writer, I think travel writing would be an interesting career, but I don’t know how feasible it would be.
As a travel writer, you would get to take a lot of interesting trips and earn money doing it. For instance, you could take a holiday in Lake Louise, Canada, and write about [...]
If you are self employed, a contractor or a freelancer of some sort, it is important that you understand the difference between a W-2 and a 1099.
Basically, a W-2 is the year-end statement that an employee gets, stating total income and withheld taxes for the year. An employee can have worked either part time [...]
There is a big difference between an online business, and a business with an online presence.
If you are truly an online business, then your primary intention is to do business online. You might make your products offline, or store them offline, but most of your business takes place over the wires.
On the other hand, [...]
When my husband and I got married, we chose a fairly small venue: a winery that was located in a church built in Missouri in the 1860s. Since the venue and the staff were small, we dealt with the manager of the entire place. However, many venues that are also used for other [...]
Contractors typically bill for an entire job, so it behooves them to get it done as cost effectively as possible. Time is money, of course, but there are also other ways you can spend too much on a job. Here are 3 ways for a contractor to save money.
Use portable dirt screening plants. [...]
Bondsmen make some pretty good money, but in a way they earn every penny of it, because of the risk their job entails.
Basically, a bondsman is money for hire. Someone who has been arrested — or the friends or family of someone who has been arrested — hires the bondsman to put up the [...]
When you are in a certain industry, it’s important to know the jargon — that is, the lingo that is typically used only among people in the industry. It usually establishes a more professional image for your business if you know and use the technical terms for things — whereas if you don’t, or [...]
Many businesses — and not just the e-commerce businesses — are now discovering that having a website is essential to daily operations. A website gives customers information about the business and its founders, provides basic information such as location and hours, and often provides a alternate way to get in touch with the business.
These [...]
My mom has a new career idea for my dad: She thinks he should run his own business as a German travel consultant.
Ever since my dad retired, he’s been quite obsessed with German travel. He’s been to Germany more than half a dozen times since I was little, and has lately begun to see himself [...]