Since Napoleon Hill interviewed 500 wealthy men nearly 100 years ago and documented his findings in his iconic book, Think and Grow Rich, we have had an inkling of what personality traits, mental traits and psychological traits are demonstrated by those who become wealthy. Rich people think and act differently from those who are “just getting by”. By changing the way you think and act, you change the results you get. If you want to be a rich person, you need to think and act in the way that the rich have demonstrated lead to riches. Steve Siebold, himself a self-made millionaire,... [...]

For a long time, now, the FTC has required marketers to inform their readers of any partiality (due to an affiliate relationship, for example) when they endorse a product. Well, they have decided their rules aren’t stringent enough. Now, they want to make sure you don’t “bribe” people to be your ambassadors, by giving a reward for an endorsement or, in what amounts to the same thing, by withholding something until they do endorse you. What constitutes an endorsement? Ah, that’s where they are enlarging the scope of their rules. They say that a “Like” on... [...]

We reported a few days ago (here) that upgrade licensing terms were a bit murky for people wanting to upgrade from earlier versions of Windows® to Windows 10. Their issues seem to be the subject of an ongoing internal conversation. They had issued a licensing definition statement on their website about the licensing plans, but they just removed that web page, leaving observers to speculate whether they really know, yet, what their licensing terms will be. This article on InfoWorld gives more details about this latest licensing fuzziness. Digging into the Win10 licensing info Microsoft... [...]

As many others do, many online marketers use MS Windows computers in their business. After the less-than-stellar performance of Windows 8, many are hoping the Windows 10 release comes soon. And a lot of them are looking forward to a free upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft has said that many people will be able to claim a free upgrade, but there are conditions on that offer. Not everyone who is expecting the free upgrade will get it. A new story published in ZDNet today gives us a detailed look at the issues and at who can be expecting to actually get the free upgrade. Get the whole story here: Windows... [...]

With the power of video to hold people’s attention, it’s always good to come across free sources of stock footage that doesn’t carry a royalty for use. These videos can be used for your marketing purposes, with nothing more than an acknowledgement of the creator. Sometimes not even that is required. While looking for a video to use in a special celebration next week, I found a blog post listing sources for royalty-free video clips. Some sites are free forever; others are free during an introductory period, with a purchase required to continue using the site. In all cases, the... [...]

Back in the 1960s, when I became a computer programmer, I recall an engineering manager commenting that the software is always at least a year behind the hardware. To a degree, that’s got to be true. If there is new hardware, with new capabilities, a programmer needs to have that hardware in hand before writing code to take advantage of it. Otherwise there would be no way to test the code and make sure it works. But “one year” is a wildly optimistic estimate. A case in point is 64-bit Intel processors. They have been available for about 5 years, and yet very few programs take... [...]

A big problem many self-employed people have is lack of focus, resulting in lack of forward movement. We get side-tracked and drop the ball on the important things. One CEO found that he could manage his business better (much better) if he made use of a simple, cheap tool. Buy it in any office products store for about $1. The story is published on : The Power of Positive Habits. Here are the details. You can take advantage of this tool to improve your own business: The CEO and the Yellow Pad.  [...]

I hate to have my phone’s battery run down in the middle of the day. It’s always at the most inconvenient time, it seems. Any ideas that will help avoid it are always welcome. Amazon has several emergency chargers that you plug into your phone for a quick boost. For example: Omaker Premium Dull Polish Finish Surface Brilliant 15600mAh(Dual 2.1A Output and 2.1A Input) Dual USB Portable Charger External Battery Pack Power bank (Orange+Grey) Anker® 2nd Gen Astro Mini 3200mAh Lipstick-Sized Portable Charger External Battery Power Bank with PowerIQTM Technology for iPhone, Samsung, HTC... [...]

Deiss says that while traffic matters, what matters more is conversions. What is at the heart of conversions is the quality of the offer being made. So, if you have been concerned about getting people to your site, take some time to make sure they find their visit worthwhile, once they get there.  [...]

Apple just announced their new iPhone 6 earlier this week. Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 not long ago. And Amazon also just announced the Amazon Fire Phone‎. Now Google is poised to enter this “battle of the titans”, too. While Google has the technical prowess and the marketing clout to match any of these companies, the question is whether this is the time when they get everything right. Microsoft also had plenty of technical prowess and marketing clout, but their first generation of the Microsoft Surface was widely viewed as not up to the standard set by their competitors.... [...]