Archive for September, 2007
…A Rose By Any Other Name Would…Still Be A Long Domain Name
Thursday, September 27th, 2007NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com. I know, I know. NoStateIncomeTaxJobs.com is a rather long domain name-to read, to say, to key. There are days my fingers cramp after typing in my own website name. I considered my options. A majority of the ‘short’ domain names were long gone. The few available were expensive. This start-up is privately self- funded. […]
8 Business Lessons For Success From My 8-Year Old Instructor
Monday, September 24th, 2007Our 8 year old son loves to bowl. So my husband and I make every effort to take him to the bowling alley once a week. If you have read our story, you know I shamelessly bragged about his high score so far: 165 this past summer. On Saturday morning, I watched him bowl. I […]
Go Ahead…Make a Mountain Out of a Mole Hill Today
Monday, September 17th, 2007As a start-up, things will obviously take time to ramp up. So when activity, any activity, occurs, it’s cause for a celebration around here. Someone is interested in reading my blog this week? Yeah! A new job seeker registered today? Yes! Our Alexa ranking actually moved from 7 million + to 960,000 in 21 days […]
2 Little Words With The Power To Make Us All Go The Extra Mile
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007This past Saturday my family and I took a day trip to Portland, Oregon. Our son was participating in a regional trading card game tournament. He usually plays in local and regional tournaments that take place in Washington. My husband and I discussed the out-of-state regional tournament and decided our son was a good boy […]
Job Growth Is Stunted: Is It Time To Bake The Cookies?
Monday, September 10th, 2007For the first time in 4 years, employers actually cut jobs. What a time to be a start-up job board, job seeker, recruiter or employer, huh?
Just last Thursday, I had a consulting meeting with a client regarding online recruiting ad trends. When I pointed out their own weekly job ads numbers declined on major […]
Issues, Interventions and Excuses
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Yesterday, I read the USA Today story First-Born Kids Become CEO Material. As the first born, I love the title. I am a self-confessed serial start-up CEO. When I see a need, I also see an opportunity—a business opportunity. It can be fun –and annoying- to constantly have ideas popping in your head. I even […]