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Tina Engler did not start out with the goal to create a multimillion dollar publishing company. She just loved to write romance novels.

She wanted to write the kind of books she loved, and at the time - the 1990s -- her kind of books were not widely available. She got rejected from Read More

Aside from the personal toll, losing highly skilled workers can inflict long-term damage on a business, making it hard to bounce back and forcing managers to spend precious time and money recruiting and training when conditions improve. Yet many entrepreneurs are trimming payroll costs without laying off hard-to-replace employees. Naturally, t Read More

Google Analytics filters allow you manage and segment your incoming data giving you increased insight for your website. Google Analytics filters can be created for internal traffic, capturing sub domains, rewriting URLs within your reports, gaining a better understanding of referring keywords and even the exact page on Google where your traffic ca Read More

A new variant of a worm that exploits a vulnerability patched by Microsoft in October has infected millions of users, security researchers say. According to experts, the Conficker worm is using multiple mechanisms to spread. Read More

The average consumer may not be watching the nightly news or reading a local paper - but those influencing them probably are. According to a recent Ipsos Public Affairs Study more than three quarters of digital, or online, influencers are influenced themselves by traditional media. Read More

Does sex sell or distract from your campaign message? Controversy is spinning over a brave online video campaign featuring dozens of topless sexy chicks parachute jumping to form a sky message "Siemens washing machine only 4999" or about $900. Read More

What better way to end such an important year in search marketing than by having a quick look back at our top stories and tips for 2008. Read More

Amid all the gloom out there, a new survey actually points to some positive signs for small businesses — and for those people thinking of hanging their own shingle for the first time. Payroll administrator SurePayroll, which conducts a monthly survey tracking small-business optimism and hiring trends, found that small businesses increased their Read More

This might come as a shock to some folks, but bigger isn't always better. A shock, to be sure. But pick yourself off the floor and listen. Big payrolls don't guarantee success any more than adding cheese to a recipe guarantees an instant gastronomic delight. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Read More

Big things often come in small packages. Consider microblogging, the emerging short-message medium offered by such sites as Twitter, Pownce, Plurk and FriendFeed. Some commentators have dismissed the Twitters of the world as places where the self-absorbed waste time writing about the mundane, but many reputable companies don't see it that way Read More