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It’s always exciting when someone gives birth. Especially if you are related and you become an uncle or auntie.

And it’s always an exciting event.

This time around, however, it’s not a birth of a human. Continue reading »

(This post is written by Krista. I’m taking a break this week to prepare for my upcoming talk in April. Will post more details on the talk soon and how you can participate.)

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Although I have been writing for many years now, I did not actively seek writing opportunities with magazines or newspapers because I run my own business and time is often lacking. But writing is a hobby and most times, my takes on life is published in my blog.

I enjoy travel and food so once in a while I will take some of my blog posts and turn them into full length articles. Sometimes I submit these articles for free reprints to article directories. (I did major in Journalism though so I believe writing keeps my journo muscles lean and mean.)

Imagine my surprise when I was one day contacted by the travel editor of an Australian newspaper who wanted to reproduce my article. I wrote a few articles in 2004 on travelling and dining in Sarawak and the editor had picked one of those to reprint. Continue reading »

Over the years, I realised that I have collected, used and imparted some tips about what it is to be a business owner/entrepreneur. Did you know that I started off as a home-based business, working out of my rented room then? That was almost 10 years ago.

Although I made that leap out of the home and into an office, I still think that it’s no different really. Business owners have their own ways of doing things. Below I share some tips of how you can be a business owner too. Whether you are a solo-preneur or a 10-person firm, being a business owner is all about having the right attitude.

And having the right attitude is about getting your daily priorities right too. Continue reading »

Have you ever walked away from a client? Have you ever said “No” to a particular business deal?

After 10 years in the business of designing business websites, like it or not, we sometimes have to.

While having (big name) customers are great for our design portfolio, sometimes the costs of serving these customers can be too high. Continue reading »

I’ve been quite quiet this past week - maybe it’s the election fever. Maybe it’s the rainy weather. Or that February, what with Chinese New Year and all that feasting, got to my head and I have to take things a bit slow. That, or it’s called old age.

Before I forget, do vote this 8 March. Go exercise that right of yours as a citizen of Malaysia. (Did I mention that I actually heard Jeff Ooi campaign last weekend? Yes, Jeff Ooi the blogger is contesting in Penang.)

So in the spirit of ‘putting a blogger in Parliament’, this week’s post is something related. I got sent this link by a friend. Good or not, you be the judge.

Of course, who can pass up something titled The Best 50 Blogs and something by the Times Online at that! Let’s not be judgmental but yes, certain names or brands do carry more weight and I’d be lying if I didn’t feel an itch to click on the link and find out.

Many of the blogs ring a bell but then again many are famous blogs. Take the one by Godin for instance. Or Scobleliezer.

Well, the article (is it technically even an article? OK, a list, then) does separate blogs by interests: Health, Media & Marketing,Financial, Engineering, etc. So if you’re not keen on Engineering, you can quickly skip that and move on to blogs in your area of interest.

What I found odd was that Dell’s blog made it into the list - a bit of unsure about Dell’s blog though.

The thing about blogs is this: you may not know it but you may just stumble upon a blog that’s hidden or recommended. It’s a strange roundabout journey but sometimes, a worthwhile one.

Get your 50 best blogs here.

Vote for change,
Nic