David Congreave

Are You an Addict?

Although anyone can develop a dependency by excessive use of an addictive substance (such as drugs or alcohol), a small proportion of the population have what can be described as an addictive personality. If a person with an addictive personality is expo... Read >

Home Office Tax Relief

A home office deduction is well worth considering if you work, or run your business, from home. Depending on your local tax law, you could be eligible for some tax relief. What this means is that if you able to qualify for this tax relief, you can red... Read >

Is Your Website Fast Enough?

Internet connection meters are designed to check the actual speed of your online connection. They work by downloading a data file on to your computer, while measuring the transfer rate. You can then compare the results to the speed claimed by your provi... Read >

Outsourcing: The Reality - Part One

Making the switch from Do-It-Yourself to paying someone else to do it, can be a difficult switch for a home business owner. The first hurdle is having enough money to outsource, the second is the reluctance to relinquish 100% control over everything yo... Read >

Can Shopping be an Addiction?

Alcohol and drug addiction are widely accepted as medical problems - but what about shopping addiction? There are many documented cases of this difficult condition that leave people with heavy debts and broken families. Shopping is a necessity, a past... Read >

Forced Continuity – Good or Evil? - Part One

Is Forced Continuity this years Exit-Pop? Every so often, an IM celebrity uses (or sells) a powerfully effective marketing method. It isn't necessarily a new technique but, the sheer volume of JV partners that support it, ensures maximum visibility. ... Read >

Is Addiction Heriditary?

We know that there are people alive today who find it impossible to quit different kinds of behaviour once they have started it. What is it that makes one person quit cold turkey, and another smoke even while they are being treated for cancer? Is there... Read >

The Uncanny Valley of Internet Marketing - Part One

That internet marketing has a steep learning curve is not a position with which many people would argue. To a novice, the range of skills that are needed to run a successful online business can appear incredibly daunting. So why is it that so many who... Read >

Living with an Addict

The realisation that a family member is an addict can be a shock to the system. The addictive behaviour is often damaging and results in actions that would often have been unthinkable before their "drug of choice" took a hold on them. It's enormously ... Read >

The Addiction Assumption

An addiction is a bad habit that has got out of control. That?s what some people assume. Cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs all have addictive properties but, once someone has detoxified from a substance, the only reason they go back to it is because th... Read >