In the past little while I’ve been harder on myself than usual regarding my “productive time” or time spent on activities and priorities that are both important and lead to income generation. With the cancellation of a major project I was looking to undertake, a dip in other projects, and unfocused/changing priorities have resulted in...

Instead of keeping all the goods to myself (that would be selfish wouldn’t it?) I decided that it would be cool to share a lot of the tools and resources that I use or have used in the past in my day-to-work. So today I announce a new section of MikeZiarko.com (above) simply called “Resources” or it’s longer form The Resources and Tools For...

I thought I’d take things in a different direction today. Instead of writing about what I think is useful – I thought I’d take a different approach and put out a survey and ask what you would like to see written. After all I write this blog to help others and if I’m off my mark then I’d like to know. But more importantly I’d like...

Are you really interacting and engaging with potential customers online as much as you should be? And I don’t mean Twittering or updating your Facebook Fanpage. As important as those strategies are to your overall marketing plan, more often than not business owners and entrepreneurs forget about a key area to interact with potential customers that’s as...

Thanks to everyone who commented during the last 2 days for the The Unconventional Guide to Freelancing Giveaway.  I’m going to run this contest for about another 24 hours before I announce the winner.  If your just stopping in the first time be sure to check out Part 1 of my review The Unconventional Guide to Freelancing. The giveaway runs until tomorrow...

UPDATE – WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Taylor from  pixeltrek.com. Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned for more awesome reviews =) As part of a series announced last month I mentioned that I would be reviewing several Unconventional Guides from The Art of Non-Conformity. Today kicks off my first Unconventional Guide review of The...