How to Build an Internet Business, There’s an Interview for That!
November 23, 2009 | Anthony Doctolero | 3 CommentsDo you want to learn how to build a successful Internet business?
If your answer is “no,” then stop here, do not pass go, do not collect $200 (homage to Monopoly, one my favorite boardgames of all time).
If your answer is “yes,” then keep reading because the answer is quite simple, watch or listen to the interviews on Mixergy.com — all of them.
Want to learn how to start an Internet business, how to raise venture capital, how to build community, how to get links to your site, how to get people to pay for services, how to create compelling content?….there’s an interview for that!
Mixergy.com, “home of the ambitious upstart,” provides free video interviews (at least for now) with successful Internet entrepreneurs. The interviews are conducted by Andrew Warner, an accomplished Internet entrepreneur in his own right with his own fascinating roller coaster of a story where he took his company to $30+ million a year in sales.
As someone along with the many thousands of others told to “hit the streets” and “take a hike Jack” (not that they actually said this but you get my drift), starting the job search to find gainful employment in this market can be daunting and downright depressing.
After four and a half years at the same employer, I found that I needed to have my resume taken in for a tune-up if not a major overhaul. There are a lot of services out there that can help you out, from monster.com to theladders.com, which have services that start at $140 for entry-level services and go all the way up to $400 for executive services. I found that a new up-and-coming service resumedonkey.com can offer all that value for a lower cost.
A little disclaimer is that I’m actually friends with the owner of resumedonkey, (Morgan Brown) but when I got the news that he launched this business a couple months ago I thought the timing couldn’t be better. Resumedonkey is a network of leading business professionals, HR veterans and professional writers who use their writing skills and HR experience to create stand-out resumes that get noticed. They offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee and their resume services start at a low price of $49.95. They offer this service at this price because they realize:
“If you’re here it’s probably for one of two reasons:
1. You don’t have a job and desperately need help finding one
2. You have a job that doesn’t pay you enough and are looking to climb the ladder
Either way, you probably don’t have a ton of cash to spend; but still recognize the importance of getting your foot in the door.”
Last month, we gave you tips for throwing the perfect Las Vegas Bachelor Party for High Rollers. If you are cutting back on some expenses and want a more economical alternative, you still have a lot of options. Here are some more great tips for throwing an awesome Las Vegas Bachelor Party on a Budget.
Article by Ploomy contributor Allison Dieppa.
We’ve previously discussed the heights – or rather, the lack of them – a bachelor party in Las Vegas can reach when you have the “moolah” to back it. That’s not to say, however, that Sin City isn’t kind to bachelors and their buddies who have significantly less green to spend. Although a bachelor party funded by thousands of dollars will knock your socks off and possibly make the groom have second thoughts, you definitely don’t need to be a high roller to have an amazing bachelor party in Vegas.
Treasure Island
With the economy on life support, now is the perfect time to get a great deal on a few Las Vegas hotel rooms for you and your gang during the bachelor party excursion. Nearly all the hotel-casinos are focusing on luxury with value, and one of the best examples of this is Treasure Island. There, for the low to mid $100’s a night, you can stay in one of their newly refurbished and renovated rooms. Sure, it doesn’t come with a stripper pole, but it does come with a big plush bed to pass out in, custom designed furnishings, and neat clock radios where you can dock your iPod. Throw in a mini-bar, and you have all you really need.
Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away, but have no fear Ploomy’s got you covered. We’ve teamed up with ProFlowers.com to give 5 of our lucky readers $70 Gift Certificates. How’s that for a stimulus check???
The $70 gift certificate can be used for all sorts of things on the ProFlowers.com website including but not limited to: sending flowers, sending chocolates, or sending other types of gift baskets. They have a huge assortment and some of the best choices on the Interwebs for flower delivery.
In order to win one of these $70 gift certificates, all you have to do is tell us why your wife, girlfriend, mother, or that girl in marketing is deserving of flowers this Valentine’s Day?
Your answers don’t have to be particularly long, just convincing. Allow your answers to be funny, inspirational, creative, entertaining, heart warming or just ridiculously cool—there is no wrong answer!
Add your comments on the site no later than Sunday Feb 8th at 11:59pm (pacific time) and we’ll announce the 5 winners on Monday, Feb 9th.
