Cube Escape

Self Employment - Entrepreneur Lifestyle - Business Tips and Tricks

Pursing the Entrepreneurial Dream

A couple of years ago, I decide that my pursuit of climbing the corporate ladder was fruitless. It wasn't for me...not what I wanted. I craved freedom. I've learned a lot about becoming an entrepreneur, and I'll share what I've learned with you. Getting control of your life again isn't a pipe dream. Financial, professional, and creative freedom can be yours.

Next Podcast Episode Coming Soon

I know it’s been a while, but I have been busy! I’ve got some rough notes written for the next podcast episode, and I should have it recorded and up in a day or two.

This episode is going to be about business structure. We’ll look at a couple of different structures and dispel some myths. That way you can make a more informed decision…after talking with your accountant, that is.

. 06 Aug 08 | Information, Podcast | Read on | Comments (0)

I’ve Been on Vacation

I took a short, impromptu vacation, and I recommend all of you do that from time to time. It’s all too brief, but refreshing just the same. And, naturally, the vacation explains the recent lack of content… I’ll be back on it in the next day or two.

. 17 Jun 08 | Information | Read on | Comments (0)

New Theme to Try Out

OK, now I’ve got a new theme up that seems like it might be a good one. I’m going to test it out for a while, tweak it, and then decide if I’m going to keep it or not. Once I decide that it’s the theme for me, then I’ll work on upgrading to the most recent version of WordPress.

At some time before or after that, I’ll have the newsletter subscription ready. I’m not sure which I will do first, but I’m sure I’ll do one of them.

Feel free to leave comments about the theme or the site in general.

. 13 Apr 08 | Information | Read on | Comments (0)

Coming soon

Cube Escape has a couple of changes coming soon. First, I’ll be finding a new theme for the site. This theme has been pretty good to me, but I think I want something a little more flexible. Instead of spending the time to edit this theme or write my own, I’m just going to find another one that is freely available, or pay someone to come up with one for me. As a part of this new theme process, I’ll also be upgrading to the latest version of WordPress. The one installed now is pretty old…

The other change that will be here soon is more of an addition than a change. I’m going to start a business opportunity newsletter. I figure that it’s time that I stop droning on about what I’m doing and start to offer some more value to you readers. I’ve found, based on the search phrases used to find this site, that many people are looking for a way out. So I’m going to start a newsletter that will highlight some possible ways out of the cubicle farm.

How soon will these changes be coming? I’m not sure. I’ve got a few other high-priority projects I’m wrapping up right now, so I might have to wait until I’m done with those. Just keep checking back every hour of every day until you see the changes. Then subscribe to the newsletter.

Oh, and in case you’re interested in how I know what search terms readers use to find this site, it’s StatCounter. It’s a great, free tool for tracking your web traffic. If your web host doesn’t offer good software, check them out. Even if your web host does offer great tracking software, check them out anyway. It’s a good service and you might like it.

. 11 Apr 08 | Information, Business | Read on | Comments (0)

2008 - The Year I Retire at 31

I’m 31 and I’m going to retire this year. Bold claim, isn’t it? Well, it’s true. But let me back up just a moment so you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. In general, the American work force is completely lame. Now, I’m not talking about any individual workers or groups of workers or anything like that. I’m talking about how we work in this country. It’s not natural, and I’ve just had enough of it. I’ve been in the workforce long enough. This year, I’m going to leave it.

I’ll be working until I die, but this year I’m leaving the “work world” behind. My business will make enough money so that I will leave the workforce forever and do what I want to do. Sure, I’ll still have to work, but to me, one can work and be retired at the same time. To me, being retired simply means you’ve left the silly American way of work behind and moved on to something wiser and more natural.

Enough of that…to my ventures! I’ve got my company set up to run its fiscal year along with the calendar year. So, with the new year comes new things. Here are some things I’ve got in store for 2008 (I’ve already begun, by the way): Music, writing, and teaching.

Chaoscube Music: An independent music shop for purchasing DRM-Free and Royalty-Free digital music, sound effects, and ring tones. The main purpose of this site is to provide royalty-free music for independent game developers and small shops. Sure, I’ll sell to the big guys, too, but my focus will be the little guys trying to turn out great games that also happen to have soundtracks. And ring tones are just added in as a bonus. Everyone likes them and they are fast and cheap.

Cynical Tutor: Web programming video training. This site will sell training videos geared to the newbie web programmer. The new programmer will purchase the videos, download them, and learn various tricks of the trade, from simple database interfacing to building fully-functioning Content Management Systems. Plenty of freebies, too.

Education Finder: This one isn’t new, but I’ll be making some improvements to it. It’s a decent site, but I’ve got to make it better. The informational and revenue potential for that site is huge, and I’m not going to let it fall shy of it’s potential.

Caleb Rogers Copywriting Services: Copywriting, ghostwriting, blogging, ad writing, web copy, and just about anything else that can be written shall be written. Well, maybe not The Great American Novel, but stuff that will help others make money will be written. The site is still in development, but look for it to go live in two to three weeks.

There are also some other ideas I’m toying around with. I’ll bring those up as they move from “toying around” to “going to do.”

. 03 Jan 08 | Information, Business, Goals, Employment, Freelance | Read on | Comments (0)

Good Info

On my Google personalized home page I noticed that today’s “how-to of the day” was entitled “How to Lose Your Fear of Being Fired.” I thought that sounded interesting, since I work in what I will call a hostile work environment. So, I read it, and then read another article linked from it, and found it useful as well.

I thought I would share. So, How To Lose Your Fear of Being Fired and How to Deal With a Bad Boss. I’m sure there are many that have been in one of these two situations… enjoy.

. 09 Apr 07 | Information, Business, Management | Read on | Comments (0)

Needing some education?

I know that not everyone reading this blog wants to run their own business. I’m sure that some of you simply want to improve your station in life. A better job is one of the best ways to do this.

Nothing beats experience, but education runs a close second. Get some education whether you want to change your career entirely, or just want to be more qualified for that promotion you’ve been eying. So get your experience by finding some quality education.

A good resource on the net for higher education and careers is Education Finder. From there you can find schools, programs, scholarship information, and even get some job hunting advice. So check it out and get on the road to your future.

. 26 Mar 07 | Information, Education | Read on | Comments (0)

Submissions Welcome!

Got a story about starting or running your own business? Just contact me with the article in the body, and I’ll see if it’s a fit for this site. I don’t have the funding to pay for it, but I will credit it as being yours, and won’t ask for any copyright or anything. Just send it to me, I may publish it, and you’ll get some exposure (great for new writers).

By the way, the link above goes to the contact form on my design site, so don’t worry if it looks different.

. 21 Jan 07 | Information | Read on | Comments (0)

New Theme

So, I’ve got a new theme installed to see if I can fix the Mac viewing issues I wrote about in the post immediately preceeding this one. I’ve got a Mac right next to me, but there’s stuff sitting on it and I don’t want to move it right now. I’ll do some configuration of this theme before I look at it on my little iBook of yesteryear.

. 11 Nov 06 | Information | Read on | Comment (1)

Mac viewing issues

I just noticed that this site does not display correctly on a Mac. Well, it’s the WordPress template, to be precise. Still, it would be nice if it displayed as I mean it to. It’s screwed up in both Safari and Firefox. I’m going to have to fix it, and that may entail a completely new look. We’ll see. Don’t be surprised if this site looks very different in the next couple of weeks.

. 07 Nov 06 | Information | Read on | Comments (0)
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