Welcome to the February 9, 2009 edition of small and home business carnival. With the recession really starting to kick in, I’m sure that you will all agree that any and all business advice is more than welcome. The way people work in the future is definitely changing with many predicting an increase in small businesses and home based workers. I hope you learn something from this months carnival and it helps you weather the upcoming economic upheaval. Thank you all for submitting.

business

Jack S. Keifer presents Being Proactive is Hard posted at Jack S. Keifer.

DebbieDragon presents 11 Tips for a Successful Home-Based Business posted at Empowering Mom.

Insurance Toolbox presents The Importance of Insurance for your Small Business posted at Insurance Toolbox.

Will Edwards presents Demand Management posted at ITIL V3 Talk, saying, “There are really two aspects to Demand Management that should be considered: the first concerns operational support activity; the second relates to strategic intent – hence the inclusion of the process in the Service Strategy publication.”

Tushar Mathur presents Do You Need To Purchase Registered Agent Service For Your Business posted at Small Business Resource, saying, “Registered Agent services aren’t cheap. Many companies charge $100-125 per year to act as your agent. So it’s important for you to know 1. Do you need a Registered Agent and 2. Should you pay for one.”

Small Biz Bee presents Defining an Entrepreneur posted at Small Biz Bee, saying, “What is the definition of Entrepreneur?”

Tushar Mathur presents Exiting Your Business, What You Need to Know posted at Everything Finance, saying, “A business exit is a vital part of your overall business planning. Properly done, an exit plan will provide a roadmap to your personal freedom – a disengagement from the business – as well as assure that your hard-earned illiquid business wealth is protected. Executing a plan that provides freedom and wealth protection can require as much thought as the building of a business, sometimes more.”

Stephen Pierce presents How To Be Successful In Your Home Based Business? posted at Make Real Money On The Internet, saying, “One of the major fears that make people hesitate before they could venture into home based business is that whether they will be successful or not in their business. Without exception, every business has to live through this fear. However, many things are within our control and when we concentrate on these factors we can guarantee success. Here are some tips that will help you along the way.”

Stingy Student presents $350 in free facebook ads posted at Stingy Students.

American Entrepreneurship presents Are Your Small Business Ownership Expectations Realistic posted at American Entrepreneurship.

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Make Important Decisions Quickly posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Quick decision making is critical in just about every aspect of life. Every decision you make produces a result. In every line of business, quick decision making is crucial for success.”

Fiona King presents 101 Time-Saving Google Tricks for Work, Play and Learning posted at Best University.

JobandCareer Advice presents Now What Makes A Great Manager? posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “How to go from an avergae Manager to a GREAT one…”

Andy presents Why You Should Start Your Own Business posted at Personal Hack, saying, “I’m sure you’ve probably thought about it many times. Many assume that starting a business is tough, takes a lot of responsibility, many long nights and is hard work. Well they’re wrong.”

Peter Kimmich presents What Can I Do With an MBA? posted at Business Schools Blog, saying, “A look at the many business options available to those who go for the MBA degree.”

John Crickett presents Selling A Business: Don’t Waste Your Money On Business Transfer Agents posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, “When it comes time to sell your business, don’t let business transfer agents turn away potential buyers. Better yet don’t use them and sell the business yourself.”

Mini Life Hacks presents Time for work and time for play posted at The Chicken Entrepreneur.

Heather Jumah presents Creating a Brand for Your Home Based Business posted at Wealth Success and Women, saying, “Working from home can present some obstacles that you might not be ready for and you’re not armed with the benefit of marketers or branding specialists. Here are some things to consider when trying to brand your new online business.”

Thursday Bram presents Playing With The New Skype posted at Working Your Way Around The World, saying, “One of the most useful free business tools, Skype, just got a big update — making it even more useful.”

ultim8frizB presents How to Start a Teen Lawn Service posted at Teen Lawn Care.

John W. Furst presents Psychology For Marketers 2 – About Estimating Value posted at E-Biz Booster Blog, saying, “The quest for happiness is a main driver for people to buy products. Let’s understand the psychology behind it. It will help you to improve some aspects of your product offers.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Top 20 Dumbest Business Ideas That Made Millions…Or Not! posted at The Digerati Life.

The Smarter Wallet presents Why Work At Home? Top Reasons For Staying Home To Work posted at The Smarter Wallet.

