;//--> Since April 1 is National Backing Up Day I’m posting this video to both celebrate good website backup principles, and to haunt you if you do not have a reliable, set-it-and-forget it backup solution for your own websites. The first time I saw this video I didn’t know what to think – it was […]
During these kinds of “economic downturns” you need to avoid getting “Lean and Mean” as they say. You need to get “Lean & KEEN!” Shoot me now as I hate to repeat what the media wants to scare the general public with “Depression” talk but that’s where a lot of us are and you know […]
March 7, 2012 tune in tonight via web streaming or telephone for a STARDUST FACTOR LIVE TELESEMINAR at 9pm EST. PR/Branding for Writers and Speakers & Other Hot Stuff This is the first live program I’ve done since October 2011 and I’m excited to get back in the groove with my favorite clients, subscribers, and […]
Dear Friend, I went to your website and was all ready to buy from you – but your site is down! What’s up with that? If you’ve ever gotten an email like this you know the pure cold terror that grips you as you scramble to go look at your site. When you discover that […]
In my humble, but accurate opinion… “The greatest asset you can have in your business is a unique solution to a problem faced by an identifiable group of people – with money.” Rick Butts Think about it. What do Michael Gerber’s E-Myth, The Blue Ocean Strategy, The Four Hour Work-Week, The Tipping Point, and other […]
LIVE from Odessa Ukraine it’s Rick Butts! Notice the American Christmas music playing in the background of the video. Why is this particularly interesting? Because it’s January 5th. Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on January 7th (their big holiday is New Years – a lot more like our Christmas traditions with family, gifts, and warm seasons wishes. […]
So, I’m running along side a dark green train, in the rain. I’m pulling two gigantasaurus safari-pack type roller bags, one in each hand, with my Macbook in a backpack on my back and if we don’t find the right car in about 2 minutes the train will simply roll down the tracks for it’s […]
Been in Ukraine for 2 weeks, which seems outrageous, the time has flown by. I made this update in an impromptu fashion (shocker!) but thought I’d publish it for the sake of my relatives who thought I’d disappeared. We are planning on taking the train to Odessa on December 6, 2011. Follow more stuff on […]
We are running a live webcam for LivingInUkraine.com and I thought you may want to see what we are up to. I can’t predict what you’ll see at any given time as we are both running live cam footedge from the street outside the window, to meetings we have in cafes in Ukraine. Today we’ll […]