Archive for May, 2010
Open Office Training
May 22nd, 2010 | 
Author: I’ve written about OpenOffice.org before — a couple of times! because I really like it. I like that it is quality, powerful, open source, software with all the features of the more expensive commercial packages. I like it because it is not a Microsoft product. And I like it because it is FREE!
But, like any good product, there is probably a significant learning curve to its use. This is often the primary reason for sticking with what you have and never moving on to something that is actually better. And I do think OpenOffice.org is better!
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Building From Home
Ev and Leo live in a beautiful part of the country and are developing an online business from their home outside Portland, Oregon. In addition to their new website for collectible sports magazines, old car ads, and other memorabilia (kollection-konnection) they have branched out into magazine subscriptions.
It’s a natural. People read magazines — lots of them — but they can’t always find where to sign up for a subscription. Sure, schools offer them from time to time as fund raisers but where is a school kid and a pencil when you need one?
A Base For Your Business
How would you use a website? eBay’s recent change in fees make storing large numbers of slow selling items in store inventory less affordable. The base price for a store, with even minimally affordable monthly, good till canceled (GTC) listing fees is nearly $50.00 a month. At five cents per item per month the costs roll up quickly. A thousand items, not unusual for many sellers, takes the basic price to $100.00 a month, and final value fees (sales commissions) takes it through the roof.
