How to get started, build an audience, and make money Starting a blog when you have no experience can be daunting, especially when you’re looking at making your first website. Because there is so much involved in building a successful blog — picking the right name, finding a domain name that hasn’t already been taken by someone […]
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The more you give your time or services away, the less likely you’ll be appreciated. During dinner at Cracker Barrel not too long ago, my husband David, a programmer and web developer, was telling his father about the deals he was giving his clients. After a while, my father-in-law leaned forward and asked him, “Son,
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Want to see someone’s true colors? Travel with them. Most people who have traveled with any regularity know that things can go from zero to complicated in under a minute. Traveling with a friend is one of the fastest ways to find out if they would make a good roommate or not. It’s not a
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The heart can break even when you’re no longer in love. The worst day of my life was October 26, 2011, when the man I was no longer in love with was dying. • • • Less than a week before, I was at a tailgate with some friends when my father called
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Selling online may have uncovered a part of me I didn’t know I had The line between order and chaos is a tad blurry when it comes to selling things out of your house. I’ve been an online seller since the early 2000s when I started selling on eBay, and over time I’ve added more
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Experience is the best teacher. Since they were little, my kids have wanted a puppy. They have a dog at their dad’s house, by the way. They wanted one at each house. Like them, and probably every other kid in the history of civilization, I remember assuring my parents that if they let me have
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