Comments on: December 3: Sundays and Holidays at the Mall & Cash Register Errors! http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/ $100 and 30 Days to Make Something Happen Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hundreddollarbusiness http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-24 hundreddollarbusiness Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:06:52 +0000 http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-24 Thanks for your comments! Francies, you have a great point. :) I think what is valuable about doing the "simple stuff" for myself, though, with ownership of the business, is that it makes me more likely to be careful and accurate with the other people's money, inventory, etc. as well. I think that amount of respect for detail would be great for business students to internalize. Johnathan, thanks for the kind words! I did sign up for an AdSense account due to your advice, but am hesitant only because frankly, I don't know much about it. I don't want to devalue the blog or my readers' attention by throwing in random ads, so I should probably do my due diligence on the matter. And I appreciate your offer of help! Keep reading! Thanks for your comments!

Francies, you have a great point. :)

I think what is valuable about doing the “simple stuff” for myself, though, with ownership of the business, is that it makes me more likely to be careful and accurate with the other people’s money, inventory, etc. as well. I think that amount of respect for detail would be great for business students to internalize.

Johnathan, thanks for the kind words! I did sign up for an AdSense account due to your advice, but am hesitant only because frankly, I don’t know much about it. I don’t want to devalue the blog or my readers’ attention by throwing in random ads, so I should probably do my due diligence on the matter. And I appreciate your offer of help!

Keep reading!

]]> By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Another Blog Carnival Casualty http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-17 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Another Blog Carnival Casualty Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:06:30 +0000 http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-17 [...] I met Carolynn a couple of months ago and we spend a couple of hours chatting over lunch. She is very sharp and extremely more determined. She is a student of life, always looking to learn. She was telling me that she was going to do an experiment to see what she could do with $100 in 30 days, which reminded me of a local blogger that had an excellent online experiment (I really liked what Matthew did, including his blog journal of the experience, because I’m a firm believer in people having a side-gig in case their main gig implodes, and this is a great step-by-step to help understand, or demystify, an online strategy). I sent her a 100+ page pdf by Jennifer Laycock that had done something similar which I thought was a great read… and was pretty surprised to learn that she decided to go OFFLINE and get a kiosk in the mall (see the picture up above). [...] [...] I met Carolynn a couple of months ago and we spend a couple of hours chatting over lunch. She is very sharp and extremely more determined. She is a student of life, always looking to learn. She was telling me that she was going to do an experiment to see what she could do with $100 in 30 days, which reminded me of a local blogger that had an excellent online experiment (I really liked what Matthew did, including his blog journal of the experience, because I’m a firm believer in people having a side-gig in case their main gig implodes, and this is a great step-by-step to help understand, or demystify, an online strategy). I sent her a 100+ page pdf by Jennifer Laycock that had done something similar which I thought was a great read… and was pretty surprised to learn that she decided to go OFFLINE and get a kiosk in the mall (see the picture up above). [...]

]]> By: Johnathan http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-16 Johnathan Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:53:08 +0000 http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-16 Hi Carolyn, First off - this is a really fun idea regardless of whether others have done it before or not - and I salute your bravery for undertaking it during the holiday season when, I'm sure, you've got enough activity in the rest of your life to keep you busy without starting a business from scratch. In terms of profit though, and I apologize if this repeats other comments you may have received, you might be leaving some money on the table with the blog itself, which I view as intrinsic to the venture. Where are the AdSense banners?! A blog like this could get some meaningful traffic, and since you're doing the writing work anyhow - it just makes sense to not leave that money on the table. I know that being on a free site means you don't have unlimited ability to customize your presentation, but I suspect that you can include AdSense blocks in your posts without raising hackles. Maybe not - maybe you've already considered this, and it's just not permitted on wordpress. Even if so, it might be worth paying $10 for a hosting site that gives you that freedom, since you could easily recapture that with ad revenue. In case this really is something you just haven't considered, your steps are: 1. Go here and create an account: https://www.google.com/adsense/ 2. From your account page, go to AdSense setup and follow the instructions 3. Copy the html they give you and paste it into future posts 4. Profit. My email address should be attached to this post if you require any more help here. Cheers, Johnathan Hi Carolyn,

First off – this is a really fun idea regardless of whether others have done it before or not – and I salute your bravery for undertaking it during the holiday season when, I’m sure, you’ve got enough activity in the rest of your life to keep you busy without starting a business from scratch.

In terms of profit though, and I apologize if this repeats other comments you may have received, you might be leaving some money on the table with the blog itself, which I view as intrinsic to the venture. Where are the AdSense banners?! A blog like this could get some meaningful traffic, and since you’re doing the writing work anyhow – it just makes sense to not leave that money on the table.

I know that being on a free site means you don’t have unlimited ability to customize your presentation, but I suspect that you can include AdSense blocks in your posts without raising hackles. Maybe not – maybe you’ve already considered this, and it’s just not permitted on wordpress. Even if so, it might be worth paying $10 for a hosting site that gives you that freedom, since you could easily recapture that with ad revenue.

In case this really is something you just haven’t considered, your steps are:

1. Go here and create an account: https://www.google.com/adsense/

2. From your account page, go to AdSense setup and follow the instructions

3. Copy the html they give you and paste it into future posts

4. Profit.

My email address should be attached to this post if you require any more help here.

Cheers,

Johnathan

]]> By: francies http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-9 francies Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:14:50 +0000 http://hundreddollarbusiness.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/december-3-sundays-and-holidays-at-the-mall-cash-register-errors/#comment-9 No offense, but skills like figuring sales tax and doing inventory involve basic math. Any high school graduate should be able to do it. I don't think you'll find many people in business school who don't already have those abilities. Running a cash register these days can be more difficult, especially if it is computerized. And, yes it certainly requires attention to detail and focus. I think you're brave doing a kiosk, especially this time of year. Sounds like you're learning a lot in on-the-job training. Good luck! No offense, but skills like figuring sales tax and doing inventory involve basic math. Any high school graduate should be able to do it. I don’t think you’ll find many people in business school who don’t already have those abilities.

Running a cash register these days can be more difficult, especially if it is computerized. And, yes it certainly requires attention to detail and focus.

I think you’re brave doing a kiosk, especially this time of year. Sounds like you’re learning a lot in on-the-job training. Good luck!

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