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My unbelievably exquisite, lovely, and beautiful wife (she may be reading this) came home from work yesterday and was bubbling over with excitement. I first thought she was just excited to see me after a long day, but in her hand she held a 5 berry milkshake that was ¾ of the way empty and I immediateley identified that as the source of her good m Read More

There is so much uncertainty involved in working for ourselves that we can become habituated to anxiety. If the rewards of self-employment outweigh the emotional cost, we keep going; otherwise, we get “real” jobs. So far, it might seem that finding ways to reduce anxiety should be a high priority. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here's wh Read More

Deepesh from New York asks: "What impact do site load times have on Google rankings?" Read More

Jeremy Quittner at Business Week has some great ideas for entrepreneurs from entrepreneurs on creative ways to bootstrap during tight times like these. Nothing revolutionary here, but lots of good suggestions. Here is one sample related to equipment: Read More

What compels you to forward content to people in your network? The answer is likely the same whether you're sharing business-related articles and blogs with colleagues, or corny jokes with your buddies. Some element of what you read resonated, and/or you think it'll resonate with whomever you're sending it to. Read More

If you have the time and the funds, nothing beats a visit to a country you are about to do business in to fully understand and appreciate how the people live day-to-day Read More

Are you a liberal Democrat? Perhaps you're a conservative Republican? Are you passionately committed to a political cause? Do you make no secret of what you believe? Maybe you're none of the above, but one or more of your employees are. If you nodded affirmatively to any of these questions, you could be putting your business in jeopardy. Read More

Google software engineer Matt Cutts collected questions on Google Moderator and answered many of them on video. One of this is -- Which is more important: content or links? Read More

Web workers, especially those of us who are self-employed, will sometimes encounter people who, it seems, take us less seriously because we don't have a corporate cube to work in. There are two ways to deal with this. Some web workers go to great lengths to mask that our office and home are one and the same. We can use P.O. box or mailbox suite a Read More

I do not agree with the author, but I link to this article for the conversation it creates. There's meaning in these sorts of discussions, even when you disagree. If nothing else, they bolster your resolve as an entrepreneur and owner. Read More