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Cancelling My Blogs B-Day Carnival

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Although the Blog B-Day Carnival went fairly well for the month of October, this month (November) only had 3 submissions.  The submissions received were not in the Spirit of the Carnival (they were Spammy) so I have decided to cancel it.

If you would like to host any future Blog B-Day Carnivals, you are more than welcome. Go to the Blog Carnival Page and send your information through the contact page there.

I will not be adding any further Blog B-Day Carnivals to be hosted here.

For those of you interested and/or participating in the Working at Home Blog Carnival, it will continue as usual every Friday (including tomorrow).  It continues to grow every week, and promises to have some of the best articles on the subject of working at home.

November 30th, 2006 at 02:49pm | Posted by Joe | Carnivals | 10 reader remarks | Print This Post

Blog-Tipping VII

Easton Ellsworth of Business BlogWire started a thing called Blog-Tipping a couple of months ago. On the first of each month, we should pick three Bloggers we read and give them three compliments and a helpful tip. Since I think it is such a great idea, I thought I would try my hand at it another time (This has become a really fun habit).

 

So, for This Months Blog-Tipping Event:

Working Solo by Leah MacLean…

1.  Even though your Blog is directed at the Small Business Woman, it has information and tips that can help any entrepreneur, male or female run a small business.

2.  Your writing is easy to read and friendly.  You write from your own experiences as well as bringing information you find to the table.

3.  I appreciate your sense of humor, especially in some of the cartoons you use for illustration. (where do you get them anyway?)

Tip:  You might consider making it easier to access your archives, I’m sure there is a lot of good stuff in there.

 

Start a Side Business by Pascal…

1.   I like the nice clean look of the Blog.  Easy to read, easy on the eyes and a nice overall layout

2.  You have some really interesting Carnivals and always add your own flavor to the mix.

3.  Your articles always give pertinent information on whatever topic you choose, we need more of your writing more often.

Tip:  You may want to put an RSS icon in the sidebar or head for easy subscription to your feed.

 

Who is Andrew Wee by Andrew Wee…

1.  I really like the redesign of your Blog.  It is a lot easier to read and to navigate.

2.  You always make the visitor feel welcome.  You let them know you like them being there.

3.  The information you provide is always timely and useful.  You practice what you preach by testing anything you recommend first.

Tip:  Please get rid of the automatic voice.  It’s good to hear you but give me the opting to click to hear you.  It may just drive newcomers away if they don’t like that kind of thing (and many don’t).

 

I think this is a worthwhile project and hope you try your hand at Tipping a Blog(ger) next month. My plan is to continue this project monthly because I like the whole idea of being helpful to other Bloggers and sharing the Link Leak Virus in this way as well.

I know this is a day early, but the Working at Home Blog Carnival is scheduled for tomorrow!

 

Have you Tipped a Blog lately? Who was it? How did it make you feel?

November 30th, 2006 at 01:12pm | Posted by Joe | Blogging, Community, Fun, Linking | 8 reader remarks | Print This Post

Time to Start Updating Your Business Plan

If you are self-employed, you probably have a business plan. Or at least you should. This is the time of year to consider revising and updating that plan. It’s also a good time to start exploring new territory for your business.

It’s similar to changing the batteries in your smoke detector each time you reset your clock ahead/back. If you have a specific time to do something, you are more likely to do it. I try to make sure I have my revisions done by Christmas. That way, when the New Year arrives, I am ready.

I plan to clean up a few things

Align things into a more coherent direction for myself and my business. I am considering closing (for good) all the Blogger Blogs. I get very little traffic from them, even though they still get a few hits from Google.

I am also considering closing the PolBlog since that was only started to get Net Neutrality off my chest and to keep it off the Working at Home Blog. It won’t hurt to keep it just to vent my political views once in a while, but it doesn’t generate any income.

Even though Joe’s Freeware Finds doesn’t really generate any viable income, it seems to serve a purpose. For me, it is a way to share free software I have come across in my trek to Working at Home. Besides, there are a few (20-ish) subscribers to the site, so it must be helping someone.

Possible New Projects

I am considering either starting or joining in some kind of Work at Home endeavour with other Bloggers looking to expand their income base. I am not sure of the exact direction yet, but it will have to be something Honorable and Upfront. If you are interested, contact me using my contact form.

I also thought about starting a Blog to do product reviews for tools and home products that can be used by someone who works from their home. It won’t be a paid review site, but hopefully can support itself through related Ads on the site. It would be an advantage if I could get the products from the manufacturer gratis in exchange for an honest opinion. The product would then be donated to Working at Home upstarts or a charity that could benefit from them in some way.

These are only a few updates that I came up with today for my list, I have no doubt that there will be more revisions. That’s why I started early, to give myself time to decide on the best approach. I set my deadline for the final list for December 25th. That way I may be able to relax a little before kicking off the New Year.

Have you started updating your business plan yet? Wanna Share?

Related posts:

The Best Laid Plans

New Year Resolutions (last year for the business)

My Business Resolution Results (from last year)

November 29th, 2006 at 06:00am | Posted by Joe | Attitude, Basics, Organization, Tips | 8 reader remarks | Print This Post