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		<title>2010 First Tme Homebuyers Tax Credit ends in April!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Coldwell Banker. All opinions are 100% mine.
One of the biggest things that I hate doing every month is writing a large check out for rent. We&#8217;re currently renting a townhouse that has been working out great for us, but renting it just like throwing [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the biggest things that I hate doing every month is writing a large check out for rent. We&#8217;re currently renting a townhouse that has been working out great for us, but renting it just like throwing money right out the window because after a year, you have nothing to show for it. But, it&#8217;s the situation we are in and you just have to make the best of it. Many people have asked why we just haven&#8217;t tried to buy a house instead and the answers are fairly simple &#8211; A) we don&#8217;t have enough money saved up, B) we don&#8217;t know where we want to buy a house C) we don&#8217;t know where we are going to settle down for the long term and like the flexibility to be able to decide to move somewhere else if we wanted.</p>
<p>But for those of you in a similar situation as we are, there is still hope out there &#8211; <a rel="nofollow" href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=169192&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coldwellbanker.com%2Fservlet%2FNews%3Faction%3DviewNewsItem%26contentId%3D14503239%26customertype%3Dbuyer%26wt.mc_id%3Dcbonlocationloc8KTAX">2010 Homebuyer Tax Credits</a>. I&#8217;m sure you heard about the  $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers in 2009, well it&#8217;s been extended&#8230;if you hadn&#8217;t already heard that. And, even better, besides being for those first time home buyers (or those who haven&#8217;t owned a home in the last 3 years), it&#8217;s also now extended to the &#8220;move up&#8221; buyers or those looking to buy a new home or move who have been in a home for a consecutive 5 out of 8 years. The tax credit for move up buyers is $6,500.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a video from the great folks at Coldwell Banker going into some of the details and benefits of this tax credit especially like the one about how much this has helped the local economies!</p>
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<p>An important thing to point out is that its already been determined that there will not be any more extensions on the program. So if you&#8217;re in a position to buy a house and have been thinking about it then now is the time to act. In order to qualify for the credit, you need to have a contract signed on a home by April 30, 2010 and close by June 30, 2010. Income limits are now $125,000 for singles, $225,000 for married couples with a $20,000 phase-out of the credit for both.</p>
<blockquote><p>The first-time tax credit was working, but what housing and our national economy needed was incentive for the move-up buyer. According to The 2009 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the number of first-time home buyers rose to 47 percent of all home sales from 41 percent of transactions in last year!s study, and was the highest on record dating back to 1981. The previous high was 44 percent in 1991.</p></blockquote>
<p>Talk about helping out the economy some! First time home buyers rose 6% last year and hopefully successful purchases will encourage others to do so throughout the rest of 2010 and help the country move forward in recovering from the economic downfall.</p>
<p><em><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>I hope this info has been helpful for you all! Anyone looking to make a purchase before the tax credit disappears? Be sure to do your own research on sites like Coldwell Banker, the National Associations for Realtor&#8217;s, and the government&#8217;s websites.</strong></span><br />
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		<title>ProBlogger.net&#8217;s 31 Days to Build A Better Blog is HALF PRICE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only 2 days left in this great offer!
If you have big dreams for your blog but have been putting improving it in the ‘one day’ basket – you’re not alone.
