Words to live by

Let’s take a look at a typical interview question I’ve heard more than once in my day. For some weird reason the irony in this question popped into my head the other day. Question: Do you like to work by yourself or in a team? That question is asked far too often by the people…

I was so miserable that I started to go crazy. I hated my job (which I had set up for myself!) and I began to hate my life. Eventually, my parents convinced me to get an office space. I did, and finally I was around people! I also decided I needed to hire someone because…

Think of this post as a BrainFuel annual report. When we joined 9rules we joked internally that our little “quality content” slogan that we had pasted on the site had fooled the powers that be. It was more of an inside joke about the apparent lack of care we took in keeping this site to…

I used to do about one networking event a week, sometimes more. Networking events work, but you have to learn how to prevent burnout and you absolutely must meet as many people as you can. Most networking events are really two parts. The first part is socializing. It usually lasts a half hour to an…

This looks like a good article on search optimization. It’s stuff you’ve heard again and again. I thought the best parts were to avoid search engine firms that promise the world. Like top placement and saying it’ll be easy. The best advice though? Stop worrying about your search rankings and try to improve your conversion…