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eGifts have been a staple at ShopAllThat.com for some time and they really caught on this past holiday season. I have used them for a few years now... The first time I used it was to send my dad a birthday present. The year before I had found a great gift for him at a craft fair. Unfortunately, this hard-to-replace gift ended up in thousands of pieces upon arrival and he never really had an opportunity to enjoy it. The following year was the launch of the eGift so I decided to try it out. I shopped for lots of fun stuff in my budget and as I found things I thought he might like, I selected "add to eGift" and continued to shop. I even checked into some of the suggested gifts and added some of those too. Right before I sent it I happened upon a wine goblet with a stained glass pattern. It looked really pretty so - BOOM - I added 2! Call it an impulse buy. ;-) Well, that's the item he chose. And since it was sent from the company directly, it was wrapped pro...

I spent much of the last week of 2013 planning for 2014. I own my own business and have for 8 years and it has become very clear to me that it's not for everyone. It takes tough skin, a need for achievement and the willingness to get better than you are today. And don't forget living a lot of your life outside your comfort zone. Mashable published an article this month about the 7 questions to ask before starting a business in 2014 . These are important questions like "What's different about your business?" and "Are you willing to wear multiple hats?" They missed the most important one, IMHO. Do you want to do it yourself or do you want to follow a proven system? If you are reading this it means you are probably already thinking about starting a business so let's assume you are leaning that way and that has led you to read this article. I think the very first thing you need to look at is if you want to start on your...