How to Make Lemon Zest Lemon peel is essential to flavor (and decorate) many desserts—and is often interchangeable with orange and lemon peel. But lemon peel can be bitter if not made properly. Here’s an easy technique for removing flavor-packed zest without picking up the bitter white part of the fruit. >>> Using a vegetable … Read more
How to Dice an Eggplant You can use this technique to cut eggplant into cubes for any number of recipes, including soups and sauces. Slicing eggplant is an easy process, but to properly chop eggplant, you need to have a sharp knife and cutting board on hand. >>> Rinse the eggplant under running water. You … Read more
How to Peel and Cube a Mango Cubed mangoes make a great addition to everything from chutney to fruit salad. And slicing mango couldn’t be easier. You can cube mangoes in two ways, actually. This method involves peeling the mango and then peeling it into cubes: >>> Peel the mango peel. You can use a … Read more
Online Business Content Segments Today’s online buyers are savvy shoppers. But they are also heavily influenced by others, including peers, trusted advisors (from analysts to bloggers), celebrities, family, friends, and strangers (people who leave product reviews, for example). When searching for products and services, there is one source of information that online shoppers tend to … Read more
How to Set Up a Merchant Account for Your Online Business The good news is that gaining merchant status has become easier for e-commerce businesses because banks have accepted the idea that businesses don’t have to have a physical storefront to succeed. However, approval of a merchant account still takes a long time, and it … Read more
Find new products for your business online No matter what product replacement strategy you use, you first have to find new products to add to your online business inventory that shines. Fortunately, you can search in certain places to narrow down your choices: >> Sellers: If you already work with regular suppliers, ask them what … Read more
How to Construct a Website for Your Online Business Although you can make a living buying and selling full time on eBay, your website is likely the centerpiece of your online business. Fortunately, creating websites has become easier. You don’t have to know a line of HTML to create a functional web page. Make it … Read more
The Right Content Marketing Approach for Your Online Business As an online business, you use content to help attract premium visitors to your website. Then search engines, not just Google, deliver search traffic based on the content that best matches the customer’s request for information. This is the goal of content marketing. Creating useful and … Read more
Raw Photo Management Software Options for Your Digital SLR Shots All dSLR photo-editing and management players offer raw development. In terms of image editing, you’re missing out on a lot of high-end management tools, but even Photoshop Elements and Corel PaintShop Pro have basic organization tools built in. Conversely, neither Lightroom nor Aperture (two of … Read more
10 Industries That Will Be Transformed by Virtual and Augmented Reality Major technological changes such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) rarely happen without disrupting a number of existing industries. Some of the industries that will be affected are obvious (eg gaming and entertainment). But many industries may not even have virtual reality … Read more