If you are wanting to support your family with better financial results, the key probably isn’t a new e-book or video. The key is how you run your business and how you run your life. Gary Ryan Blair is sharing what he calls his 100 Day Challenge next week, as the first half of 2016 wraps up. Actually, he is already offering a free Manifesto and video (with more news about the Challenge coming next week). The manifesto and video show you how to start the second half of the year fast, focused and fired up. If you have been wondering why you aren’t more successful, it may be that you... [...]

Microsoft is recommending that users of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) (called Windows Defender on Windows 8) look elsewhere for their future antivirus needs. Originally, it was a top-tier antivirus product, but over time, Microsoft has reduced support for it and have said that they are providing all the virus information they find to 3rd-party antivirus software makers and are no longer seeking to be at the top of the heap. In fact, a Microsoft spokesperson, Holly Stewart, says it’s normal for MSE to be one of the least effective solutions, since by definition other vendors would take... [...]

A recent post on Pixel77 shares a list of 15 software tools solo entrepreneurs and other small business people will find helpful. The tools address many aspects of business life from office productivity to mailing list management to social media to travel management and many others. And the nice thing is that they are all free. If you need to simplify your business life, these tools can take a lot of the manual work off your plate. You probably won’t use all 15, but most likely, several will meet your current needs. Tools mentioned include Grip, Mint, Buffer and more. Read the article here:... [...]

A recent post on Pixel77 shares a list of 15 software tools solo entrepreneurs and other small business people will find helpful. The tools address many aspects of business life from office productivity to mailing list management to social media to travel management and many others. And the nice thing is that they are all free. If you need to simplify your business life, these tools can take a lot of the manual work off your plate. You probably won’t use all 15, but most likely, several will meet your current needs. Tools mentioned include Grip, Mint, Buffer and more. Read the article here:... [...]

If you are running an online company, it’s critical that you have a reliable computer. If your computer goes down and you can’t write or place ads, if you can’t respond to orders or inquiries, even if you can’t check your email, that’s a big setback. Some people treat their computers like they treat their cars, replacing parts whenever something breaks, and staying with what they have. Around here we keep ours 6-7 years. However, no matter how frequently you upgrade, eventually you must upgrade. Maybe you are at the place where you need a new computer. You want to... [...]

Since many marketers use Microsoft Outlook to manage their email, we want to make you aware of this new article in InfoWorld, by Woody Leonhard. Microsoft just released a patch to correct problems in their Outlook email client. While it may correct some problems, unfortunately, it reintroduces other problems in the calendar function. An initial patch in early December solved some earlier bugs, but caused some users to only be able to use Outlook in “safe mode.” In mid-December, Microsoft released another patch to correct that bug. But that patch wasn’t widely available until... [...]

Microsoft says that 200,000,000 computers, tablets, phones and Xboxes have used Windows 10 in the last month. And, with their marketing push and free conversion for most users (the vast majority of Windows users use Windows 7), they expect a lot more to use it, too. They have been aggressively pushing users of earlier versions of the software to convert to Windows 10. They are expected to become even more aggressive, adding it to the list of updates that get installed automatically. Some users, ourselves among them, are finding the conversion doesn’t go smoothly. Even though the Microsoft... [...]

In the latest issue of Fast Company Magazine.Chris Winfield has an article on effective work habits. By some of our poor habits, we stretch our work into more time than is actually needed. The result is time wasted that could be used for other things, in our others pursuits of life. Winfield set a goal for himself to reform his life from a workaholic 60-80 hours per week to something more reasonable. As he describes it, “I had to make a big change. I had to figure out how to work smarter, not harder. I needed to optimize my work process to do more in less time.” He found his solution... [...]

Well-known and respected marketing trainer Yanik Silver just released his new book Evolved Enterprise – How To Re-Think, Re-imagine, & Re-invent Your Business To Deliver Meaningful Impact & Even Greater Profits. Silver is giving away a batch of paperback copies (at cost; he give you a breakdown of the costs on his offer page) as part of his initial launch. He wants the publicity and the testimonials. Request your personal copy here while supplies last: Evolved Enterprise. We have started reading the first 3 chapters of the book and so far it’s been an eye-opener about the changes... [...]

In a popular new article on Forbes.com, Travis Bradberry, co-author of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and co-founder of TalentSmart, examines 9 Habits Of Profoundly Influential People Bradberry notes that “Influential people have a profound impact on everyone they encounter. Yet, they achieve this only because they exert so much influence inside, on themselves.” Noting that we generally admire them as well as being subject to their influence, Bradberry goes on to observe, “We see them innovate, speak their mind, and propel themselves forward toward bigger and... [...]