No business will ever succeed without the occasional independent contractor consultant and/or vendor. However, if once you’ve made the decision to hire them, you don’t let them do what you hired them for, then you will not achieve your goals. Read on. Read More
Nick Stamoulis of Brick Marketing ( http://www.brickmarketing.com ) offers some best practice tips for developing local search profiles. Not only a great place for a link, local search profiles can also rank on their own in the search engines, increasing your online brand presence. Stay tuned for m Read More
We all love free things, but I wonder, how often are free eBook's even read? Do they just get downloaded and then forgotten or do you take the time to read it? Read More
As I look at many blogs on a daily basis during my blog audits and other consulting services I provide, I run into the problem of bloggers squandering their precious time with Google bots on all sorts of links that shouldn’t be on their home page to begin with. Read More
Sales has always been social. It’s about building relationships. Social media is no different. Social media extends the range at which we can build that relationship. Read More
Hackers target websites especially those that use popular software programs such as WordPress. Here are 3 steps to make your blog more secure. Read More
While we all know that the “Customer is Always Right” is a fallacy, we can still foster an environment that makes customers feel appreciated, valued, and respected pieces of your business. In restaurants we have all heard snappy hostess reporting door counts and body counts, but we would always sug Read More
It seems we need to look at the other side of the coin---look at things from our customers' perspectives. Are we strategic suppliers to our customers? Read More
First, I must say that I’m more than a bit surprised by what my investigation into the ongoing car dealership “phoney” reviews in Google Places/Maps has shown me over the past week or so…they appear to be “down!”

Almost 10 months ago, we covered this then popular trend in car dealerships acquiri Read More
Businesses (both large and small) often have multiple offerings. These may be related or completely distinct depending on the nature of the products and services offered. For example, a content producer may also offer standalone design services since design and layout skills are required as part of Read More
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