• Blogging, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Monetizing Websites

    Posted on May 25th, 2007

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    101 Essential Blogging Resources

    Adnan at Blogtrepreneur put in some good work recently to create a list of 101 Essential Blogging Resources.
    The list covers topics such as:
    *domain registrars
    *hosting
    *content management systems
    *communication
    *research
    *customization
    *statistics
    *creating posts
    *rankings
    *monetizing
    …and many more!
    It is a great list that everyone should check out no matter what stage of the blogging game you are in from newbie to pro.
    101 Essential Blogging [...]

  • Rants / Random

    Posted on May 24th, 2007

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    Problems viewing Dorm Room Biz in IE?

    I was just wondering if anyone has been having problems viewing the Dorm Room Biz website in Internet Explorer? I use Firefox whenever possible and for most of my web development layout testing, so I just happened to notice that the right side bar in IE is way down at the very bottom below the [...]

  • Website Updates / News

    Posted on May 21st, 2007

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    Possible Down Time

    You may encounter some possible down time this afternoon/evening if you are trying to access Dorm Room Biz. We are going to be moving the website to a new host and the domain setting changes will have to propagate through the net.
    So, if you can’t access the main website for a little bit, do not [...]

  • Business Ideas, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Success Stories

    Posted on May 16th, 2007

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    Find The Biz That’s Right For You! – Sunglass Sales

    Here is the first idea that I like from the Small Business Opportunities magazine – sunglass sales.
    Sunglasses have become much more than a way to battle the sun’s strong rays. They are a veritable fashion accessory and men, women, teens and even children own more than one pair. It’s a $2 billion-plus industry and there [...]

  • Blogging, Entrepreneurship, Motivation

    Posted on May 15th, 2007

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    Schools Out, Summers In!

    As young student entrepreneurs, the summer season is the time to get down to business! That also means it is money making time!
    Here are a couple tips for business success this summer:
    Make a Plan
    Without a plan of what you want to do, you will not be able to accomplish your goals for the next few [...]

  • Blogging, Entrepreneurship

    Posted on May 15th, 2007

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    A Little Tweak! Goes A Long Way

    I just came across a great site a little while ago from Young Go Getter called Tweak! The site is for a podcast all about the small stuff involved in your life and business.
    From the about page:
    Tweak! is a podcast created specifically for the creative entrepreneur by a creative entrepreneur. Each episode we discuss topics [...]

  • Business Ideas, Entrepreneurship

    Posted on May 14th, 2007

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    Find The Biz That’s Right For You!

    In the latest edition of the Small Business Opportunities magazine, there was a feature spotlighting 15 different winning money-making ideas that could be started for under $500. After reading through the ideas, I found some of them good ideas that young entrepreneurs or college students could start.
    So over the next week or so, I’ll feature [...]

  • Website Updates / News

    Posted on May 14th, 2007

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    Vacation Cut Short

    This past week I was supposed to be laying on the beach at the Outer Banks in North Carolina working on my tan, but the weather turned on us and we came home early. From Sunday to Tuesday, the winds were constantly at about 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph.
    So, naturally, we decided [...]

  • Website Updates / News

    Posted on May 3rd, 2007

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    Semester Finished

    So I final had my last exam yesterday, Thursday, so I am officially done with my Junior year of college and I couldn’t be more happy. The school year was full of long and hard classes and also some great accomplishments and milestones.
    I am happy it is over, but that also means that I only [...]