Helene Zemel presents 12 Tips for Effective Phone Presentations posted at Work at Home Mom and Dad, saying, “You’ve done your marketing and now have leads to work with. Most likely you have snail mailed or e-mailed your client or customer additional information describing your product or service. At some point in the marketing process, you must pick up the phone and actually talk with the customer.”

William James presents Information Marketing is all about lifestyle posted at Internet Marketing | Information Marketing | Blog Marketing | Business Success.

Woman Tribune presents A Success Guide for Women Entrepreneurs posted at Woman Tribune.

Brian Terry presents “Live” Direct Response Website Design Tactics posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Sandy Naidu presents Illene Segal Of baby idesign posted at Interviews With Successful Business Owners.

Fiona Lohrenz presents How To Make Your Day Care Stand Out And Be More Profitable! posted at Child Care Only.

Caterina presents Make Your Business Resolutions Stick posted at Create a Thriving Business.

garth snider presents FranchiseOpportunities posted at FranchiseOpportunities.

Helen Trump presents MOMENTUM posted at Social Marketing by Michelle MacPhearson, saying, “Blog on the interesting Social Media Daily and Web 2.0 properties for link building”

Mathew Butka presents 7 Reasons You Have Failed At Network Marketing or MLM posted at Adventures Of A Stay At Home Dad.

Stefan Töpfer presents WinWeb Celebrates 15 Years Helping Small Business & Home Business posted at Winweb Blog.

Leo D presents 114 Things I Wished I Knew as an Internet Marketer When I First Started posted at Strategic Internet Marketing Blog.

Ms. Smarty Pants presents A Time Management System That Works posted at Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All, saying, “I now have a handle on my week.”

Kevin Dawson presents Case Study: Controversy in Marketing Part 1 posted at Kevin Dawson’s Copywriting & Traffic, saying, “Using controversy in marketing”

Debbie Fierst presents Guts to go Alone posted at Daily Snippet.

Matt Thomas presents 5 Reasons Why You Should Keep Working for Yourself posted at Entre-Propel.

Mike G presents Own Your Work posted at Money TLD, saying, “Freelancing is usually done as work for hire, but you may want to consider retaining rights to your work.”

Paul Benavides presents 4 Setbacks in Making Profits Online (and how to handle them) posted at Profits 4 Idiots.

Aditi Walsh presents Entrepreneur, What Do You Really Want for 2009? posted at Web Marketing Rebel, saying, “It takes great courage to go for what you really want. Intentions can get tainted by what you don’t have or haven’t yet been able to secure. Tulshi Sen, author of Ancient Secrets of Success for Today’s World shows us how we can embrace the new year with courage and choose what we really want for our business and life.”

marketing

D.Osman presents 13 Reasons Why You Should Create Product! posted at No Hype…No Fluff…No B.S. ! Marketing Product Reviews And Info.

Praveen presents $30,000 Per Month in Affiliate Marketing posted at My Simple Trading System.

Traci Hayner Vanover presents 2009 Savyy Marketing Strategies: Think Local posted at Create The Dream! – Bimonthly Digital Small Business Magazine, saying, “Create the Dream!™ is a bi-monthly digital magazine for small business owners looking for information, resources and strategies that are both creative and affordable.”

Martin Russell presents The Only Real Marketing Expert Is… posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, “You buy lots of stuff and in those situations you are the marketing expert. The one handing over the money is the one who is deciding what ‘marketing’ was effective. Anyone else’s opinion is just that, an opinion. Non-buyers such as visitors, lookie-looks, tyre-kickers, friends, family, even consultants and marketing “gurus” will all have an opinion, but beware of thinking they are the real expert.”

money & finance

Pinyo Bhulipongsanon presents Five Reasons Lending Club Beats Credit Cards When Funding a Small Business posted at Moolanomy.

Stephen Pierce presents 3 Tips to Get a Grip And Make Money Online posted at DTAlpha TalkBack with Stephen Pierce, saying, “Here is a 4 minute and 18 second video that gives you what I call, “3 Tips To Get A Grip On The Money Game!””

apply4-credit presents Small Business and Credit Card Acceptance posted at Credit Card Applications Expert | Apply4-Credit.com.

Patrick Meninga presents How to Make Passive Income posted at Passive Income, saying, “Specific examples of ways that you can make passive income. How to set up some passive income streams so that you have additional income each month. How to grow your passive income streams so that they eventually replace your day job income.”

professions

Thursday Bram presents CPSIA Update: Law Hurts Second-Hand Sellers Too posted at Solo Mode.

