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How to Make a Living as a Writer
A lot of people play with the idea of writing for a living. A few lucky people are born with fantastic connections that allow them to parley idiotic concepts like using sharks and tornadoes as the basis for a major film. Even when these films flop somehow there's still enough cash left over for these people to relax, drink, and lounge around doing nothing.
By Walter Rhein6 years ago in Journal
Sugar Cookies
Shellac and Sugar Cookies Probably a definition is in order. According to an ancient encyclopedia on my bookshelves, Shellac is an all-natural resin secreted by the female lac bug to form a cocoon, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand (tie-land). It is processed and sold as dry flakes, which are dissolved in denatured alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant and wood finish much like a combination of stain and polyurethane (poly-ur-a-thane). Shellac functions as a tough all-natural primer, sanding sealer, odor-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish.
By Dub Wright6 years ago in Journal
How to Name Your Business—Its Easier with These Steps
It’s great that you have decided to launch a company, and start your own business, and finally become financially free. Now’s the time that you’ll enjoy your lunch in a dry and quiet room rather than having subsidized lunches in a suffocating cafeteria. All the dreams you had of attaining financial freedom are about to come true. But wait! Have you named your company yet? No? Then you are in big trouble. And if you are here, then it’s never been easier to name your company in the past two decades. There are numerous platforms like a company name generator, which can help with artificial intelligence and a peep into some of your basic demands. These name generators ask you some simple questions like what is the keyword you want to have in your company’s name and the length of the name in letters. Also, there are a zillion ways that you can name your company right. Some of them are below.
By Madison Fletcher6 years ago in Journal
How to Start a Business with $0
At first, I was going to leave it at that (Answer: Get to Work!), laugh and run away. Then I decided some people really might want to learn how to get started. Often getting started is the hardest part of any perceived challenge: running that 5K, drafting that 1000 words per day, finding that new job, losing that extra weight, eating healthy, quitting a bad habit… you get the idea.
By Michelle LeBlanc6 years ago in Journal
My eCommerce Journey l Part 2 l Starting a Business for £5.38
Hello, Reader. Welcome to the Real Beginning of my eCommerce Journey. I say real because this is Part 2 of this series. Part 1 is really a background story about certain things and events that have led me to where I am now, and if you missed it, you can find it on my profile or here.
By Jake Dawson6 years ago in Journal
How to Successfully Outsource SEO Projects?
SEO is extremely crucial to get a successful outcome for your business. But let’s face it—it requires a lot of effort, it is a brain-wracking process and doing it for all your clients can take up more time than you can imagine. If you’re a small to medium-sized business think of how much time and resources you can save if you decide to outsource SEO projects while you work further on scaling your business. We are not saying this because it’s our industry, we are saying this because getting SEO services from experienced individuals can help you save more than just time and effort. In this blog, we give you a complete guide on how to successfully outsource SEO projects as we answer the following questions:
By 7 Seas Solutions6 years ago in Journal
My eCommerce Journey | Part 1 | The Dream
Hello reader. By clicking on this article, I'm going to go ahead and assume you have some sort of invested interest in the world of eCommerce and Online Business. I know I have, and it's the whole reason I've decided to start this journey. I've decided to share the process with you for two reasons. First, It's a good way for me to stay focused and concentrate. Many times I've drifted away from my ideals and strategies, getting caught up in the stress of real life. With this, I can keep a steady report of everything. The second reason is for you, dear reader, so that you may follow along in my journey, learn where I went wrong and right, and gain the inspiration for starting your own eCommerce business.
By Jake Dawson6 years ago in Journal