31 Days to Build a Better Blog is a downloadable e-book from Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net designed to help you revitalize your blog by giving you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F18%2Fproblogger-nets-31-days-to-build-a-better-blog-is-half-price%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F18%2Fproblogger-nets-31-days-to-build-a-better-blog-is-half-price%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><h1><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Only 2 days left in this great offer!</strong></span></h1>
<p>If you have big dreams for your blog but have been putting improving it in the ‘one day’ basket – you’re not alone.</p>
<p>31 Days to Build a Better Blog is a downloadable e-book from <a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=258839&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=100945&amp;cl=11220" target="_blank">Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net</a> designed to help you <strong>revitalize</strong> your blog by giving you <strong>31 tasks</strong> that will all help to turn it into the <strong>page view powerhouse</strong> you’ve always dreamed of.</p>
<h3>Each day in the project contains:</h3>
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<li><strong>A Task</strong> – something to DO that day.</li>
<li><strong>Teaching</strong> – each day you’ll be given great instruction on both the WHY and HOW of the task of the day.</li>
</ol>
<p>This two pronged approach is designed so that you come away from the challenge having not only <strong>learned</strong> how to build a dynamic a blog but you’ll have actually <strong>DONE</strong> something with the knowledge.</p>
<h3>How to Use the Workbook</h3>
<p>While originally designed for bloggers to work through over a month – the feedback that we’ve been hearing from bloggers indicates that 31DBBB is being used in a variety of ways including:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Intense Training</strong> – bloggers setting aside weekends or weeks to go through multiple tasks at once</li>
<li><strong>1 Task a Day</strong> – the way we designed it – one day at a time</li>
<li><strong>1 Task a Week</strong> – bloggers taking their time with the challenge and making the tasks week long tasks</li>
<li><strong>Monthly Cycle</strong> – bloggers using the tasks again and again each month as a monthly routine for their blogging.</li>
<li><strong>Occasional Inspirational Resource</strong> – bloggers dipping into 31DBBB on a more occasional basis – using it on days when they have time or lack inspiration.</li>
</ul>
<p>The great thing about 31DBBB is that you can do it at your own pace and in your own way.</p>
<h3>Who is this Workbook for?</h3>
<p>31 Days to Build a Better Blog is for bloggers at different stages of their blogging including:</p>
<ul>
<li>those who have just started a blog but who don’t know what to do next</li>
<li>those who have had a blog for a while but it’s stalled in its growth</li>
<li>bloggers with bloggers block and lacking inspiration</li>
</ul>
<p>This workbook is NOT designed for bloggers yet to start a blog (PreBloggers). It doesn’t cover setting up a blog. If that’s you check out the <a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=258839&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=100945&amp;cl=11220" target="_blank">ProBlogger book</a> which covers this aspect of blogging.</p>
<h3>By the end of the 31 Days you’ll have:</h3>
<ul>
<li>written a variety of different types and styles of posts</li>
<li>learned techniques for coming up with new post ideas</li>
<li>promoted your blog in a variety of ways</li>
<li>built relationships with readers</li>
<li>reached out to and developed working relationships with other bloggers</li>
<li>developed an editorial calendar for your blog going forward</li>
<li>discovered ways to be more connected to your niche/topic</li>
<li>designed a plan for the next month of your blogging</li>
</ul>
<p>All in all the daily tasks are 31 steps to transform you blog into a <strong>valuable online asset</strong>.</p>
<h2>3 New Year Bonuses</h2>
<p>Bonus #1: Free Report: 9 Things to Do to Get Your Blog On Track in The New Year<br />
Bonus #2: Podcast with Leo Babauta from <a href="http://www.zenhabits.net/">Zen Habits</a><br />
Bonus #3: Podcast with Neil Patel from <a href="http://www.quicksprout.com/">QuickSprout</a></p>
<p>There are less than 2 days to get the bonuses, and the half price discount. This book normally sells for $40, here is your chance to get so much more for so much less at just $19.95. I just picked up my copy and plan on starting reading it tomorrow, but I wanted to pass along the great savings and opportunity to you all! Go check it out now!<a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=258839&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=100945&amp;cl=11220" target="ejejcsingle"> Click here to view more details</a></p>
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		<title>5 Ways To Be a &#8220;Baller On a Budget&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever seen that guy at the  bar or nightclub with an entourage of people trying to enhance his profile? You  know, the guy’s showing off a wad of cash (as pocket change), flashing his Range  Rover parked in valet and trying to invite you back to his five-bedroom house.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2F5-ways-to-be-a-baller-on-a-budget%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2F5-ways-to-be-a-baller-on-a-budget%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Have you ever seen that guy at the  bar or nightclub with an entourage of people trying to enhance his profile? You  know, the guy’s showing off a wad of cash (as pocket change), flashing his Range  Rover parked in valet and trying to invite you back to his five-bedroom house.  It’s an interesting story that one of our customers actually admitted. He took  over a Mercedes car lease to be a “faux baller.” Naturally, we wanted to ask  some follow up questions of what it truly meant to be a faux baller. It got us  thinking at LeaseTrader, let’s ask our guy customers and find out their tips and  tricks for being a “baller on a budget.”</p>
