Tag: business

How to find out how much your domain name is worth

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 14, 2012

“How much is my domain name worth?”

It’s a common question that Web Watch is often asked, and surprisingly comes up in more casual conversations than you may think one would experience in an average week.

Of course, let’s get the important piece out of the way: you DO own a domain name or two, don’t you?

If not, you know you can always buy one from any number of domain name registrars that you may find online.

Right. So now you have that ultimate, desirable domain name. So what next? Are domain names really good investments?

Tags 10 Things, business, How To, Internet, shopping

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4 Things Women Should NOT Do At Work

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 13, 2012

Over the years, Web Watch has worked for both male and female bosses. And we would be the first to tell you that there are distinct differences between the managerial styles of both.

Some of them were very good at what they did; others, not quite so much. And some of that we definitely can chalk up to the individual’s personalities.

But not always.

Sometimes, the individual was more of the “in it to win it” style of management. Take no prisoners, rule with a firm, but iron-clad fist. And that was okay too.

And we’ve seen both men and women be taken down by their leadership skills (or lack thereof – again, depending on the person).

Tags 10 Things, business, career, gender, How To, jobs

10 Things Gadgets Internet

The Internet is for Porn

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 11, 2012

Admit it – you’ve looked at naked people online, even if it was only accidentally.

And there are some of you who purposefully go out of your way to look for online porn photos. It’s okay, we won’t report you — looking at naked adults of consenting age and profession is perfectly healthy… or so we’ve been told by the collegiate Human Sexuality 101 class we took a few years ago.

But it seems that everywhere you look online, you have to be wary of running across Yet Another Porn Site. Heck, just turn off Google Safesearch while viewing image search results, and you’ll be inundated with naked bodies across your screen no matter what your original search term happened to be.

Which brings up one question that Web Watch was asked recently:

Tags business, computers, ESPN, gadget, Internet, website

10 Things How To

Ten Ways to Love Your Job

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 4, 2012

If there’s one thing Web Watch knows, it’s that we LOVE what we do.

Always have, for the most part. Our philosophy is that you’re going to spend more time at work and with the people you work with than you will with your own friends and family.

And if you don’t enjoy doing what you’ve signed up for, then you’re just going to be miserable.

Unsatisfied.

Unfulfilled.

And you’ll probably end up not being very good at your career in the end because of it. Trust us, it’s better to do something you love doing, because being unhappy because of work drudgery isn’t anyway to go through life. THAT is something that you can directly control and change.

Tags 10 Things, business, career, How To, jobs

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How does the average American spend their paycheck?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date April 1, 2012

Web Watch remembers the old adage when we were just starting out to be able to sustain ourselves on our own.

“When you make your budget, you should always devote 1/3 to housing, 1/3 to transportation, and 1/3 for everything else.”

Now, we may not have been able to follow that breakdown exactly, but it’s not necessarily that far from the truth of how AMERICANS ACTUALLY SPEND THEIR PAYCHECK. Especially if you take into account the need for saving some money for retirement or a rainy day, that ratio may be better split into quarters:

“devote 1/4 to housing, 1/4 to transportation, 1/4 put away in the bank/IRA/investments, 1/4 for everything else”

That seems to be closer to the truth. Let’s take a look at how the average 48-year-old spends their average $63,091 annual salary (before taxes):

Tags 10 Things, alcohol, budget, business, How To, money, Save Money, shopping

10 Things Funny

14 Worst Stripper Names

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 31, 2012

Web Watch has been reading the diary of the ANGRY STRIPPER, and has been quite amused by what Sarah has written thus far.

Who would have thought that dancers would have this much pent-up anger that forces them to write, write, write about their experiences and observations?

It does help when the stripper in question really is a writer, but that’s another post for another day.

Tags 10 Things, business, career, dancing

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Contrary to popular belief, “women’s business networks” don’t always work

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 30, 2012

Web Watch has been a member of any number of work-related groups and networking circles.

Usually, they serve some greater purpose in advancing one’s career via seminars and learning opportunities.

But the networking aspect of them always felt a little… off.

Very clique-ish, especially from an outsider’s viewpoint looking in. If you didn’t already know someone who knew someone, your ability to join in all the fun and reindeer games would be similar to what you probably went through in high school, with the same insecurities in trying to make it in with the In Crowd.

Tags 10 Things, business, career, gender, How To, jobs

10 Things Science Travel

How dirty is your hotel room?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 20, 2012

A few years ago, Web Watch was visiting Las Vegas with some friends. As is the case when traveling with a large group of people – especially in Vegas – we all found ourselves staying in different hotels.

And as is the case with different Las Vegas hotels, cleanliness standards can be a bit different from hotel to hotel, company to company.

So while Web Watch was enjoying our crisp, clean sheets, one member of our brigade found herself being transferred from one dirty hotel room to another until she ultimately asked to be checked into a different hotel across the way.

Apparently, maid service doesn’t always check to clear the room of used.. (ahem) … from underneath the bed.

Tags 10 Things, bathroom, bed bugs, business, Hotels, Las Vegas, science, survey, Travel, underwear