Cutting Edge Business Information

Do you have an online business, or any kind of business for that matter? Are you interested in starting one? There are things you need to know. The TopOneReport.com is a free online resource for business owners and entrepreneurs. Filled with valuable tips, tools, and resources, you won’t want to miss a day filled with useful, actionable information that can directly affect your bottom line at TopOneReport.com. Here’s what you missed the last few days:

Ignite Your Creativity 5 Minutes at a Time

Ignite is a global movement with a unique structure. Held in cities all around the world, speakers are given 5 minutes each to present a slide show on the topic of their choice. The catch is that there can be only 20 slides and they are set to auto-advance every 15 seconds. This has the result of keeping the speaker on-topic and sometimes racing to keep up! (The movement’s motto is: Enlighten Us, But Make It Quick). Ignite presentations have been showcases for some of the best, latest, and funniest ideas to be made public. Check out an Ignite in your area sometime soon!

Book Review: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

This book by author Daniel H. Pink may surprise you and change your entire outlook on work and working. If you were raised or have a job in a “rewards and punishments” environment (like most of us), you may be surprised (and a little relieved) to learn that recent studies have shown that this system just doesn’t work. Fear of punishment, like losing our jobs or getting demoted, might help to a certain extent, but it won’t help us or our employers achieve greatness. Instead, Mr. Pink says the three things that truly motivate us are 1) autonomy, 2) mastery, and 3) purpose. Read the review, and pick up the book! You’ll be glad you did.

The Truth About Web Development Outsourcing

You may have heard people say of various online business tasks, “Oh, you can just outsource that.” Our Senior Software Developer Tim Golen is here to tell you that it’s not always that easy. Tim outlines the potential pitfalls of just blindly turning to outsourcing for your web development needs and outlines the specific situations for which you probably won’t want to “just outsource it.” This is a useful and informative article from someone who knows what he is talking about!