Just remember one entry per person. Apologies in advance to all our friends in other countries, but this contest is only open to those living in the United States.
Although the economy is in the gutter and the last thing you might want to think or talk about is money, this is really the time smart men look at their finances more carefully. And for you men who have always kept a careful watch on your affairs of the wallet, you’re not smart, you’re genius (and probably getting laid).
We’ve talked about money management here on the site before, but the question I have for you today is, “Do you have a Personal Monthly Budget?”
If you don’t have a personal monthly budget, you really should think about putting one together. I used to have two roommates that worked (and still do) in the financial sector and both helped me realize how important personal finance is (especially for guys starting out in their twenties). My old boss also once told me something that stuck. He said, “In your twenties, even though you may have already graduated from college, you’re still in school and learning what it takes to succeed. In your thirties, the focus shifts more to starting a family and working on crafting your career. And in your forties and fifties, if you play your cards right, you’ll be making the most money in your life.”
photo by PPDIGITAL
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Joe Abello.
The U.S. economy is lagging worse than reruns of The English Patient. While the banking and real estate industries have their investors in tears, oil and gas investors are sporting Tony Robbins-sized grins, puffing on a $50 Cohiba as their yacht pulls into the harbor. What’s my point, you ask? They were opportunists, seizing opportunities when others looked the other way. When asked what his investment strategy is, Warren Buffet—worth a reported $62 billion—explained that he “simply attempts to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” The market will eventually rebound, that’s the beauty of capitalism. In today’s bearish market, there’s no better time to sin than now.
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from “Master Banker.” Check out more of his writing here. To submit your own piece and have thousands of people read your words, click here.
Economesst.
The state of the markets is fucked. From my 900-pound mahogany desk in midtown I write, frustrated with financials and angry with oil. Inflation is on her broomstick and the only thing ‘experts’ tell people to buy is commodities and the contradictory everything-green. The last several months can be described as a big long panic, spattered with spells of euphoria—a lot like a night out in Bushwick. Luckily for the disciplined, panic is what to buy. Continue reading »
With the housing market crash, the price of oil rising, unemployment increasing, and incomes staying stagnant, money is tight for most of us. Everyone is cutting corners to make the house, rent, or car payments. But obviously everything is a trade off and sacrifices come with a cost. If you find yourself “tight” and dipping into your vacation money to make the monthly payments, it may be time to make a few changes in your lifestyle to make things work rather than sacrificing your sanity.
For those who are risk adverse to those who are risk daredevils, investing $5,000 can result in a variety of payouts. Generally speaking, the higher risk you take, the higher the reward will be. $5,000 might not seem like a lot of money, but that amount after 30 years will net you over $50,000 with a conservative 8% rate of return. If you have the foresight to invest $5,000 each year for the next 30 years, your pot will grow to $662,000 using the same metrics. [These numbers obviously ignore inflation.] But if waiting 3 decades might seem like awhile, here are a few suggestions on how to invest $5,000 for different personalities and tolerance levels.
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Fellas, if you’re going to be graduating soon or are just out there looking for a new job, take a look at these tips on how to ace your next job interview.
I just spent the last 5 hours on a plane from Hawaii sitting next to a former human resources administrator (by the way she was hot) who had these excellent interview tips to share.
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Every man instinctively attempts to secure a financial backbone. Now there can be varying views on this matter. On one hand it’s “save for a rainy day!” or maybe your purpose is to just “make it rain!” on a Friday night.
It’s something we talk about often on ploomy—investing your money. But investing your money in wine? Yes, for those of you who don’t know there is such a practice and it is called buying futures or en primeur.
photography by Vittis from Lithuania
Think about the most successful person you know. Now think about what makes that person so successful.
Chances are they have found something they are extremely good at and have exploited it to the nth degree. Tiger Woods, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Tom Hanks and Warren Buffet are all names that come to mind. These individuals all have truly found what they are good at and have gone to great lengths to hone their skills.
How does one know what they are good at in the first place? Dumb question you say? Well not everyone reading this is like that guy who knew in 5th grade that he wanted to fly aircrafts all his life. It just doesn’t turn out that way for most people.
Finding out what you are good at doesn’t have to be that difficult though. Sure you can take an online aptitude test, but those are boring. Ride with me, let’s just go find it.
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