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Ideawicket – Open Innovation Portal

DollarDuel.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:41:28 +0000

Ideawicket is an “Open Innovation” Portal. It seeks to bring together innovators and innovation seekers on a common problem solving platform. The name Ideawicket is (obviously) derived from the words ‘idea’ and ‘wicket’. Webster online defines wicket as “a small gate or door; especially: one forming part of or placed near a larger gate or door”. So the name signifies a gateway…

Top 10 Reasons to Start a Business in a Recession

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:16:29 +0000

More publicity. Less competition. Talent waiting to be scooped up. Here's why starting in a recessed economy may give your business a better shot. There's no better time to start than the present, especially if people around you are more comfortable with their own list of reasons why they shouldn't start pursuing their own business dreams right now. It only means you'll be facing a lot less competition.

TypoHound | Find eBay Typos and Misspellings

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:50:35 +0000

Many eBay auctions contain typos in the title listing. For example, ‘toshiba’ may be spelt ‘toshia’. This means that when someone searches for ”toshiba’, the misspelled ‘toshia’ is not shown. Thus no bids are placed on the ‘toshia’ auction entry. TypoHound generates common misspelled variants of the keyword. This allows you to find the elusive ‘toshia’ listing. Since no one…

Introducing Mint.com – Track Your Expenses Easily!

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:48:36 +0000

Mint.com is a site I have been wanting to review now for a while. I started using it back in the beginning of February of this year when I bought my iPhone. Many people are struggling right now with the economy in shambles and so we are all forced to budget our money wisely. Not that we shouldn’t always be…

Virtual CEO: First Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Business

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:15:51 +0000

According to Komisar, he provides the biggest value to companies at the beginning, and his value diminishes as the company grows and becomes more operational. He initially focuses on helping companies develop an overall strategy and business plan at a conceptual level. As the company evolves, he becomes more of the problem solver, rather than the generalist.

The Biggest Successes are Often Bred from Failures

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:01:56 +0000

According to Randy Komisar, what distinguishes the Silicon Valley is not its successes, but the way in which it deals with failures. The Valley is about experimentation, innovation, and taking new risks. Only a small business that can deal with failure and still make money can exist in this environment. It is a model based on many, many failures and a few extraordinary successes.

5 Steps to Successful Selling

Matt Wisniewski — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:40:34 +0000

What many sales and business people fail to do is to clearly identify who their target market is. They feel that “everybody is a prospect”. Even though your product may very well be usable by “everybody” or every company, not everybody has the ability to make the buying decision.

faxZero – Send a Fax for FREE

Matt Wisniewski — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:14:30 +0000

Have you ever needed to send someone a fax, but weren't close to a fax machine? Maybe you don't even have a fax machine - so for you, faxing something means jumping in your car and driving yourself down to the closest FedEx Kinkos. If this sounds like you, then you NEED to try faxZero!

Version 2 is launched in Beta!

DollarDuel.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:22 +0000

Pretty much everything in the DollarDuel upgrade has been completed. We are still working out a few kinks with Facebook information being passed to the site, but everything should still be functional! Be sure to leave comments on what you think!! If you have any problems/comments/questions/etc. then send a message to support@dollarduel.com!

Version 2 is in the works!

DollarDuel.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:49:34 +0000

If you haven’t noticed already, DollarDuel updates have been rare for the past 3 weeks. Just to let everyone know, we are currently undergoing a rebranding as well as a website overhaul. Many new articles will be released when the new site launches. It shouldn’t be too much longer, but for now, we’ll leave you with one or two posts…

Delegating Work and Letting Go of Responsibility

DollarDuel.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:57:07 +0000

Entrepreneurs sometimes have the tendency to be control freaks. After all, being in control is a common reason they go in to business for themselves in the first place. So when it comes time to start handing down some of the responsibility, many business owners have serious trouble letting go. If it’s not about proving that you can do it…

Local Ad Link Business Advertising Explained

DollarDuel.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:24:31 +0000

If you haven't thought about using Local advertising for your business, you may want to think again. This video tutorial will explain how you can use Local Ad Link to expand your business market to more viewers.

The man who owns the Internet

DollarDuel.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:20:06 +0000

Kevin Ham is the most powerful dotcom mogul you’ve never heard of, reports Business 2.0 Magazine. Here’s how the master of Web domains built a $300 million empire. (Business 2.0 Magazine) — Kevin Ham leans forward, sits up tall, closes his eyes, and begins to type — into the air. He’s seated along the rear wall of a packed ballroom in…

How To Sell Stock Photos

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:53:31 +0000

Simply put, stock photography is a collection of photos that can be used for different purposes under strict or relatively flexible usage licenses. Stock photos include an ever expanding variety of subjects which publishers, advertising agencies or anyone can buy and use.

How to Make $10 Million from Home in 4 Easy Steps

DollarDuel.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:49:04 +0000

Rule No.1: Pick a market where the competition charges money, and do it for free. Most people looking for dates online paid hefty monthly fees for personals ads before entrepreneur Markus Frind came along. His site, Plenty of Fish, undercut the competition including Match.com. In that way, Frind was quickly able to grab market share. He’s now tops in the U.S.,…