By Bob Turek
My books are business books. Check out my web site. Once you get there, notice some of the things you can do: write a blog, link to my blog on b5media www.projectmanagement411.com , list and sell your books.
I wrote my first one based on an Innovation Award winning software solution for manufacturer’s called Rapid Priority Management. The purpose at the time was to provide a business case, training and implementation suggestion book that could be used in sales cycles for the software.
My second book was about a very innovative approach to selling called Value Selling. This book was …read more

It’s Writing & Publishing Month here at Home Biz Notes.
We’re talking self publishing and print on demand with guest author, Bob Turek, who published his book, Working The Plan on Lulu.com.

By Bob Turek
While I have some experience publishing on-line (article and books on Working The Plan and a blog at Project Management 411), I would not suggest it unless you are willing to spend a lot of time writing your content (article, book, pamphlet, or whatever). That’s the key- good content- the rest is just an ability to follow an on-line site’s directions.
Lulu.com was suggested to me …read more

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If you’re joining in all the hype about “going green” in today’s world, do you ever consider that you might turn some of your customers off if you’re focusing too heavily on this to the exclusion of other important aspects of your business or their needs?
Also, as Bob Turek says, at Project Management 411, Green Hype Can Distract.
This overstated environmental record should caution companies to avoid overstating it’s own products and services.
Yes, we should be aware of environmental concerns.  However, is there a point where you can overstate your claims or turn customers away because you’re focusing on this issue too …read more

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Based on the comments received and the discussion that has ensued, regarding the Odd Couple Blog Project Bob Turek and I participated in at the Business Channel, I realize Social Security, and the possibility of it’s running out, is a complex issue. There isn’t an easy solution that satisfies everyone.
You’re also likely to hear more about it as the presidential hopefuls vie for the vote and try to slant their platforms to appeal to the most people.  Sometimes their suggestions are designed to sound good and guarantee votes, but not for the greater, long term good.  Sometimes their solutions are at …read more

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   Odd Couple Project
Bob Turek, at ProjectManagement411, is partnering with me in a b5media Business Channel Odd Couple project. Our assignment is to consider:  At current rates, Social Security payouts will exceed payments made into the system within the next ten years. What should we do about Social Security?
He mentions possible solutions as he considers two extremes advocated by political candidates Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee in his post, Counting on Social Security? Your Next Project Better Be Your Retirement Plan.
Social Security and the Home Business Owner
My object is to consider this topic from the viewpoint of the home …read more