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History is now understood to be more than memoriing names and dates. While being able to recall the details of great people and events is important, the enjoyment of history is enhanced by engaging in activities and experiencing history as a "story well told".

Original sources and literature are real experiences. Reading the actual words that changed the course of history, and stories that focus on the details of time and place help children know that history is about real people in real places who made real choices that had some real consequences, and that they could have made different choices.

Less can mean more. "A well-formed mind is better than a well-stuffed mind", says an old proverb. Trying to learn the entire history of the world is not only impossible, it feels too hard and reduces our enthusiasm for history. In-depth study of a few important events gives us a chance to understand the many sides of a story. We can always add new facts.

History is hands-on work. Learning history is best done in the same way we learn to use a new language, or to play basketball: we do it as well as read about it. Doing history means asking questions about historical events and characters; searching our towns for signs of its history; talking with others about current events and issues; writing our own stories about the past.

There is no final word on history. There are good storytellers and less good storytellers. And there are many stories. But very rarely does any one storyteller "get it right", or one story say it all. A good student of history will always look for other points of view, knowing that our understanding of history changes over time.

Your children do well to ask "So what?" Much that we take for granted is not so obvious to our children. We should invite them to clear up doubts they have about the reasons for remembering certain things, getting facts right, and collecting and judging evidence. At each step, asking "so what?" helps to explain what is important and worth knowing, and to take the next step with confidence.

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61 Find a strategic business partner. Look for some- one who has the same objective as you. You can trade leads, share marketing information, sell package deals, etc. You can find them in search engines, e-zines, message boards, newspapers, yellow pages, magazines and offline gatherings.

62 Brand your name and business. You can easily do this by just writing articles and submitting them to e-zines or web sites for republishing. You can also write free e-books, reports, books, print magazine articles, autoresponder courses, mini sites, etc.

63 Start an auction on your web site. The type of auction could be related to the theme of your site. You'll draw traffic from auctioneers and bidders. You could sell your products at the auction or you could display your product ads around the auction area.

64 Remember to take a little time out of your day or week to brainstorm. New ideas are usually the difference between success and failure. Just get rid of all your interruptions, sit back and relax. Try to imagine new products you could create or marketing campaigns you could try.

65 Model other successful businesses or people. I'm not saying copy them outright, but practice some of the same habits that have helped them succeed. For example, if you see a successful business person always eating healthy foods, you should try to do the same thing.

66 Take risks to improve your business. Sometimes businesses don't want to advertise unless it's free, sometimes you have to spend money to get results. Just be smart, test and know your risks before you fully take them. Make sure that you can cope and handle the consequences.

67 Ask people online to review your web site. You can use the comments you get to improve your web site or you may turn the reviewer into a customer. Just get the reviewer's permission to publish his or her comments. For example, the reviewer may say, “This is the most informative web site I've ever seen.”

68 Outsource part of your workload. You'll save on most employee costs. You could outsource your secretarial work, accounting, marketing, etc. For example, if you would like to have more time to to promote your business, you could outsource your bookkeeping and accounting.

69 Combine a product and service together in a package deal. It could increase your sales. If you're selling a book, offer an hour of consulting with it. Other benefits would be having another business promoting the product as well. You will be spending less on marketing and you'll create a profitable re- lationship.

70 Create a free e-book directory on a specific topic at your web site. People will visit your web site to read the free e-books and may see your product ad. You could also give away you own e-books with your ad included. You can just have people submit their e-books to your directory via e-mail or web site form.

71 Build up the number of people who join your free affiliate program quickly by temporarily offering your product for free to the people who sign up. You could always end it after you have a 1000 or so affiliates. Those 1000 affiliates should refer enough people to make up for your loss.

72 Please your complaining customers. You can refund their money, give them a discount, give them a free gift, solve the problem quickly, etc. For example, you could say, "I understand how you must feel, so I'm giving you a complete refund." Another example would be, "I’ve been in your shoes before. I'm going to give you a 50% discount on your next purchase."