30
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as SEO
A surefire way to help increase your Google PageRank is to attract links from high-pagerank blogs and websites.
As you know, Google’s PageRank is a link analysis algorithm that assigns a numerical weight to a website and its internal pages. It uses a website’s link structure to determine how valuable a given page is. Each link for a website is [...]
29
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Recaps
Welcome to a belated version of The Flimjo Recap. I had an extensive travel day yesterday. I was able to draft half of this post from Chicago’s OHare Airport, but I couldn’t finish it in time. I was at a friend’s wedding on Saturday night, but now I’m back in South Florida.
Below, I’ll be recapping (1) this [...]
28
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I’m in Chicago for the weekend for the wedding of one of my roommates from law school. I couldn’t help but notice the signs of the current economic recession on the cab ride over to the hotel.
Condominium tower after condominium tower going up side by side in the Gold coast area.
People going in and out [...]
27
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
This past week, I posted about my recent work experience and why I felt like Donnie Brasco.
In honor of that post, and in honor of how good the movie Donnie Brasco is, I decided to dedicate today’s YouTube post to one of my favorite scenes from the movie.
If you haven’t seen the movie, Johnny Depp [...]
26
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Real Estate
If you want to invest in real estate for cash flow, it’s best to have the 1031 tax exchange explained to you in some form. I love real estate investing and have opted to learn so much about it because of the immense wealth it can create. The main reason it offers such wealth is [...]
25
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous, Resources
My favorite Oscar Wilde quote is the following simple statement:
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
It’s amazing that an Irish poet and novelist who died more than 100 years ago can offer such an important tidbit of business and entrepreneurial advice.
We live within our means because we choose to. We [...]
24
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Employee Life
I felt like Donnie Brasco yesterday. The trial I had worked on for the past month settled on the eve of closing arguments. I worked like a dog for the past week and a half preparing for trial and performing various tasks throughout the trial.
(For the record, I’m the one at the bottom of the [...]
23
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Make Money Online
I bought EBay’s Build A Niche Store (BANS) a few days ago. Over the weekend, I had a chance to go through the installation manual. My goal was to get my first BANS store up by the end of this week. But working yesterday sort of sidetracked me.
Nevertheless, I feel very optimistic about getting my first store [...]
22
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Recaps
A belated Flimjo Recap, but a Flimjo Recap, nonetheless.
I had to work today . . . again. This trial is wrapping up tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to some free time. What a week.
The items I’ll be recapping today are (1) the previous week’s posts on this blog; (2) the most interesting posts from the [...]
21
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Make Money Online
I finally did it. I bought the Build a Niche Store website builder.
I had been contemplating this for weeks. I read about it, and I looked at some testimonials on various blogs. I read more than I had to about BANS, and I ultimately concluded that there was no better vehicle out there to get [...]