In a rare moment of bipartisan collaboration this week, the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that brings us one step closer to paying sales tax for online purchases. If it becomes law, you won’t be able to avoid …
Set an Email Quota and Stick to It
If you’ve tried all of the basic ways to manage your email, but are still feeling overwhelmed, try setting quotas. The idea is that the more messages you send, the more you get. Assume that every email you send will generate 4–10 responses, so you’re creating work for yourself with each message. Limit the number of threads you …
Cure Your Work Addiction. Here’s How
Unless you start delegating tasks you would normally trust only to yourself, you’re doomed to keep running in place, headed for burnout.
Talk Your Way to Success
If you want your business to succeed—and we’re guessing you do—then consider these tips for improving your internal communications. It’s more important than you think.
Collecting Music is Back — But Harder Than Ever
The article below was originally published at Evolver.fm.
First we collected music objects, then we hoarded MP3s to the point that many of our computers’ music collections became so huge and labyrinthine as to become …
Um, You’ve Actually Been Able to Order 100% Legit Viagra Online for Years
Two key facts are being glossed over with this week’s big announcement from Pfizer: 1) It’s been possible to buy guaranteed authentic Viagra online for years; and 2) Pfizer isn’t really selling drugs directly to customers.
Viewpoint: Ben Bernanke, Enabler of America’s Fiscal Dysfunction
By trying to compensate for poor fiscal policies, the Fed is making it easier for the President and Congress to evade their responsibilities.
For a Musician with a Webcam, All the World’s a (Profitable) Stage
Stageit allows artists to livestream shows from a studio or their tour bus, and making a tidy profit in the process.
A Big Push for Mandatory Personal Finance Classes in School
in a new paper, the highly influential Consumer Financial Protection Bureau endorses mandatory personal finance classes in grades K-12.
Don’t Listen to Customers — Observe Them
Every business wants to know what influences their customers. So, they should just ask them, right? Not so fast. There’s a fundamental problem with asking people what will persuade them to change: Most of the time they won’t know the answer.
One Airline That Stubbornly Refuses to Pile on the Fees (For Now)
Most airlines view fees for baggage and ticket changes as easy, highly lucrative revenue streams. Southwest Airlines views them quite differently: If it added baggage fees on par with other carriers, Southwest says it would lose …
Soup Up Your Sales Team
Tepid sales may be the result of more than just a sluggish economy. Maybe it’s time to reevaluate your sales approach and how you attract new customers.