This is more of a follow up on the Auto Classified post I made.

As small business owners ourselves, we need to think in terms of value and money. We all want to make money, but at the same time we have to feel good about adding value to our customers.

Now we all know the benefits of running a directory/portal. However, depending on you, you may want to consider NOT thinking on such a large scale, and build a niche portal.

The auto classified site is a perfect...

Here is something that I have been running into lately. PArtly in part to the fact that I have been doing this business for a while and have made some contacts during the past 18 months or so.

As a business owner(which you are), it pays to keep your eyes open, There are always opportunities staring you in the face if you condition yourself to look for them.

Maybe JV is too strong of a word to describe this, and maybe Broker is more applicable. The idea here is to use your...

For those of you struggling with setting up a portal, or hesitant to offer web services, think niche. I will give you one basic scenario here, but it can be applied to many niches within your city.

Auto Classifieds.

There are tons of software out there that you can upload to your server and start you on your way. You can literally be up and running from SCRATCH in about 4 hours.

Most small used car lots in town do not have sites, and the ones that do...usually...

So you are still contemplating ways to make money targeting small businesses. Good, it’s always prudent to sit back and find new and exciting ways to make more money and add some residual cash to your account.

Here is just another way to accomplish this without much more effort…

Develop some smaller industry specific niche sites in your city. For example YourcityDENTISTS.com, YourcityRestaurants.com, YourCityGiftShops.com, etc. You get the idea there.

Now,...

So you want to earn some personal wealth in the offline marketplace? Good for you. Nothing against affiliate marketing, ebooks, adsense etc, but when you sit down and think about it, instead of fighting online for some money that comes straggling in, Offline Wealth is a much better solution.

Why?

Offline Wealth is a more lucrative endeavor because it’s literally in your own backyard. You still need to know what the hell you are doing, or at least sound like it (you can...