Tami Blodgett presents OWA ROUTE TO SUCCESS posted at Online Wellness: A Safe Haven, saying, “Max Fabry explores the necessity of the internet for every wellness practitioner in this age of technology.”

Mark Harris presents Medical Billing and Coding Home Businesses posted at Oslo Nightengale.

writers

Kathleen Gaga presents Market Your Expertise Online Through Teleseminars posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “With economics the way they are today it is essential for companies large and small to find effective ways to reach their market, introduce products and increase customer care. Teleseminars are one of the best ways to do this. There are a number of types of teleseminars you can offer. Learn more about what these are.”

Steven Lohrenz presents Prediction On Copywriters During The Financial Mess posted at Stephen Dean’s Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog – Copywriter.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of small and home business carnival using our carnival submission form.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Well it’s a new year and, hopefully, 2009 will be a profitable one for everyone. With the way the economy is going right now, coupled with job losses from many of the big corporations, small and home businesses seem to be the way forward.

As with our previous editions, there are a number of submissions for this month. Each is very informative and carries great advice. Enjoy looking through them and see you next month ….

business

Brian Terry presents 3 Ways To Make Money With Product Creation posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog, saying, “The popularity of online shopping has brought so many opportunities for entrepreneurs. Today, they don’t even need to build a brick and mortar business as they can serve their customers better through online transactions.”

Stephanie Chandler presents Take Your Website to the Next Level with Shopping Carts, Credit Cards and Affliate Programs posted at Business Info Guide.

Emmanuel presents 10 Steps to Achieving Your Business Goals posted at Emmanuel Oluwatosin: Inspiring Excellence, Realising Ambitions.

Stephen Pierce presents FREE New Year’s Report From Stephen: Income Is The Outcome! posted at DTAlpha TalkBack with Stephen Pierce, saying, “This FREE REPORT will be the most important first reading for you for the new year… so I encourage you to read it immediately. In this report we will discuss the most overlooked secret to building massive financial success.”

John Crickett presents Can I Start A Business? posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, “John answers the question “can I start a business” by examining the data on small/home businesses in the UK.”

Louis Burns presents Crafting Mental Movies For Others posted at NLP Marketing Blog, saying, “This article is about not only visualizing your own goals but the experience you want other people to have as well.”

Kathleen Gaga presents Teleseminars – One of the Best Ways to Build Your Business and Your Revenues posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Holding live workshops and seminars are a good way to build a business. However due to current economic trends, the traditional methods of holding and conducting workshops make it very difficult to execute and get participation. In addition, the costs involved in getting a venue, audio visual aids and providing refreshments for the participants make it quite expensive and there are many factors that could prevent the event from being successful and profitable. Learn why teleseminars are one of the best ways to build your business.”

Jeff Roh presents Home Business Ideas and Opportunities at Secrets-Success.com posted at Secrets To My Success Online, saying, “Too many businesses fail to plan, which is nothing more than planning to fail. Don’t go wrong with these tips!”

Brian Terry presents 5 Hot Tips For A Big Selling Squeeze Page posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Sam presents NEW !! New Small Business Tax Tips. For Business Owners, Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs posted at Surfer Sam and Friends.

Sweet Success presents Best Work From Home Jobs posted at How To Work From Home, saying, “How to choose the best home based business for you – and why I decided to develop websites from home.”

Marie presents How to Tame Out of Control Business Cards posted at The Errand World of Personal Assistants, saying, “Small business owners receive a lot of business cards. Here’s a way to organize and store them in a meaningful way.”

Mike King presents Open Ended Questions Make Better Conversations posted at Learn This.

Helen Trump presents Slimy Internet Marketing Salesletters posted at Social Marketing by Michelle MacPhearson, saying, “Blog on how to effectively apply internet marketing through salesletters”

Thursday Bram presents Protect Your Business Information From Identity Theft posted at thursdaybram.com.

Dan-O presents How to Make a Blog and Avoid Mistakes posted at beingpad, saying, “Blogging is the very best way to market your work at home business online. Learn mistakes you don’t want to make when setting up this critical Web-based aspect of your small business.”

Eras Mokei presents Create Your Elevator Speech posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean, saying, “Creating an elevator speech that you can use in just about any setting is a great way to market your business.”

