No Slave To The Grind

“Can’t Be King Of The World When You’re Slave To The Grind”
November 7th, 2008

Creating a Website With Free Kompozer Software - Video 2 - Basic Features

Creating a website, whether for your home business or for pleasure, is easy with Kompozer. In this video we will take a look at some of the basic features of Kompozer. With Kompozer you can build a website without an intimate knowledge of HTML. It has a fairly good help center that you can access by clicking the “Help Contents” link under the “Help” section of the menu near the top of the program or by pressing the F1 button on your keyboard with the program open.

The following video will show you how to use some of the basic features in Kompozer. Download Kompozer, install it and follow along the video. You can pause the video and try using the features for yourself. You will be surprised how easy it is.

September 10th, 2008

How To Build A Website Fast, Easy and Free

What if I told you that you could build a website in less than a half hour? And what if I told you that you could do it using free software? Would you believe me or would you think I was crazy?

Well I’m not going to tell you that, I’m going to show you exactly how you can do it and where you can download a free html editor that will do a very good job for you. This is the first of a series of videos that will show you exactly how you can create a website using Kompozer, a free, open source html authoring system with a wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) editor.

The videos will allow anyone with basic computer skills to build a decent website for fun or profit. Create a website to showcase your favorite pet (I happen to love dogs…) or start a home business as a hedge against these uncertain economic times. Go for it! If you have questions you can post them in the comments section.

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May 29th, 2008

Home-Based Business Industry World Wide

Home based businesses are not just a Western phenomenon. Below is an excerpt from an article on arabnews.com. Click through on the link below to read the entire article.

“In fact, for many countries, the home-based business industry is a licensed engine for economic growth that has proven its viability through its significant contribution to the national GDP - as well as to the labor statistics of those nations. If planned well, creating an enabling environment to develop Saudi home-based businesses is a realistic solution toward resolving our current unemployment dilemma. Tragically enough, if we continue to ignore this golden opportunity, the industry will always remain a hidden “diamond in the rough”".

www.arabnews.com

May 28th, 2008

Home Business Market Growing Fast Despite Recession

A recent WebWire article reported that the legitimate home business market is growing fast. This despite the economic hard times some Americans are facing. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that in 2004 more than 20 million people operated work-at-home businesses and half of the U.S. population that works will be doing so from home by 2025.

A recent report by U.S. Social Security Board reported that 85% of Americans have less than $250 in savings at age 65 making their chances of a comfortable retirement remote. Perhaps a home business is the solution. Full story can be found at www.webwire.com.

May 28th, 2008

Internet Marketing Company Shares Tools With The Public

Cybertegic Inc., Internet Marketing Consultants, experts in the area of Internet Marketing and Ecommerce Business, has created a page listing its most commonly used tools in internet marketing. Their services include website creation, SEO and finding customers. Their website description includes the paragraph below.

“Cybertegic is an internet business consulting firm that specializes in creating successful online businesses for companies of all sizes. We create turn key internet marketing and ecommerce solutions. We handle everything from the creation of your website to bringing in a large volume of customers. As a result, we generate sales for your website.”

The list of Ecommerce tools are listed in the following categories.

Competition Analysis Tools

Business Market Forecast Tools

Web Site Analysis Tools

Web Site Improvement Tools

Professional Web Site Product Photo Tools

Web Site Security Compliance Tools

Cybertegic provides a link to and how to use tips for all their tools. Stop by their website and investigate what they consider some of their most useful tools. You can find them at http://www.cybertegic.com/.