Four hours of solid work a day may not seem like a lot to some people. For me that is actually on the high end of productivity. I suspect that is the same of many home based entrepreneurs - especially those with a family.

Photo Credit
Kathryn McCallum

For the past two to three weeks, I have been spending 95% of my work time on only one clients’ project. Mostly because we are on a deadline that is fast approaching. The good part is, unlike before, I don’t mind it at all. I love it and relish the idea of helping them create a fantastic new product. So what’s different?

Because I asked for a good rate and they pay me that rate. 

The net effect is, I gladly devote my time because I feel I am fairly compensated and of course to sweeten things, the client is fabulous to work with. That’s why I’ve been kinda quiet on

Get full story …

What a very interesting question (and problem) I found in my question box.

Hi Lynette, I just got through reading your answers in your blog and I really appreciate your business knowledge and your good common sense answers. My question concerns a domain name I bought a couple of years ago and chose to hyphenate (Struggles-of-an-Apprentice-Marketer.com) I use the title for a blog with the hyphens. The problem is the length of the URL and my question is: could I use ApprenticeMarketer.com as a URL (it is available) and continue to use the blog title? I also have the URL ApprenticeMarketerGazette.com for the newsletter I am soon starting. Your honest opinion please? Thank you, Fran

photo
credit: Misterteacher

A: Hello Fran, ooh! domains getting hairy. I have such a problem deciding what to do with my domains as well. I (may not fully comprehend the situation, but) believe you want to know if you

Get full story …