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What Happens When You Lose 1.5 Million To The IRS
As I always say I learn 100x more from my failures then from my successes. What do you find more scary? Getting dinged by the IRS for 1.5 Million dollars in fines and penalties or having the FTC break down your door and virtually bankrupt you? One story we will cover in this email and [...]
Online Commerce Could Be Next for Google As It Recruits EBay Executive
Google may be poised for a push into online commerce.
Google said Tuesday that Stephanie Tilenius would join the Internet giant as vice president of commerce, a new position.
The EBay veteran said in September she would leave the Silicon Valley auction site. Google has tried to create a rival to PayPal, EBay’s online payment service.
In addition [...]
Android Has Been Graced With A New EBay Application
There’s nothing like finding and getting rid of junk on eBay, especially if you’re a gadget hound looking to offload last month’s toys for the latest and greatest. While it’s entirely possible to manage your eBay account on your phone’s browser, a dedicated application would make life so much easier.The new eBay app for Android [...]
PayPal, Facebook Team Up on Virtual Goods Payment
PayPal and Facebook will team up to offer an online payments system for virtual goods on the popular social networking site, hoping to get in on a burgeoning market.
In the nonexclusive deal, advertisers will also be able to use PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc (EBAY.O), to purchase ads on Facebook, which derives the bulk [...]
Mixing Business And Pleasure on Facebook
Last year one of my Facebook friends posted this under a status update I had written about attending a cultural event in New York:
“You really know how to live, Nancy.”
While that’s a wonderful compliment in any context, what particularly rang my bell was what it told me about the effectiveness [...]
Social Media Paying Off for Business Owners
Facebook and Twitter have become a popular way for people to keep in touch, but savvy companies are finding they are good for business, too. Just how much it pays off may surprise you.
Lots of businesses are on Facebook and Twitter, but now the researchers at Rice University have figured just how effective the sites [...]
EBay Shakeup Brings $0 Listing Fee
EBay is about to shake up its pricing structure again, introducing an option that allows sellers to list up to 100 items for free each month if bidding starts under a buck. If the goods don’t sell, eBay collects no fee.
The changes, which will take effect March 30, will affect nearly every transaction on eBay’s [...]
Turn Your IPhone Into a Credit Card Terminal
After years of frustration, Pat Jackson finally found affordable technology to let her mobile repair technicians bill customer’s credit cards.
For years, small business owner Pat Jackson struggled to find an affordable way to let customers pay for heating and air conditioning repairs with their credit cards at home.
The owner of Jackson Comfort Systems in Northfield, [...]
Make Money Online (Without Spending a Dime)
Even with no product and no Web site, you can get paid for what and who you know
Making money online used to pretty much require you to have your own Web site, products to sell and some marketing savvy. But a new generation of dot-coms have arisen that will pay you for what you know and [...]
To Truly Become Rich, You Need to Stop Acting Like It
86% of all luxury vehicles are driven by people who are not millionaires.
$16 what most millionaires pay for a haircut (including tip)
There are many words to describe how so many people end up in financial trouble, but one stands out.
Pretenders.
Sure, sometimes bad things happen, and it’s not your fault. But many of you [...]