<p><strong>Inflated  Posse</strong> – Get  a group of 4-6 friends and take turns being the baller. Each night choose one  guy and designate him as baller for the entire evening. Let him carry around all  the money and purchase drinks throughout the night. Also you can hype his  swagger by asking questions about his latest trip to Dubai or if he closed that multimillion dollar deal last  week in London.</p>
<p><strong>Empty Bank  Account On Friday Night</strong> – Take out all the money from your bank account  (literally, take all your money out) before hitting your first destination.  Here’s the trick. Pay for each drink you order but don’t start a tab. This gives  you the chance to pull out your extremely huge wad of cash for each drink  purchase. Make sure you pull out this cash when ladies are  nearby.</p>
<p><strong>Getting A Car You  Have no Business Driving</strong> – This was the inspiration to the story. Our  customer wanted to get a sick Mercedes on the cheap. The secondary lease market  (LeaseTrader.com) lets “faux ballers” get a Mercedes or even a Maserati for  pennies on the dollar with little financial  commitment.</p>
<p><strong>Sharing  Payments</strong> –  Purchase that sweet condo or house with a group of friends (the same friends  that serve as your club entourage). You’ll hopefully be making money on your  investment and getting immediate satisfaction telling girls you bought the place  as your vacation home when you’re not traveling around the world. Just make sure  your buddies are staying at their parents’ place for the evening or sleeping in  their car.</p>
<p><strong>Fake Passport  Locations</strong> –  Nothing says “faux baller” like your faux passport. When you’re talking about  running with the bulls in Spain, catching the Cannes Film Festival, or  dropping in on Carnaval in Brazil, pull out your faux passport  with proof of being in each country and this should seal the  deal.</p>
<p><em>Thanks to the guys over at <a href="http://www.leasetrader.com" target="_blank">LeaseTrader.com</a> for this great guest post submission! No go out there and get crunk with your pimp cup and entourage.</em></p>
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		<title>10 Start-Up Building Blocks For Young Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Mike Fiorini –Owner of Real College Student LLC
Starting your own business is tough, especially in the current economy.  I’ve recently started up a business called Real College Student LLC. Only a couple months ago, I launched my website www.RealCollegeStudent.com into the business world.  I’ve created these helpful building blocks throughout my venture to guide [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2F10-start-up-building-blocks-for-young-entrepreneurs%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2F10-start-up-building-blocks-for-young-entrepreneurs%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>By: Mike Fiorini <em>–Owner of Real College Student LLC</em></p>
<p>Starting your own business is tough, especially in the current economy.  I’ve recently started up a business called <em>Real</em><em> College</em><em> Student LLC.</em> Only a couple months ago, I launched my website www.RealCollegeStudent.com into the business world.  I’ve created these helpful building blocks throughout my venture to guide other young entrepreneurs how to complete your goal of starting your own business.</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Just Do It!</strong><br />
The number one difference between an average person and an entrepreneur is whether or not you act on your ideas.  Being creative is a huge characteristic of being an entrepreneur! Having amazing ideas is just as important.  However, unless you act on your ideas…they only stay ideas.  Entrepreneurs take ideas and make them into reality through hard work and the acceptance of risks.  For example, if you have an idea for a website, and you have a general business plan for your website made up, what’s stopping you from making it reality? Money? Maybe a few unanswered questions? Instead of waiting around and letting your idea dissolve, go out and buy the domain name for your idea for only $10.00!  That’s an extremely small investment, but it will get your mind motivated and in gear to obtain the goal of creating your website.</li>
<li><strong>Create Goals</strong><br />
In order to achieve in any aspect of life, you need to set goals.  Goals are what drive people to obtain higher levels of achievement.  In business, goals give you forward direction.  Make daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals.  Literally, make goal lists.  Crossing off goals that you or your business achieved is a great confidence booster, and will push you to obtain more distant targets.  Create small celebrations for when you achieve a goal.  For example, the owner of Amazon.com used to ring a small bell every time they received an order as they were starting up&#8212;for numerous reasons they don’t ring the bell anymore.</li>
<li><strong>Pinching Pennies<br />
</strong>There are millions of tiny ways to save money when starting up your business.  They may seem small at first, but they add up quick.  For instance, let’s say you begin selling products through a website you create—you’ll need to find a shipping carrier.  Depending on your product, US Postal Service “Flat Rate” boxes are the way to go!  UPS charges for pick up and by the weight of your box.  You’ll save at least a dollar on every package&#8211;but like I said it depends on the product.  Another way to save money is your telephone bill.  You need a business line for your company.  There is no reason to pay $60.00 a month for a business line from big name brand companies.  You can use call forwarding companies such as Grasshopper.com which give you a toll free line, 100 minutes a month, no contracts, and calls sent to your cell phone for only $9.95 a month.  Little savings such as those two aspects of startup monthly costs will help you become profitable.</li>
