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Angie Gross needs new teeth. She told the Des Moines Register she isn't sure of the exact issue, but the bones in her gums have deteriorated so much that some of her teeth have gotten loose. She has a  dentist appointment Tuesday. Problem is, Gross said she's not sure she'll make it. Her car doesn't have enough gas for the trip from her Atlantic home to the office in Council Bluffs. She said she has $4.60 left on the debit card where Iowa Workforce Development uploads her weekly unemployment payments. She said she didn't get paid this week, the result of an error at agency as it transitions to a new debit card provider. Gross, 49, said a customer service representative told her she should get her weekly payment — $172, after taxes — by next week. For now, she plans to wait at home for the funds. "I had no idea this was going to happen," she said Friday. Iowa Workforc...

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Google Web Designer was created to help businesses small and large create HTML5 ads, images, videos, and other web content without much prior knowledge. The best part? It's totally free to use. [Source Image: filo/Getty Images] By Kaitlyn McInnis 2 minute Read Starting and running a business—especially in this day and age when having an online presence is important—is no small feat. It's no longer simply about coming up with and executing a killer business plan and doing what you do best. Once you factor in creating and maintaining a polished website, running ads, and creating social media content, the digital marketing side of the business can quickly become a full-time job in and of itself. Tools like Google Web Designer make running the digital side of a business much more streamlined and simple—especially for those who might not be keen to invest thousands into creating assets like image and video content. The comprehensive platform is free of charge with a laundry lis...

https://img.freepik.com/premium-photo/felt-diy-crafts-flowers-making-tutorial-top-view-with-details_290431-18092.jpg Passive income is the Holy Grail for a most digital marketers. It's that magical unicorn that allows you to work once and watch the money come rolling in again and again without additional effort. Passive income is not easy to find, but there are plenty of ideas out there if you know where to look. Many digital marketers struggle to find ways to get passive income from their online marketing business. At some point, everyone has heard of blog monetization or affiliate marketing as good sources of passive income. If you want to see your online business grow, it's time you embrace these things and think outside the box. 1. Run a blog and use ad revenue One of the easiest ways to make passive income from your blog is through the use of ads. You can choose to run a wide variety of ads on your site, depending on your niche. Advertisers will pay you for every click th...

Remote work has become commonplace since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the focus on daily remote work arrangements may miss a larger opportunity that the pandemic has unearthed: the possibility of a substantially increased labor pool for digital economy work. To measure interest in digital economy jobs, defined as jobs within the business, finance, art, science, information technology, and architecture and engineering sectors, the authors conducted extensive analyses of job searches on the Bing search engine, which accounts for more than a quarter of all desktop searches in the U.S. They found that, not only did searches for digital economy jobs increase since the beginning of the pandemic, but those searches also became less geographically concentrated. The single biggest societal consequence of the dual trends of corporate acceptance of remote work and people's increased interest in digital economy jobs is the potential geographic s...

Setting up a payment system has increasingly become a decisive task with the massive growth in fintech and the existence of multiple payment methods. While the majority of new businesses struggle to locate consumers, the ones who have solved that issue are looking for answers to the next steps. All that's left to do is locate a hiding location for your money. Even if you don't need a specific license or license to start receiving payments from clients, there are a few business fundamentals you should be aware of. Here we shall help you decide how to start accepting payments for your start-up business. Steps To Select The Best Payment Option Given below are the steps you need to follow if you wish to establish a flawless payment process for your start-up business Know All The Payment Types There are several payment methods. From Cryptocurrencies to fiat money, modern purchases are paid fluidly. Several digital wallets such as— Google Wallet, Venmo, etc. for fiat mo...

The form of business you operate determines what taxes you must pay and how you pay them. There are four general types of business taxes: Income Self-employment Employment Excise Income Tax All businesses must file annual income tax returns, except partnerships which file annual information returns. The form you use depends on your business structure; see Publication 583, Starting a Business and Keeping Records, to decide what forms you should file to report your business income. Publication 509, Tax Calendars, explains when to file returns and make tax payments. Self-Employment Tax Self-employment (SE) tax is a social security and Medicare tax primarily for individuals who work for themselves. It is like the social security and Medicare taxes withheld from most employees' wages by their employers. Your SE tax payments contribute to your coverage under the social security system. This coverage provides you with retirement, disability, survivor, and hospital in...