Thursday Bram presents CPSIA Letter: Not the Result I’d Hoped For posted at Solo Mode.

Rich Vosler presents It Takes A Lifetime To Master Time posted at Sales Training Tips.

Fiona Lohrenz presents Why You Should Start A Day Care In A Recession posted at Child Care Only.

Dr. Rachna D. Jain presents Growing Your Business in the New Year posted at Sales and Marketing Secrets.

Michael Beck presents 5 Secrets To Powerful Chiropractic Ads posted at Chiropractic Marketing | Chiropractic Advertising, saying, “Follow these 5 steps to create effective advertising for any small business”

Elliott presents HOW TO: Build a Small but Powerful Network posted at Good Plum | Personal Develpment, Productivity & Attracting Success.

Melissa Cassera presents Top Things to Do for your Business in 2009 posted at Cassera Communications Blog.

Scott Mahler presents Tips for Creating a Successful Blog posted at JBerry Marketing Consultants, saying, “Blogging has been around for a while, but a lot of people still think of it as something people do to spout off random thoughts. Surf around the internet a bit, and you will see how wrong that thought is. Just about every business I know has either added a blog as a companion to their website, or they are in the process of doing it. But, many of them don’t know how to go about starting it, or helping it grow.”

Susan Tatum presents Simplify Your Marketing – Take Aim | Technology Marketing by Tatum Marketing posted at Technology Marketing by Tatum Marketing.

Shawn M. Driscoll presents Career Portfolio Planning: Your Key to Long Term Success posted at Shawn Driscoll.

Melissa Newby presents Balancing Diapers and Deadlines posted at Daycare News and Articles.

MWM presents 7 Steps to Eating an Elephant (or 7 Steps to Starting a Business) posted at Pizza For A Dream, saying, “Great list of 7 steps for starting a business.”

Robert Hazlewood presents How To Write A Business Plan posted at Ways to Survive Life.

Anja Merret presents What are you offering posted at marketing fundi, saying, “One of the biggest problems facing a new entrepreneur is deciding what service or product he is in actual fact offering to future customers. It really is not as straight forward as you might think.”

Dave Dunn presents The Importance of Creating an Email List – Why You Need To Build Trust posted at Dave Dunn, saying, “One of the first things you will hear when starting out in Internet Marketing is ‘the money’s in the list’. Yes that’s right folks, the money is in the list, and this will hold true for any business online. No matter whether you are selling information products or designer jewelry; you will not have much long-term success in online sales without having the email list to sell to.”

inspiration

Tisha Tolar presents Overwhelming Workload – YES! You Can Do it! posted at Empowering Mom.

Will Edwards presents On Giving Up posted at Inspiration, saying, “There is no question about it, if you want to be successful on the internet, you need to be persistent. I think most people think they are persistent enough when they start out, but when they give-up, they demonstrate that they just are not.”

Kelly Sonora presents Top 100 Blogs For Small-Business Cost Cutting Inspiration posted at Web Design Schools Guide.

management

American Entrepreneurship presents Understanding the Functions of Management posted at American Entrepreneurship.

Great Management presents Sports And Business Have Much In Common posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “Sports and business have much in common. Each is about teamwork, graft, discipline and success. And each can learn from each other by sharing knowledge of how best to get to the top.”

money & finance

Money Smart Life presents Incorporate Online With MyCorporation – Start Your Business For Free posted at Money Smart Life.

Insurance Toolbox presents Are You Self Employed? Get Inexpensive Health Insurance With Sam’s Club posted at Insurance Toolbox.

Shaun Connell presents The Get-Rich-Quick Lie posted at Financial Planning, saying, “Finally, someone explains -why- get rich quick schemes don’t work. I explain why it simply isn’t possible to get rich without -creating- something or finding a way to trade something of value. Basic business and economics… a must read for all internet marketers.”

apply4-credit presents Credit Cards Can Help Separate Your Personal From Your Business posted at Credit Card Applications Expert.

nickel presents How do Federal Income Tax Brackets Work? posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Destroy Debt presents Make Your Own Debt Reduction Plan posted at Destroy Debt.

Matthew Paulson presents Asking a Friend or Family Member For Money to Fund Your Business posted at American Consumer News.

Thursday Bram presents Tax Hacks » Blog Archive » Pre-Payment Makes for More Tax Deductions — Sometimes posted at Tax Hacks.