<li><strong>Count On Yourself</strong><br />
If you want things done in your company, be prepared to do it yourself!  Friends and family will help out, but you have to understand…It’s <em>your</em> company.  People tend to only perform tasks for other people for incentives.  If you are a sole proprietor, find ways to give people incentives to help you with small tasks to improve your company.  Free t-shirts, memorabilia, discounts, shout-outs, and quid pro quo (this for that) are all non monetary ways to get help while starting up.</li>
<li><strong>Entrepreneurs Drive Home In The Dark!</strong><br />
The 40 hour work week does not apply to you.  You go to work before the average person, and leave after they left.  Entrepreneurs never get stuck in “rush hour” traffic, because leaving work at 4 or 5 o’clock everyday doesn’t apply. You are an entrepreneur.  You work until the job is finish or you are satisfied!  This means you might work 10 hours, get dinner, then come back to work for the night.  Much like in college, you’d need to pull an all nighter to study for a test or write a paper.  When you’re a business owner, you stay up and put in as many hours as possible or else you don’t get paid!</li>
<li><strong>Write All Your Ideas Down</strong><br />
According to Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography, only 1 out of every 100 of his ideas actually became successful.  That didn’t stop him from writing them down.  Learn to write everything down!  No matter how relevant it is to your idea, it may prove to be helpful in your endeavor.  Once you begin to get wrapped up in a business venture, writing things down is the only sure way you’ll remember something.  Many times you’ll become distracted or lost in deep thought and forget about these magnificent little ideas.  UNDERSTAND that most ideas don’t pop into your head when you are in front of a computer or a pad and pen.  They come when you’re out for a walk, lying in bed, or even in the shower!  Don’t let the ideas slip away no matter where you are…Write them down!</li>
<li><strong>No Money? Not An Excuse!</strong><br />
Money is everywhere.  If you have an idea, make a business plan.   Talk to you family, friends, teachers, or neighbors and see if they would invest in your company.  Show them what their return on investment in your company will be in order to get them interested.  If not people you know, try banks, investors, venture capitalists, or check your college or SBA.gov for business grants you can apply for! Money should be the last item on the list when you are pursuing your goal.  If all that fails, look for a partner or propose giving away equity of the company for capital.</li>
<li><strong>Ask Questions!</strong><br />
Knowledge is vital for the success of any business.  You need to know every angle, even if they don’t exist!  Part of starting up is learning from other companies or personal trial and error.  The business world is continually evolving due to Economic Darwinism—survival of the fittest company.  When starting your own business, you are basically hitting the ground running!  You’re going to have to figure out your unknown questions quick! Don’t be afraid to ask questions.  Ask everyone:  business owners, web designers, employees of other companies—even if their company has nothing to do with your business.  Taking advice from other business owners is important to evolving your business.   By communicating with a wide variety of people you’ll stay diverse business minded&#8212;which you need to be to cover all the angles and problems in the future.</li>
<li><strong>Stay Confident<br />
</strong>Getting down on yourself is part of being an entrepreneur.  You WILL run into road blocks though out your millionaire voyage.  Stay confident.  Road blocks only block one path, there are millions of ways to get around or over them as long as you remain positive.  When you hit a road block, before you become too frustrated or angry, take a break.  By break I mean completely walking away from what you were working on for a few hours and go to the gym, get coffee, or some food before going back to work on it. The break will relieve you of your stress and allow your mind to not focus on the problem, but the solution.</li>
<li><strong>Patience…You don’t become a millionaire over night!</strong><br />
Rarely, do people become a millionaire over night.  Every company takes time to grow and become recognized.  Just because your business is up and running doesn’t mean you will automatically receive sales.  This is why everyone isn’t a business owner.  There are risks, a lot of them!  By starting your own business takes guts, but putting in numerous hours and sticking by your company through hard time’s shows true entrepreneurial character.  With hard work, patience, and perseverance you can make things work. If you love what you do, then see it through!</li>
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<p>Through my blunders and accomplishments, I hope these 10 building blocks help and inspire all young entrepreneurs.  Take these 10 building blocks and use them to construct your ideas into reality. I wish you the best of luck in all your endeavors! NOW QUIT READING, AND GO START YOUR BUSINESS!</p>
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		<title>Welcome 2010!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a fun and safe New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration and a great start to the new year today&#8230;with much more great stuff to come your way over the next 364 days!
