Success from the Nest

Inspiration, tips, and advice for the home-based entrepreneur and those aspiring to be one - all served up with humor and cartoons.

Holiday Hiatus

December 10, 2007 by Tony

News from the NestI’ve been planning on taking a hiatus from blogging over the holidays, but things have been so slow around here, it’s been more transitional than a sudden stop :).

Anyway, I’m taking a break from the blog for the next few weeks, and will be back after the New Year.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by, reading, and subscribing this year.

I wish you a joyful and abundant holiday season.

Filed Under: Blogging, News

When You Fall Off the Face of the Earth

November 9, 2007 by Tony

NewsBeen kind of quiet around here the past two weeks.

I expected that to happen when Teaching Sells launched. I usually underestimate how much I’ll be involved when launching a new project. I tend to get both excited and obsessed, so needless to say, my primary focus has been the new venture.

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5 Reasons Why Home-Based Entrepreneurship is the Ultimate Eco-Friendly Gig

October 15, 2007 by Tony

Blog Action DayAs you may know, today is Blog Action Day — a day when over 15,000 blogs (and growing) are posting about the environment.

You’d think that would be off-topic for this blog. On the contrary — being a home-based entrepreneur is one of the most eco-friendly gigs you can have.

For instance…

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Filed Under: Blogging, Community, Nest Life

Why There’s No Advertising on This Site

October 10, 2007 by Tony

Question MarkI get asked at least once a week about advertising on my site. I appreciate that folks would like to place an ad here, but I’ve chosen to keep it ad-free.

Believe me, it’s not some altruistic thing.

It’s because I never approach any business related project or venture without a solid business model. And quite frankly, a model that relies on my content sending people away from my site, and that heavily relies on someone else (cough…Google) is not for me.

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Goodbye Top Commentators, Hello Top Contributors

September 28, 2007 by Tony

News from the NestWhen I installed the Top Commentators plugin, it was for one purpose — to say thanks, with a linkback, to those who contributed to the conversation. It was an automated way to give some link love to folks taking the time to offer their input, insight, and feedback.

Unfortunately like any automated system, the opportunity is there for it to be gamed — and that was happening more, and more. It’s no longer automated when you have to spend a bunch of time manually fixing things and removing schlock.

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Filed Under: Blogging, Community, News

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