Jimson Lee presents Toll-free, Cheap or Free Conference Calls and Web Presentations posted at CRM Help Desk Software.com, saying, “How to Save Money on International Conference Calls and Web Presentations”

Credit Shout presents Consolidation of Higher APR’s, Worth the Hassle? posted at CreditShout.

Robert D Flach presents KEEPING TRACK OF BUSINESS EXPENSES posted at THE WANDERING TAX PRO.

Dave Cheong presents Bootstrapping Mobiusly posted at Mobiusly, saying, “Details the benefits of Bootstrapping a business and why embracing constraints can be advantageous.”

Doug Ragan presents How YOU Can Help Save The Economy posted at I’m A Pundit Too, saying, “Who’s going to save us from our failing economy? Do you really think that Congress can save both big business and you at the same time? It is obvious to everyone that the economy is in big time trouble. But what everyone doesn’t understand is how to put it back together. There is much debate about fixing the economy, bank bailouts (thanks Paulson), auto manufacturer bailouts (thanks Bush), freezing foreclosures (thanks Fannie), expansion of government programs that take jobs from the private sector(thanks Obama), the list goes on. One of the interesting things about this very long list is that it mostly seems to be about what the government can do to fix the economy, instead of what the individual can do. The government has a habit of trying to tell business what to do, then trying to prop business up to keep it from failing. This has created problems that won’t be fixed by more of the same. If you really want to talk about “Change” then you need to talk about what individuals can do to put the US economy back on track instead of what the government is going to attempt to do.”

The Dough Roller presents Small Business Credit Cards | Compare, Review, and Apply Online posted at The Dough Roller, saying, “Small business credit cards make it easy to keep business and personal expenses separate, and come with industry leading rewards such as 0 APR and unlimited rewards.”

online business

Diane Corriette presents Want an easy and low cost way to make money online? Get yourself a blog posted at Online business building with blogs, podcasts and membership sites, saying, “If you are looking for an easy and low cost way to make money online then a blog is one of the easiest ways to get started. Relatively low cost to get started (all you need is a good hosting provider and a domain name) and easy to set up/maintain running your own blog is definitely low investment costs and high potential return”

Jack S. Keifer presents The Ten Commandments For a Stable Internet Business posted at Jack S. Keifer.

Todd Johnson presents Blogging and Social Bookmarking For Maximum Traffic posted at Internet Business And Traffic Generation Blog.

Tushar presents A List of 100 Top Directories posted at TUSHARVICKKIE, saying, “Directories are an important way to obtain a valuable link back to a website. Directories are not maintained by software tools, or run by search engine spiders, but rather Human Editors, which makes them unique. Now continuing from the last post, here one can find the list of top 100 web directories. Here is the list of top 100 web directories.”

Scott Mahler presents SEO and Your Website: How Does it Work? posted at Datex Media, saying, “Got a website or a blog? If so, than you are at least familiar with the term SEO, or search engine optimization. It has become an integral part of any web design, especially if it’s for a business. So we all know it’s important, but many people are still confused as to exactly what it is or how it works. Because of this confusion, many businesses hire companies that claim to be SEO experts, and often times, they are making lofty promises and charging even loftier prices for their service.”

sales & marketing

Tushar Mathur presents Do your Marketing Emails look like SPAM? posted at Build Websites & Start a Business, saying, “Spam is a bigger and bigger problem nowadays. Recently Ralph Wilson, Paul Myers, and other Net marketing gurus have written about the problems that spam is causing honest, hard working Net marketers.”

Dr Martin Russell presents Word of Mouth Marketing For Small Business posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, “I just finished speaking with a woman who runs her own studio. She contacted me because she realized one thing. She has lots of happy client …But She Is Getting ZERO Referrals!”

Paul Gallion presents GUARANTEED Commissions of at Least $125 Within 24 Hours posted at Paul Gallion.

writers

Marcus Hochstadt presents Using A CMS For A Content-Rich Website posted at Marcus Hochstadt, saying, “Marcus describes how he migrated one of his static HTML sites into a Content Management System. Which platform did he choose and why?”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the small and home business carnival using our carnival submission form.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

We have a large and varied number of articles in this edition of the blog carnival. Hopefully, you’ll find some welcome advice amongst these excellent submissions … Happy reading.

• Emmanuel presents Build It Before You Need 2 posted at PACE with Emmanuel Oluwatosin.