With a new year upon us, it&#8217;s all about setting goals, making resoultions, and planning for the rest [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F01%2Fwelcome-2010%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F01%2Fwelcome-2010%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a fun and safe New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration and a great start to the new year today&#8230;with much more great stuff to come your way over the next 364 days!</p>
<p>With a new year upon us, it&#8217;s all about setting goals, making resoultions, and planning for the rest of the year.</p>
<p>So, what are you doing to prepare for the next 12 months? What goals have you set for yourself or business? Share it here!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll have a post shortly about my goals and resolutions for the year for myself and my businesses!</p>
<p>Talk to you all soon!</p>
<p>Chris</p>
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		<title>Top 30 Young Entrepreneur Blogs of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to share with you all that last week the folks at Unstrapped.com posted their list of the Top 30 Young Entrepreneur Blogs of 2009 and Dorm Room Biz was on the list!!
Definitely go check out the full post for a list of all the sites and hopefully you will find some new ones [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F01%2Ftop-30-young-entrepreneur-blogs-of-2009%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2010%2F01%2F01%2Ftop-30-young-entrepreneur-blogs-of-2009%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>I&#8217;m happy to share with you all that last week the folks at <a href="http://unstrappd.com/" target="_self">Unstrapped.com</a> posted their list of the <a href="http://unstrappd.com/2009/12/29/top-young-entreprener-blogs-2009/" target="_blank">Top 30 Young Entrepreneur Blogs of 2009</a> and Dorm Room Biz was on the list!!</p>
<p>Definitely go check out the <a href="http://unstrappd.com/2009/12/29/top-young-entreprener-blogs-2009/" target="_self">full post</a> for a list of all the sites and hopefully you will find some new ones to follow. But, also, thank you to you all for continuing to support Dorm Room Biz and help to build the site up to what it is today!</p>
<p>Happy New Year,</p>
<p>Chris</p>
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		<title>Tofurky and Gravy Soda from Izea!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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Izea sure is filled with a bunch of characters! Whether it was Ted Murphy or someone else who found these crazy turkey hats, well, my hats off to you! I&#8217;m way behind in writing about this but still [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.izea.com" target="_blank">Izea</a> sure is filled with a bunch of characters! Whether it was <a href="http://twitter.com/tedmurphy" target="_blank">Ted Murphy</a> or someone else who found these crazy turkey hats, well, my hats off to you! I&#8217;m way behind in writing about this but still wanted to share some of the craziness with you all!</p>
<p>Back a week or two before Thanksgiving, I saw a tweet from the <a href="http://twitter.com/izeainc" target="_blank">folks at Izea</a> asking if people would like to receive a Thanksgiving care package. I responded with my address and waited patiently. I knew what was in the box, but still wanted it to show up quickly as I was leaving for Washington state for the holiday and wanted to have the hat for that trip. It would have been hilarious, in my mind, when meeting my wife&#8217;s grandparents for the first time, to have the turkey hat on &#8211; what a way to celebrate the holiday! But, it didn&#8217;t show up by the time I left and I had actually forgotten about the package until I picked it up the following Monday.</p>
<p>All of the sudden, my giddiness of a school boy came back and I was excited to open it up. Inside, well there was simply a flyer wishing a Happy Thanksgiving, the wonderful Turkey hat, and a bottles of Jones soda&#8230;and not just normal cola, but a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=143292&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D200632%26u%3D372280%26m%3D14362%26urllink%3D%26afftrack%3D">Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda </a> Yum, not!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tofurky-and-gravy-soda-001.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1753 alignnone" title="tofurky and gravy soda 001" src="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tofurky-and-gravy-soda-001.jpg" alt="tofurky and gravy soda 001" width="353" height="470" /></a></p>
<p>Now, there is no way in hell I was going to taste the soda, because I can only imagine how gross it is. Or, it could actually be really good, I have no idea and no desire to know haha. If you got a similar package from Izea, I&#8217;d love to hear if you tried to soda and what you thought of it. I mean I do like Turkey and Gravy, but just the thought of those flavors in a liquid form&#8230;no thanks. But, the bottle will sit on my shelf and be a funny item to pull out when showing people our house and my office!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tofurky-and-gravy-soda-002.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1754" title="tofurky and gravy soda 002" src="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tofurky-and-gravy-soda-002-225x300.jpg" alt="tofurky and gravy soda 002" width="158" height="210" /></a> <a href="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tofurky-and-gravy-soda-003.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1755" title="tofurky and gravy soda 003" src="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tofurky-and-gravy-soda-003.jpg" alt="tofurky and gravy soda 003" width="157" height="209" /></a></p>
<p>Maybe I need to start a Jones Soda collection of unique flavors? BTW, my Wife didn&#8217;t find the humor in the turkey hat&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Interview with Anthony Adams, creator of The Hangover Cure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we have a great interview for you all with Anthony Adams who is the creator of The Hangover Cure! Enjoy!
