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Want a Business that Lets You Live and Work Anywhere? Start Here. . .

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So you want to build a business that lets you live and work anywhere. Congratulations! Now, how and where do you start? Whatever else you do -- whatever problem you’re going to solve and get paid for -- you’ll need a place where your audience and your prospects will come to get information about your product or service, and about you, personally. (After all, people do business with people they know, like, and trust.) This is the first of a short series of newsletters about the …

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How to Use Affiliate Links as Part of Your Passive Income Strategy

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While it's possible to earn a great living by providing a service, a passive income stream or two really levels off the ups and downs. Just don't buy into the myth of passive income -- make sure you understand what it really is before you start! Affiliate links are the quickest and easiest form of passive income to implement. Done right, they can also give you a surprisingly good return. Back in 2011 when my husband and I were preparing to move to Panama, I wrote this on my Future …

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Got a Portable Career? Your Online Presence is Mandatory. . .

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There are as many types of portable careers as there are expats and anywhereists looking to earn a living overseas. One thing most of them have in common, though, is the need for a solid online presence. A permanent online address shows a level of stability that reassures clients and brings you more business. This leads to the question, what sort of online platform should you use as your online home base? Do I Need a Website? Some people believe that they can use a social media …

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A First Look at the Friendly Digital Pro WordPress Theme

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It's an axiom of advertising and copywriting that people do business with those they know, like, and trust. If your business exists online, your website is the place where "know, like, and trust" starts, and you want your WordPress theme to help that process along. The Digital Pro theme, from StudioPress, bills itself as a theme with a friendly style. Standard StudioPress features include: Mobile responsive HTML5 Fast page load times Secure Optimized for search Great typography …

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Wellness Pro Theme: An Easy Prescription for a Healthier WordPress Site

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I admit it, I've recently fallen in love. With a WordPress theme. It's the new Wellness Pro theme from StudioPress. Naturally, it has all the features you'd expect in a StudioPress theme. It's: Well coded Versatile Terrific typography Mobile responsive Secure I could go on and on. It's a gorgeous theme, and you can use it for all sorts of sites, not just those related to health or wellness. I recently used it to demonstrate a new, updated look for a book binding business. The …

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Introducing WordPress 4.3 — Let’s have a Round of Applause for Billie!

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WordPress 4.3 has just walked on stage. Named after the great jazz/blues singer Billie Holiday, WordPress 4.3 has some great new features, and one big gotcha!. First, the bad news. If your site uses old plugins, Billie might cause problems. Do not upgrade to WordPress 4.3 until you've checked this out. Here's the deal: If a plugin was coded using PHP 4, WordPress deprecates it and lets you know there's a problem. This is sort of like Microsoft finally deciding to stop supporting Windows 95. …

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