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Remember this movie?

It was made by students Jon Chow, Dan Reich and Brittany Davies. They’re not tax professionals (they’re students) but their movie made me laugh. So, I caught up with them and asked them a few questions. Enjoy!

1. Where are you now?

Brittany: 49o 16′01.16″ N , 123o 14′50.65″ W

Jonathan: What she said.

Daniel: Touring Nabraska with my heavy metal band called Guns, Knives and other weapons?

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Basic website hosting is one of those things that I take for granted. I have multiple options open to me since I manage and maintain my own cluster, in addition to having a significant number of shared hosting accounts for IP range diversity. I usually bring on a new host when I have a project that has specific needs in a hosting environment.

I evaluate hosting providers by opening one of their mid level hosting accounts and see how they perform. I have evaluated Hostway, Powweb, CrystalTech and Hostgator this way. Most of these hosting plans have performed up to my expectations. As a result of this testing I cannot recommend Powweb. Their servers are constantly over-loaded. I am currently reviewing the offerings on MySite.com.

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Taxpayer asks:

Hi,

I have a question, I’m hoping you can help me resolve my issue.
My husband recieved a 1099 Misc form as his only source of income, but we have be told that he has to file as self-employed been he has to file a Schedule C form, but our conflict is that it is not his dump truck and he does not generate any expenses being he is only an employee.

I hope you can help me resolve my doubts.

Taxgirl says:

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Michael Martine offered to help me out while I was in Austin. He actually sent more than one idea for a high-value guest post. This one on content strategy appeals to the editor in me and also to the business strategist.

Do You Have a Blog Content Strategy? by Michael Martine

A content strategy is a plan for how you will create content for your blog. Having a content strategy and following it will accelerate your blog’s growth. In this article, I’m going to explain how to develop and use a blog content strategy so you can get the best results. This is something that I have done with demonstrable success, so you can, too.

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Building a Business Is for the Birds

Ever find yourself lost in a tunnel? Lost your job. Lost your best client. Lost your trust in yourself. How you got there isn’t the point. The problem is whether you’ll find your way out.

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Business, Blogs, Living

Yesterday, I talked about

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Factors that Cause Currencies to Fluctuate

Posted on January 13, 2008
Filed Under Forex Education |

In Forex Trading, the cumulative buying and selling of a currency causes it to move either up or down. There are numerous factors that cause the fluctuation of exchange rate.

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Finally.

The IRS has a feature available on its web site where you can check the status of your rebate. Visit “Where’s My Stimulus Payment?” and have on hand your legal name, filing status, Social Security number and number of exemptions shown on your 2007 return. You must have filed your tax return at least six weeks prior in order to get an update.

If your information is not available (mine wasn’t), you’ll receive a message telling you to check the Payment Schedule.

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Like John Favaro said in Swingers, Vegas is the place to be. 3 free nights in Las Vegas is even better. Perfect Escapes is holding a luxury hotel sweepstakes. To enter all you need to do is

register for their Perfect 10 newsletter. The Perfect 10 newsletter is actually a good thing to sign up for even if they weren't giving away a Vegas vacation. The Perfect 10 newsletter brings you the latest deals on luxury hotels and resorts. As they note,

Last week, while talking during Open Comments Night, Rick Cockrum brought up some brilliant insights regarding what were the most important things he learned when starting his business. I was so taken by them I asked him on the spot if he might write a guest post about them. I’m thrilled to say he agreed! So here it is.

Nine Things I’ve Learned While Running a Business by Rick Cockrum

I usually write at Shards of Consciousness on personal growth topics, but my wife and I also own a bricks and mortar business, the Ambridge Family Theatre, one of the few independent movie theatres in left in western Pennsylvania. At one of Liz’s regular Open Comments night, Becky McCray of Small Biz Survival was talking about a series of posts she’s doing on starting a small business. I piped up about some of the things my wife and I spent a lot of time researching before we bought the theatre, and things we’re still learning.

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