BeckerBiz — Larry's business blog

As many of you know, I started a blog (this one) a couple years ago to post about various stuff that interests me. The blog was called “phaim” and I’ve left all that legacy stuff in place because there were some pretty decent articles, including many about business, which I may refer back to at [...]

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, posting here has been a bit light lately. A big part of that is because I’ve been quite busy at work and wrapped up in a new blog effort and video effort there called Cheap Shots. It’s all about making various aspects of photography more affordable. As part of setting [...]

Sales opportunities come out of thin air sometimes and if you’re ready for it, you might just get the sale. You run into people all the time, and if you’re instantly ready with a strong portfolio, you might just get a job or two you would otherwise never hear about. In Business, There’s No Such [...]

Welcome to the new year and a new beginning. It’s the time most people think about a fresh start and making resolutions, so their fresh start has some direction and momentum. I am wrapping up a couple weeks of great vacation time, during which I have been renewed and refreshed by spending time with my [...]

Here are some blogs I enjoy visiting to stay current on Photoshop, photography, and gear. I hope you take some time over the holidays to check out these great resources. Of course I love the stuff Scott, Matt, Dave Cross, RC, and Corey do. (Not only do I read Scott’s blog, I’m also his editor.) [...]

  photo by Scott Kelby So it begins… Well, this is it. I finally have enough bottled-up stuff I just have to say, that I’ve created a blog.  Sure, there are all kinds of outlets for me to say stuff. I post comments in forums, other blogs, and on Facebook. As NAPP’s Executive Director, I have [...]

I wanted to take a minute to let new blog readers know what to expect when it comes to my small business, street-smart marketing ideas. Exactly what kinds of things will be a part of the small business stuff I plan to cover on these pages? Specific business ideas From time to time I plan [...]

Periodically on this blog I will publish stories about smartphones, so I thought it would be important to share a little of the background on how I got my smartphone “street cred.” I’m not just some end user. I’m a certified expert! A few years ago I was known to thousands of people as “the [...]