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Get Tech Deals On Black Friday – Get That Profit Margin Up By Keeping Costs Low – Smart Shopping For Freelancers Filling up The Home Office

So you want to be a successful web freelancer – tyou will need an office. Working on the couch or the kitchen table is not going to suffice if you actually plan on getting some real work done. So now, you have to fill that office with computers, toys, productivity tools in electronic form, and so on. Good news! Black Friday, traditionally one of the best tech deal times in the whole year, is right around the corner.

Make a list and stick to it – and set a budget – patience is a virtue
This year, the best deals will be found on “low-end netbooks, 15- or 16-inch laptops, Blu-ray players, HDTVs of various sizes, external hard drives and name-brand LCD monitors.” according to Ginny Price of PCWorld Magazine.
There is however a downfall to this: bargains are usually only offered on cut-rate merchandise, or merchandise that hasn’t sold well, usually because they are that great of a product.
Black Friday are not the time to buy a new TV, wait until a few weeks before Christmas. Retailers will be putting out all their weakest selling merchandise out on Black Friday sales – Christmas is make or break season for most retailers – look for deals on everything at Christmas!

Do Research on the Web First
Ever heard of Cyber Monday? This is the Monday after Black friday – and e-retailers are looking for those people who didn’t find a good bargain on Black Friday but are still looking to spend on something – if only they could find a deal! Cyber Monday fills that niche – and shopping online is no longer the perilous journey it once was. Now shopping online is almost too easy. That’s also what they used to say about using credit bards, by the way – something to remember when you are happily shopping, ordering and spending all in one click.
To get an inside scoop on when these deals will hit stores, visit dedicated Web sites such as BlackFriday.info, GottaDeal.com, FatWallet.com and Dealnews.com.

What Makes A Web Micropreneur

Micropreneurs have been around for a few years – Google Micropreneur and you’ll get this:
Results 1 – 10 of about 6,380 for micropreneur
Not that many results, really. Here’s a great definition of what I would consider a successful web miropreneur, from Software by Rob:

I use the term Serial Micropreneur to describe an entrepreneur who creates the lifestyle of their choice through a portfolio of one-person technology businesses…a handful of one-man technology businesses, and have automated to the point that they require minimal monthly maintenance.

There it is. A diverse selection of one-person web properties. That is what Blerz can help you to create. This site isn’t a silly marketing brochure site telling you that you can ‘make $1500-3000 working from home in your spare time!’ or ‘retire in 2 years to Jamaica!’. Blerz can, however, help you to create a bundle of small, maintainable revenue streams relatively easily, while at the same time increasing your knowledge of web development and increasing your overall long-term net worth. Not to mention – web dev is fun! Trust me, if you don’t love making web applications/web programming/web design, then being a web micropreneur is not for you. You will fail, and you will be tired, bitter and poorer by the time you decide to throw in the towel. Drive and love of the game are going to be the biggest non-technical factors influencing your success (or lack thereof), and you can’t have one without the other. Also, I would suggest coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.