Category Archives: The Net

Do you need a website, or a blog?

Short version: the two are the same. But there ‘is’ a difference between a website and a blog, and you’d be better off knowing that difference. Some basics: When you put up web presence for your business online, you do … Continue reading

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Understanding Blogstarta

I’m a blogstarta, make no mistake. I love blogging and have been at it since the day it was born. Literally. I have been blogging since the time John C. Dvorak called blogging the best thing since CD ROM. And … Continue reading

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The Newspaper Man

The newspaper man is not happy. The global newspaper industry is considered by many to be technically dead. The problem that caused this almost-sudden death is said to be the change in people’s preferences. More people are tuning online to … Continue reading

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What a Pakistani can learn from an Indian entrepreneur

I was reading an article on Techcrunch and it occurred to me that the article had some very concrete lessons to teach anyone willing to either start, maintain or grow his or her enterprise. The article was about a company from … Continue reading

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Let your calendar be your boss

It is about choices, never forget that. So, choose that you will let your calendar be your boss. You will let it tell you what to do. You will listen. Being someone who is ‘unemployable’ (i.e. self-employed), you find it … Continue reading

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4 FREE Online Tools that you SHOULD be using in ANY business

This post is about 4 tools available online that you SHOULD be  using. The tools are essentially free (some charge you to go for premium accounts, but you can easily get by with the free versions as long as you … Continue reading

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Keyboards are on the way out, seriously

Let’s get one thing clear, the keyboard is not a good thing. It doesn’t matter if I can type at a million words per minute, which obviously I can, the bottom line is: it is not ‘natural’. Before you go … Continue reading

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