• Steve Holder presents Guide to Non-Disclosure Agreements posted at Intellectual Property Advisor – Before discussing sensitive business matters with employees or business associates, you should know whether you need a Non-Disclosure Agreement to protect your business. Learn what an NDA is for and how to use it appropriately.

• hank presents Dream More, Work Less posted at MiB Smarter Money.

• Carol Bentley presents Who is leaving cash on the table posted at Carol Bentley.

• John Crickett presents Sales – Do You Know Your Numbers? posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas – If you don’t then how do you know if your business is growing, shrinking or just treading water?

• Steve presents Starting Your Own Business: Getting Beyond The Excuses posted at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.

• Henri Schauffler1 presents Online Home Business – How To Succeed With Lead Generation posted at Henri Schauffler.

• Surfer Sam presents Ten Fantastic FREE Ways to Market Your New Online Business posted at Surfer Sam and Friends – These ten action points to market your small business web site are guaranteed to draw in new customers.

• Gunvi presents 5 Hot Tips For A Big Selling Squeeze Page posted at Big Selling Website Design – Squeeze page information.

• nickel presents 2009 Traditional and Roth IRA Contribution Limits posted at fivecentnickel.com.

• Gunvi Sund presents Profit Big With Video Opt-ins & Professional Videos posted at Gwennice’s Program Reviews – Online video is all the rage. You can barely go anywhere on the internet without running into it.

• Peter Lee presents Join SFI Marketing The No.1 Internet Home Based Business posted at Work From Home Business Blog.

• Ian Richardson presents 5 Ways to Make Your Website Sticky posted at Internet Business Blog to Make Everything EzyAs123 – This is an excellent article on 5 effective ways to make your website sticky.

• Khan presents Your Guide to Freelancing posted at Higher Education and Career Blog – Whether your freelance business is creating web sites, writing creative copy for businesses or designing marketing programs, your business’ success is important to you.

• Andy Birol presents A Small Business Owner’s Prayer For Obama posted at Birol’s Blog – A small business owner’s prayer for President Obama.

• greg Group presents 10 Secrets to Business Start-up Success posted at Associated Content.

• AndrewB presents Home Business Opportunities – Truth About Home Based Business Opportunities posted at Personal Plug – Research is important when looking for home based business opportunities but it takes a little more than just research to determine whether the opportunity is the right one for you.

• anya presents Selling in Tough Markets – free special report posted at Gavin Ingham.

• Don presents How To Know When It’s Time To Quit Your Day Job posted at Working From Home – How many of you that are still working at a 9 to 5 job but thinking you want to work from home have asked yourself this question? Here are some pointers to help you find the answers.

• fwp presents a freelance switch ? posted at the financial wellness project.

• Welly Mulia presents 4 Ways To Promote An Affiliate Product And The Most Effective One Is… posted at Internet Business Make Money Online With Welly Mulia.

• Scott Mahler presents Why You Need to Upgrade Your Website posted at Datex Media – In today’s global economy, it is more important than ever to upgrade your website.

• Kevin Dawson presents The Important Art of Slogan Writing posted at Kevin Dawson’s Copywriting & Traffic – The importance of a good slogan.

• Will Edwards presents The 4 Ps of Service Strategy posted at ITIL V3 Talk – The 4 Ps of Service Strategy (after Mintzberg) are as follows: Perspective, Plan, Position and Patterns – at least according to ITIL v3. A Strategy can be any of these things or, indeed, any mixture of them.

• Brian Terry presents 3 Ways To Make Money With Product Creation posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog – The popularity of online shopping has brought so many opportunities for entrepreneurs. Today, they don’t even need to build a brick and mortar business as they can serve their customers better through online transactions.

• Stefan Töpfer presents Business?09 – Win £10,000? Competition And Unleash It! Challenge Goes Live. posted at Winweb.

• Dan McDonnal presents Social Networking for Small Business posted at McDonnal.com Blog RSS feed – Advice, guidance and incite into leveraging emerging technologies to enhance business performance.

• Kathleen Gage presents Collaboration Rather Than Competition – The Need for Wise Partnerships is higher than ever posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions – With today’s economy the way it is it is necessary for entrepreneurs to consider alternative methods for sustaining as well as growing their business. An incredibly powerful solution is through collaboration rather than competition. Learn how you can keep your business healthy during these uncertain times with Joint Venture and Affiliate Partnerships.