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Hi Chris, thank you so much for having me here today.  I graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in 2006 with a degree in marketing and spent the next two years doing sales for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Finterview-with-anthony-adams-creator-of-the-hangover-cure%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Finterview-with-anthony-adams-creator-of-the-hangover-cure%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Today we have a great interview for you all with Anthony Adams who is the creator of <a href="http://www.drinkthc.com/" target="_blank">The Hangover Cure</a>! Enjoy!</p>
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<p>Hi Chris, thank you so much for having me here today.  I graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in 2006 with a degree in marketing and spent the next two years doing sales for a very large computer/tech company here in Dallas.  I currently run a dietary supplement company, Apollo Nutrition LLC.  Our flagship product is THC-The Hangover Cure.</p>
<p><strong>1. Now that we know a little bit about you, let’s find out some more about your business. When and why did you decide to start THC – The Hangover Cure? What promoted you to make the leap?</strong></p>
<p>I founded my company in February of 2009.  Like a lot of people I know, I was laid off in January, took a month off to evaluate where I was in life, and then decided to make the leap by forming a limited liability company and creating my product, The Hangover Cure.  I always planned to start my own business at some point and I figured there was no point in putting it off any longer with the amount of free time I had been given.  I think I was pretty disenfranchised with working for other people at that point, so I looked at being laid off as a great opportunity, as I probably wouldn&#8217;t have voluntarily quit my job with the way the economy was going.  My actual &#8216;aha&#8217; moment for the product came to me in college, but I had been putting it off in favor of a career up until being laid off.</p>
<p><strong>2. There are many similar products to THC on the market, which claim to cure hangovers…or help reduce them. What makes THC stand out from the rest? Is THC more affective/better than the others?</strong></p>
<p>It occurred to me while in college that there really wasn&#8217;t a hangover product that was marketed correctly.  No one came up to me in the dorms and mentioned an existing product as a good cure, nothing had a &#8216;cool&#8217; factor to it.  Competing products sell in health food stores and gyms; they are being marketed to the wrong audience.  Our product sells in liquor stores and bars, it&#8217;s just a logical extension of what&#8217;s already for sale.  I look at the success of Red Bull; most people who drink it don&#8217;t care what&#8217;s in it, they like it because it gives them energy and it makes a great mixed drink.  They drink it because it works.  That&#8217;s what I wanted to create; a product that is geared towards people who actually need hangover help in a genuine way.  So our marketing strategy is geared towards that demographic.  I will gladly put The Hangover Cure&#8217;s formula up against anything on the market because I know we will win, it&#8217;s literally the most potent nutritional drink on the market today.  And that&#8217;s where those hangover pills miss the mark; they don&#8217;t help rehydrate you after a night of drinking.  If you aren&#8217;t rehydrating and replenishing your body, you will have a hangover.  So yes, I would say our formula is the only complete hangover prevention product on the market today.</p>
<p><strong>3. With the business being less than a year old, what’s been some of the biggest challenges that you’ve had and lessons that you’ve learned from them?</strong></p>
<p>Early on, it was convincing my family that I was committed to making this work.  They saw it as more of a hobby and were probably worried about me not finding another &#8216;real&#8217; job.  I&#8217;ve learned that you have to be vocal with your family about what you are doing, especially with online business, which a lot of people simply don&#8217;t understand.  I&#8217;ve also learned to keep a level head.  The nature of my business is full of highs and lows, so I have to remind myself that no matter how good or bad a situation is, it can change at any time.  It&#8217;s fleeting.</p>
<p><strong>4. A question a lot of young entrepreneurs ask is if it is necessary to have a formal written business plan in this “day and age”? Lots of the “way things used to be done” mentalities are being shattered by younger entrepreneurs.</strong></p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s crazy, especially with a primarily online-based business, to try to predict with any degree of certainty how you will be doing business in a few years.  My business plan is pretty simple:  Create a good product that people like, sell it, and maintain strong relationships with existing customers and distributors.  That&#8217;s it.  Everything else is secondary.  Focus on tasks that generate revenue.  It&#8217;s timeless.</p>
<p><strong>5. You mentioned in your first email to me that you have distribution on 5 continents, which is awesome. How were you able to accomplish such a feat so quickly?</strong></p>
