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November 20, 2009

Where’s the Pumpkin Pie?

Filed under: Miscellaneous — Tags: , , , , — sol21 @ 5:11 pm

As 2009 winds down to a grundgy close, nationwide reports of a pumpkin shortage fill the airwaves, the blogs, the forums, and the grocery shelves.  “Where’s the canned pumpkin?”  thousands of  harried housewives ask equally harried store managers.  In many cases, “There isn’t any”  seems to be the answer.

A  Thanksgiving dinner without Pumpkin Pie?  To many,  that’s unthinkable.   Libby and Nestle are sending bulletins to newswires throughout the land to quell the panic.  “It’s going to be fine!  We are stocking shelves as we speak!  You will have your Pumpkin Pie!” 

Even Bloomberg, ususally the harbinger of more world-shaking events,   sent updates on the crises at frequent intervals on this morning’s broadcast.  Are Libby and Nestle whistling in the dark? Or will grocery shelves really spill over with canned pumpkin for the weekend rush?  It’s a cliff hanger, we admit.

What can you do if you can’t find a pumpkin (fresh or canned?)  Housewives and Chefs are notorious for inventing substitutions for just about anything! Why not for Pumpkin Pie?  The first thing that comes to my mind as I scour the pumpkinless brain is a yam and a butternut squash!

You may be thinking, “Ugh”  but give it a try. I haven’t worked up the recipe yet, but will as  time permits, and by next Thursday, be able to report the result.  To begin, keep it simple; just add the usual eggs, sugar, condensed milk, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cornstarch? - whatever, beat thoroughly, and there you are - a “SubPumpkin Pie.”

Entreprenuerial efforts sometimes work, sometimes not.  This one’s a small risk!

Comments accepted.  And an anti-rainman might be helpful.

Happy Thanksgiving

November 16, 2009

What Do You Really Know?

Filed under: Mission — sol21 @ 11:42 pm

That is the million dollar question, but the billion dollar question is: 
How do you apply what you really know.

It often appears that people in the business world who know little or nothing rise to the top like foam in a bubble bath, while the really knowledgeable plod along in obscurity.  We attach labels, like “personality,” “salesmanship.” “luck,”  determination” to the winners but the labels don’t dispel the underlying uncertainty  that those guys know something that we don’t.

The world abounds with consultants.  Are they all experts?  Can they turn a plodder into a Prince?  Can they give you the real “Secret?”  That depends - mostly on the person  recieving the advice.  Are you one of the ones who can turn any advice into Gold?  Then maybe you don’t need the consultant.   or maybe you can profit the most from the advice - whatever it is! 

It is not what you learned - but what you DO with what you learned.  In that context, I’ll pass along a note from Webwire:

Duluth, GA - Internet marketing legends Matt Bacak and Mark Joyner are excited to announce their upcoming seminar Survival Tactics for Tough Times designed to equip Internet marketers with the tools and strategies necessary to build thriving Internet marketing businesses during the economic downturn. Scheduled speakers include some of the industry’s most successful Internet marketers who are expected to provide a wealth of information for seminar attendees. Survival Tactics for Tough Times will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on December 4, 5 and 6. . . .

Bestselling author Mark Joyner is known as the “Godfather of Online Marketing” for his pioneering efforts in the world of Internet marketing. Joyner popularized a number of technologies including Integration marketing and remotely-hosted ad tracking which are some of the foundational tools used by today’s Internet marketers.

Matt Bacak, often referred to as “The Powerful Promoter” is an experienced and well-known Internet marketing leader who has spent years on the international speaking circuit sharing his time-tested and proven Internet marketing strategies. Bacak’s skill at leveraging social media and his ability to teach others how to effectively do the same has enabled him to build a multimillion dollar Internet marketing empire within a few short years.

Matt Bacak and Mark Joyner will share their combined knowledge, experience and expertise during the Survival Tactics for Tough Times seminar. Other speakers include Ted Nicholas, Joe Sugarman, Bill Glazer, Marshall Sylver, Shawn Casey, Robert Allen, Kevin Wilke, Tellman Knudson, Dan Kuschell, Keith Wellman and Justin Blake.

To learn more about the Survival Tactics for Tough Times seminar put on by Internet marketing legends Matt Bacak and Mark Joyner, visit http://www.survivaltacticsseminar.com/

November 10, 2009

What’s On The Cloud?

Filed under: Internet Marketing, Miscellaneous — Tags: , , — sol21 @ 1:03 am

An interesting and very relevant  post in businessweek.com today called attention to two important topics:  Language and internet services that small businesses may not be using to their advantage because they don’t know what they are or what expensive and time consuming tasks they replace.

Read the whole article here:
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/tips/archives/2009/11/what does the c.html

About language:  Almost every business or group category has its own verbal shorthand.  But the internet gang outdoes  them all!  Why?  I suppose because it is made up of very creative visually  minded people who attach appropriate but sometimes unfathomable names to applications, software, businesses of all kinds that thrive on the internet.  Who would have thought that “Google” would end up as a worldwide superstar? 

  And now we have “Cloud” computing. It sounds lovely, doesn’t it? It sounds lazy. It makes you think you can just take a nap on a ball of  fluff and all your work will magically do itself. Well, that’s not too far off!  It means no software - no IT department - no expensive servers - and a whole lot of other stuff.  stuff that we may be using without even knowing. 

If you want to boost your business in the lazyest way possible, read this article!

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