• Monevator presents Why blogging for money will not make you rich posted at Monevator.com – Many self-employed and home-based professionals these days go through a period of thinking blogging might make them a good income. Generally, they’ll be lucky to get $1 a day. Here’s why…

• MWM presents Are You an Apple Farmer or a Potato Farmer? posted at Pizza For A Dream – Neat story about the different types of money we all make day to day.

• DebbieDragon presents 5 Tips for Making Some Cash and Selling Stuff on eBay posted at American Consumer News.

• John Kirk presents GOING SOLO – Basic Principles posted at Be Your Own Boss – A few basic tips for the new or nearly new entrepreneur from 30 years of personal experience.

• Dave Kerpen presents So You’ve Put Up a Facebook Page, Now What? 10 Tips for Business Community Building on Facebook posted at Buzz Marketing Daily – Ten Tips for How to use facebook to Build a Community of Fans and Followers for Your Business.

• Tony Huynh presents 8 Ways to Make Your Goal a Certainty posted at LimitlessUnits.com – People will allow themselves to be pushed around and bullied in order to remain comfortable. People will act in a painful situation to ease the pain or remove the source of that pain. Security and comfort is not afforded by a job, it is provided by your ability to produce.

• David Weeks presents Online Marketing Methods That Work posted at The 5 Phases Of Network Marketing – The author of this article is Jeff Beale.

• Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Become a People Person posted at Potential 2 Success – “All things being equal people will do business with people they like. All things not being equal, they still will. Learn to become a people person and become better in relationship, leadership, and influence in every part of business and life.”

• Wayne John presents UserVoice is a Better Way to Obtain Customer Feedback posted at Wayne John – If you value feedback from your users, or simply want to give them an easy, professional way to let you know what they think, then you need to look at UserVoice. This is the best feedback tool I’ve seen. If you run a blog or web site, you need to look at this!

• Debra Taylor presents Have a Home Business? Keep It Moving. Overcome Procrastination. posted at Support4HomeBusiness – Everyone needs some support with staying on track as a sole proprietor working from home. When tasks are difficult, unpleasant or seemingly unproductive, it can be challenging to stay motivated.

• Businessinfoguide presents How to Launch Your Own Website Today posted at Business Info Guide.

• Shortcut Sleuth presents 12 Successful Work at Home Tips posted at Shortcut Sleuth – If you work from home, here are a few tips to help make the experience more successful and enjoyable!

• Dawn Abraham Business Coach presents How to Write a Simple & Successful Small Business Plan posted at Qualified Life Coach.Com – Do you want to know how to simply and effectively get your new small business plan to produce winning results in just a few short months?

Welcome to the first edition of the small and home business carnival.

• Steve Holder presents Service Marks vs. Trademarks posted at Intellectual Property Advisor – Every business starts with a logo — which often becomes a service mark or trademark by default. Learn the difference in these marks and how to protect these valuable symbols of your business.

• John presents Maintaining Life Balance posted at Successful Freelancing Advisor – Being off on your own is a departure for many people that is radically different from the “9 to 5″ work life they are so accustomed to, so they have trouble distinguishing between their work and personal lives.

• Sarah presents Online Business Merchant Account: What It Can Do for Your Business posted at Merchant Accounts Advisor – When you’re doing business online, you will find that having a merchant account is extremely valuable.

• Erika Collin presents 100 Essential Resources for Doing Business in China posted at BSchool.com Business Schools Directory.

• JohnS presents Making a Case for Telecommuting – Pros and Cons posted at Telecommuting Advisor – Putting together a telework initiative is not an easy undertaking, but the rewards can be substantial if it is carefully thought out.

• Kevin Dawson presents The 10 Commandments of Direct Marketing #2 – Your USP posted at Kevin Dawson’s Copywriting & Traffic – Value of a USP.

• Ann Rusnak presents Do You Really Get More Done Multitasking posted at Entrepreneur Time Management Strategist.

• The Shark Investor presents Alternative Income: Writing posted at The Shark Investor – Can writing be your alternative business?

• Traci Hayner Vanover presents Create the Dream!® – Bimonthly Digital Small Business Magazine posted at Create the Dream! Magazine – Free Issue Offer – Create the Dream! is the acknowledged pacesetter in reporting on the topics that affect today’s small business owners. As a CTD subscriber, you’ll acquire an unrivaled selection of time-tested tips, tools, and resources from market leaders who are out there in the trenches day after day.