<p>I wish I could say there was some secret formula to it but there really isn&#8217;t.  The international interest we have received so far has been incredible and beyond anything I had expected starting out, which again shatters the notion of a formal business plan like you mentioned earlier.  I think it&#8217;s much more important to be flexible and able to adapt to whatever comes your way than to stick with an outdated plan.  But to answer your question directly, entrepreneurial minded people from all over the world seek us out online, which is a huge compliment.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Anthony-Adams-THC-picture1.JPG"><img class="size-full wp-image-1747 alignright" title="Anthony Adams THC picture" src="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Anthony-Adams-THC-picture1.JPG" alt="Anthony Adams THC picture" width="207" height="298" /></a></p>
<p><strong>6. Social Media is a major buzzword and trend right now. How are you utilizing communities like Facebook and Twitter to market THC and build your business?</strong></p>
<p>Every business needs a presence on Facebook and Twitter to stay connected with its fans.  I&#8217;ve noticed companies like vitaminwater, Sprint, and TJ Maxx advertising their Facebook and Twitter pages on TV ads instead of their official sites, which I find fascinating, because those companies get it.  At the same time, a company like IBM doesn&#8217;t even have an active Twitter account, which I find a little ironic.  I live on Twitter, I think it&#8217;s a fantastic resource for business.  I&#8217;ve had a lot of success contacting bloggers on Twitter and asking them to review my product.  I then use these free and unbiased testimonials and blog write-ups to highlight my product&#8217;s credibility.  Bloggers get to write good content on a new product and I get free advertising, so it&#8217;s a win-win situation.  Also, we were the first company I have seen to add real tweets from satisfied customers to the THC testimonials page instead of static, unverifiable text.  That&#8217;s helped add further credibility to my product as potential buyers could actually tweet at the customers mentioned on my testimonial page raving about The Hangover Cure to verify that yes, these are real people who like what we sell.  But I don&#8217;t obsess about how many Twitter followers we have or anything like that, it&#8217;s a hollow number.  I would rather have 50 followers who are actively involved in the brand than 10,000 followers who never interact with us.</p>
<p><strong>7. You’ve obviously seen some success so far and are stationing your business for future success too. What tips to being successful as a young entrepreneur can you share with our readers?</strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be afraid of failure.  No business is perfect and you will fail a lot, especially starting out.  As long as you don&#8217;t get discouraged and learn from your mistakes, you are on the right track.  The real world is a hell of a teacher and I have learned so much from failing until I get something right.  And that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to believe in what you are doing and care about your product, because it will get discouraging.  It&#8217;s important to have mental toughness and to keep going.  All the theory and textbooks in the world don&#8217;t compare to real world experience.</p>
<p><strong>8. Entrepreneurs in your position usually work crazy hours and just get engulfed in the business, working to grow it as big as possible. Because of this, there is never a “normal” day, but what does your standard, as standard as it can get, day look like? What hours are you working, what are you doing, etc?</strong></p>
<p>A typical, middle of the week workday for me varies in terms of the hours I work.  I try to break it up into morning, afternoon and then after dinner.  So I might work from 9 am to noon, take a break, then 2 to 6 pm, and then maybe 8 or 9 pm to 1 or 2 am.  I spend a lot of time working with distributors all over the world, which makes for some pretty crazy hours as you can imagine.  I make sure orders arrive on time and in good condition, find out how they are selling the product, offer advertising support and so on.  I also spend a lot of time tweaking my website and studying Google Analytics, writing site content and improving SEO with link building, which gets tedious.  Then there is time spent on Twitter, which I enjoy.  And record keeping, which isn&#8217;t so enjoyable to me.</p>
<p><strong>9. You’ve obviously been using the internet a lot to leverage your business and grow it, if you didn’t have the resources of the web, would you still have been able to successfully launch your business?</strong></p>
<p>No, at least not in its current form.  I really cannot fathom how people did business without the internet, I think about that often.  If it was 1977 and I wanted to find a dietary supplement contract manufacturer or form an LLC, I would have no idea how to go about it.  I came along at the right time I guess.</p>
<p><strong>10. Continuing to learn as an entrepreneur is important. An easy way to do so is by reading books and following the paths of other successful entrepreneurs. Are there any books that you’d recommend to others that you like?</strong></p>
<p>I would highly recommend two books by Paul Arden:  &#8217;It&#8217;s Not How Good You Are, It&#8217;s How Good You Want To Be&#8217; and &#8216;Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite&#8217;.  They are the two most motivational books I have ever read and I think any young entrepreneur would benefit from them.  I honestly believe that every secret to success can be found in their pages.  Also, &#8216;Good to Great&#8217; by Jim Collins.  Specifically the chapter on the &#8216;Hedgehog Principle&#8217; as he calls it.  &#8217;Purple Cow&#8217; by Seth Godin is also an interesting take on marketing that I refer to often.</p>
