You're probably already laughing. Thirteen dollars?

Yes, thirteen and some change. But you have to start from somewhere, and that is typically zero. Those first few dollars you make doing something new can be exhilarating and give you the emotional kick needed to keep after it until you make more money.

This can be do it once work and then make money on autopilot.

Here is what I did ...

I took a legal report I had already prepared and...

The World Cup is currently taking place. It occurs only once every four years and is a massive global event. The finals pit Germany versus Argentina.

Needless to say, World Cup items, especially those involving a country like Germany, are huge sellers right now.

A family member saw one they liked and asked me to get it. I went to their Ebay store to buy it and saw this notice - closed while on vacation.

Unbelievable.

This person has a store...

An issue I see over and over is someone wants to make money now and they sign a contract as a contractor without worrying about the terms. This could be for marketing, SEO, writing, website building, etc. Just about anything.

Later, the contract ends and the person or business on the other end of the contract sends a reminder of the noncompete preventing work in an industry or with certain clients for a year. Sometimes, many years.

Suddenly, the business comes to a halt....

Marketing to attorneys is always popular, probably because the niche is viewed as lucrative with attorneys willing to trade money for time.

Here is a somewhat secret resource affording great SEO and marketing opportunities: AVVO. A sample attorney profile:

Lawyer Brian Kindsvater - Gold River Attorney - Avvo.com

Why is this site so valuable?

- Good authority for the domain.

- Ability to draw traffic by writing legal guides and answering...

A forum member sent me a private message asking if they could claim a trademark on their logo for a physical product they are selling on Amazon, even if they have not registered the trademark.

Good question, so I decided to also provide a public answer for anyone else with the same issue.

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What you should do is put the "TM" sign next to the logo. That reflects a trademark is claimed but not yet registered. Many, many products do this. For...