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A1 Marketplace launches free Stores for Media sellers with plans to move beyond books/music/movies

A1 Marketplace is one of many Half.com like media marketplaces out there. You can list books, music, movies, software and more there without listing fees and pay only when the item sells. The interface and listing process is very similar to Half but there are some key differences.

Firstly, more like Amazon Marketplace, A1 (as [...]

Making money from writing online: Content Aggregators or blogging?

There was an article in the Nov/Dec ‘09 issue of Writer’s Digest (I’m behind, I know) all about content aggregators and I thought it was an interesting topic to cover over here. Chances are you know what those are even if you have never heard the term before.
Think of sites like the Examiner.com or [...]

5 Tips for Leaving a Voice mail or Answering Machine message

Tips in this vein were going around Twitter a few days ago and as I just sorted through a very annoying voice mail message, I figured this would make a good little quickie post.
If you are calling someone and leaving a message, it’s because you either want them to call you back or you [...]

Is being busy just a state of mind?

This happens very often to me. I call a friend I haven’t talked to in ages and the friend immediately apologizes for not having called me first as she/he has been “so busy.” Heck, I am busy too so I never expect these apologies or excuses but they are always, none the less, given.
But 9 [...]