<p><strong>11. Along that same line, do you have any business role models that you admire?</strong></p>
<p>I admire Phil Knight, the founder of Nike.  Nike&#8217;s marketing is always insanely good and I probably would have tried to build my business the way Knight built his early on if I was starting out in the pre-Internet age.  It&#8217;s hard not to admire Steve Jobs for what he has done, and Apple&#8217;s marketing is also fantastic because they keep everything so simple and clean.  In the beverage/supplement industry, I would say J. Darius Bikoff of Glaceau/vitaminwater and Dietrich Mateschitz of Red Bull, for the way they both built great beverage brands from nothing.</p>
<p><strong>12. What’s next for The Hangover Cure? Where do you see your business in 3-5 years?</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m looking into a canned beverage form of my product in 2010 as the functional beverage market is booming right now and growing distribution networks worldwide.  Like I said earlier, it&#8217;s almost impossible for me to predict where I will be in a few years with the way everything is changing right now and the opportunities that are out there.  I do see my brand&#8217;s national and international visibility growing in the coming years though, that&#8217;s about as concrete as I can be.</p>
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		<title>Video Book Review of Gary Vaynerchuk&#8217;s Crush It Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, I am waaaaay freaking behind in getting this posted. I recorded this video probably at least 3 weeks ago. I&#8217;m sorry for he major delay.
This is a video book review of Gary Vaynerchuk&#8217;s book Crush It! If you haven&#8217;t checked it out, then you should definitely go buy it right now for Amazon either [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fvideo-book-review-of-gary-vaynerchuks-crush-it-book%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2Fvideo-book-review-of-gary-vaynerchuks-crush-it-book%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, I am waaaaay freaking behind in getting this posted. I recorded this video probably at least 3 weeks ago. I&#8217;m sorry for he major delay.</p>
<p>This is a video book review of Gary Vaynerchuk&#8217;s book Crush It! If you haven&#8217;t checked it out, then you should definitely <a title="Crush It! at Amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061914177?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dorobi-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0061914177" target="_blank"><strong>go buy it right now for Amazon either for yourself or as a Christmas present for someone else who could use it</strong></a><strong>!</strong> (affiliate link, don&#8217;t hate me for it)</p>
<p><object id="viddler_a6b66915" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="437" height="370" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="src" value="http://www.viddler.com/player/a6b66915/" /><param name="name" value="viddler_a6b66915" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed id="viddler_a6b66915" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="437" height="370" src="http://www.viddler.com/player/a6b66915/" name="viddler_a6b66915" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object></p>
<p>Have you read the book? What did you think of it?</p>
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		<title>Dorm Room Biz Featured in Guide To Online Schools Top 200 Education Blogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got an email this afternoon letting me know that the website Guide To Online Schools put together a great list of the Top 200 Education Blogs. Among the other featured sites was Dorm Room Biz! What a great surprise and success! The site and myself have been featured in similar top lists for student [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fdorm-room-biz-featured-in-guide-to-online-schools-top-200-education-blogs%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dorm-room-biz.com%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fdorm-room-biz-featured-in-guide-to-online-schools-top-200-education-blogs%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/education_blog_badge.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1733" title="education_blog_badge" src="http://www.dorm-room-biz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/education_blog_badge.jpg" alt="education_blog_badge" width="168" height="115" /></a>I got an email this afternoon letting me know that the website <a title="Guide To Online Schools" href="http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com" target="_blank">Guide To Online Schools</a> put together a great list of the <a title="Top 200 Education Blogs" href="http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/tips-and-tools/top-education-blogs" target="_blank">Top 200 Education Blogs</a>. Among the other featured sites was Dorm Room Biz! What a great surprise and success! The site and myself have been featured in similar top lists for student entrepreneurs and education blogs but it&#8217;s always a great honor to get recognized by another website for the effort and work that we put into keeping Dorm Room Biz alive!</p>
<p>So, I encourage you to head over to <a href="http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/tips-and-tools/top-education-blogs" target="_blank">Guide To Online Schools site to view the full list</a>. There are some great resources on there for students and future college students! Dorm Room Biz is listed under the Campus Life section at#59.</p>
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