Category Archives: business

Precious Crashes Her Own Website

It was her fault. She installed a new Plugin and the next thing she knew, http://precious-living.com have disappeared into thin air.
Thank God for BlueHost’s LiveChat Customer Support. Our brief conversation went like this:-
rsorensen [8:04:33 AM]: Welcome to our real-time support area
Hillary [8:04:33 AM]: *panics* My main domain, http://notesfrommyheart.com is up but my addon domain, http://precious-living.com [...]

How much do you love your host?

I love my host
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much!
My host is not perfect. There were times when my site loads at a snail’s pace and there were times when my site was completely down. But, my host is always available on LiveChat so any issues I’ve had with them have been quickly resolved.
I’m not one of [...]

What are the ethics of giving away business cards?

Last night, Nic and I were discussing business cards. More specifically, we were discussing the ethics of giving away business cards.
Most people I know will automatically bow their head slightly when receiving a business card, as though they feel deeply honored to be given the card. There must have been a time when people only [...]

Don’t You Know, Bloggers Just Wanna Have Fun!

Ever since I’ve started blogging, I’ve had the opportunity to attend one or two product launches here and there. All I have to do is get dressed and turn up.
Meanwhile, the marketer needs to organize the invites, provide the door gifts, spoil me with free flow of food and drinks, show me the new product, [...]

Different Cultural Context Require Different Business Ideas

When I was just a student, I visited a huge franchise expo. I was fascinated to see so many interesting business ideas. However, I wasn’t able to tell what will work and what won’t.
Now that I’ve lived in various countries and am able to compare the lifestyle differences, I’m pretty certain that a cleaning franchise [...]

How to Recognize an Entrepreneur

A husband of a friend owns a small business that provides business computer repair.
This is normally very straightforward.
You figure out how to fix computers, hire someone to collect and return computers, market the service to nearby businesses, and collect the money that’s rolling in!
However, because this guy is the entrepreneurial type, he’s found more than [...]

BMW’s April Fools’ Advertisement

Last night, I learned (from watching a chick flick) that one doesn’t eat caviar with a silver fork. The oxidation will impart a metallic taste to the fish roe. Instead, one puts it on top of the wrist and lick it off.
If the BMW brand were a person, I’d expect him say he already knew [...]

Sign Up for a Five Week Course on Labelling

I’ve always known it’s important to organize but I never knew you can sign up for a five-week course on labelling just to stay organized. Amazed? So am I!
The labelling 101 course is created by Linda Koopersmith who is known as the Beverly Hills Organizer. She has appeared as a co-host and organizational expert on [...]

Precious wants to win $5000!

Here’s my video to join the Spring Break contest for a chance to win $5000! I had a lot of fun making this video even though I had to retake it many times. I kept making silly mistakes like holding the signs upside down!
If you would like to have fun making your own video and [...]

The Most Important Person You’ll Meet at Tunxi Ancient Street

Before we ate the hairy tofu with chinese mini escargot, we’d already filled our stomachs a few times as we we were walking down Tunxi Ancient Street.
At the crossroad in the middle of the street, we saw this guy with a very simple stall. He seems to have become a roundabout for the crossroad for [...]