Poleni, readers. On Friday evening, for about two hours, www.likechapaa.com was not available. We were down. Why? We got an unexpected surge in visitors to this website and it crashed our servers and brought us down. While we’re excited to get so many visitors, we aren’t excited that our servers crashed. We’re investing in more […]
[Continue reading…]Winner of ‘Scientific Advertising’
October 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We had a mini-competition the other day. So, here is the winner: Naomie Dear readers, thank you for participating. Please enjoy the book Naomie. Do let us know how you like it. If you are late and you want Scientific Advertising, you can get it by clicking here.
[Continue reading…]8 Ways to Impress Your Boss While Doing Less
October 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
While we usually write about how to successfully grow your business, I know that a lot of people aren’t there yet. A lot of people are still working the 9-5, dreaming of being a Business Owner. While I worked for “the Man”, I still wanted to be “lazy” while being successful and get promoted. For […]
[Continue reading…]Want a FREE Online Shop?
October 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The very first time that I got interested in making money online was around the time when I hit puberty. I was reading this magazine – sikumbuki jina – and there was this story of a woman with three kids who had quit her job to take care of her babies. Since she was home […]
[Continue reading…]Business Idea Generation in 5 Easy Steps
October 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I read something interesting from Ramit Sethi: The myth of the Perfect Idea takes two seemingly opposite forms. “Waaaah, I hate being broke, but I have no skills or ideas for making more money!” “My boss is such a @$#@* but there’s nothing else I can do.” “But I have a MILLION good ideas! Just […]
[Continue reading…]Scientific Advertising (Free Book Inside)
October 28, 2010 by 5 Comments
The time has come when advertising has in some hands reached the status of a science. It is based on fixed principles and is reasonably exact. The causes and effects have been analyzed until they are well understood. The correct method of procedure have been proved and established. We know what is most effective, and […]
[Continue reading…]Getting a mortgage as a freelancer
October 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
When I first started writing for money, I had big dreams. I figured if I could earn Ksh 300,000 a month, I could easily get a mortgage. I’d pay Ksh 100,000 a month and own my dream house in under 10 years. It seemed really viable. But everyone I told about my plans either raised […]
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