Category Archives: Serious Business

Green Star at Last!

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Jon

After joining eBay ten years ago (to this exact day, strangely enough) I finally earned my green star today. Over 5,000 positive feedback! I'm hoping to earn a shooting star sometime sooner than a decade from now…

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The Pros & Cons of Self-Employment

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Jon

Every now and then, when I tell people what I do for a living I am asked "how can I do that too?" Usually I can't offer much more than a shrug, but perhaps I can answer it with another … Continue reading →

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Mail Fraud And You: Know The Law

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Jon

I do a lot of international business online. A LOT. Every now and then, an overseas customer comes along and asks me to forge an invoice to save him a few bucks in duty taxes. While this hasn't happened as … Continue reading →

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Discover Merchant Services. WTF?

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Jon

For the last several weeks I have been noticing calls on my phone from "Unavailable" coming up while I was sleeping on an almost daily basis. The caller did not leave a message during any of the many times this … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Entrepreneurship

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Jon

What is entrepreneurship? In the traditional sense of the word, it is starting your own business; creating something out of nothing. To me it's more than that, though. When most people think of an entrepreneur they think of someone in … Continue reading →

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