Kris Steele used FreeCreditReport.com check on his credit, but a couple of months later, Mr. Steele noticed the site had been charging his credit card. While he believed he had signed up for a free report, he had actually enrolled in a credit-monitoring service that cost $14.95 a month. He says he never expected that it would cost anything.
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The High Cost of a 'Free Credit Report'
Posted by ArmadaIG under FinanceFrom http://www.nytimes.com 5955 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 9, 2008 3:00 pm
6 Universal Principles of Influence
Posted by Becky under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.fuelnet.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 5:41 pm
Robert B. Cialdini, in his classic book Influence: Science and Practice, reveals six universal principles that everyone needs to understand to achieve business and personal success. Mastering them, he says, can help people implement effective strategic communication management strategies, developing powerful working relationships, and build long—t
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Proposed ADA rules would affect millions of small businesses
Posted by TimJustus under LegalFrom http://www.washingtontimes.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 2:05 pm
Millions of businesses and other public facilities would be affected by proposed regulatory changes under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the milestone 1990 civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.
The proposed regulations address a wide range of facilities, including access to courthouses, drinking fount
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Online Sellers Face New IRS Rules
Posted by suzyQ under TaxesFrom http://online.wsj.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 2:38 pm
If you regularly sell items on online auction sites, you may find yourself on the Internal Revenue Service's radar. Recent legislation aims to help the IRS collect more taxes from online enterprises, many of which either don't know about their tax obligations or are ignoring them, according to the agency.
The provision, part of the housing re
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Find an Undervalued Asset. Fix It Up. Flip It. (Now It's Web Sites, Not Houses)
Posted by suzyQ under StrategyFrom http://www.nytimes.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 2:38 pm
Dave Hermansen did not own a bird or a cage when he bought bird-cage.com, an online store, for $1,800 three years ago. He simply saw a Web site that was “very, very poorly done,” and begged the owners to sell it to him. He then redesigned the site, added advertising and drove up traffic. Last December, he sold it for $173,000.
Mr. Hermansen is
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Twelve ways to sell social media to your boss
Posted by ZaneSafrit under MarketingFrom http://www.chrisbrogan.com 5959 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 9:42 pm
Social media can be one of the great levelers for small business competing in today's global markets. Your boss may not know that. Here's 11 ways to help your boss correct that oversight and make you look good doing it.
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Cartier uses the power of MySpace to appeal to new audiences
Posted by 77Lab under MarketingFrom http://lab.77agency.com 5961 days ago
The French jewelry maker, Cartier, launched its very own profile on MySpace as an attempt to appeal to a new crowd, the computer savvies. They are one of the first luxury brands to seek help from a social networking site to spread the word or L.O.V.E.
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Making Your Stuff Go Viral
Posted by Becky under Online MarketingFrom http://www.damniwish.com 5962 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 4, 2008 1:37 am
Andy Sernovitz shares some good ideas for viral marketing.
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Small Business Reputation Management: Why It Matters
Posted by ZaneSafrit under Public RelationsFrom http://www.smallbusinesssem.com 5963 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 1, 2008 7:21 pm
Unique, niche, targeted markets are the domain of small business. And it's all built around your reputation. Earn it, spread it, your business grows. Don't and it won't. Here's a post that shows small businesses some inexpensive online tools to help with the spread of your deserved rep.
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21 Online Free Web Based Applications That You Probably Would Love To Use Every Day!
Posted by blueenergy under Products and ServicesFrom http://www.smashingapps.com 5963 days ago
Made Hot by: sanssecret on August 1, 2008 7:17 pm
Here are 21 free and online web based applications which are very helpful for you to process your daily work. If you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, home user, etc but we make sure to add something interesting for everyone. Most of them are not very well known but they are really amazing in respect to their fe
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