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I touch a lot of sites every month -- some small, some large, some that we built, and some that were done by outside firms. In doing a wide variety research into what is and isn't working for a small business Web site, I find the most frequent issues fall within the following six categories.  More...
One of the tips that is often given by bloggers is that you should use some sort of service or plugin that shows related posts on your blog. Not only does this give readers something else to look at, it provides another way to make your blog sticky. This will help to decrease bounce rates and increase average visitor browsing times. However, what  More...
Informative hour long interview and downloadable MP3 podcast by Scott Fox, author of Internet Riches (me) with Tawnya Sutherland of VAnetworking.com, the largest online community for virtual assistants. Learn: - how to find and use a qualified Virtual Assistant in your business - the types of administrative, project, and marketing tasks where  More...
Keep motivation high by first discovering passion and then following through with this 30 day plan. Combining positive and negative motivation together, along with daily tasks makes it easy to stick to this plan.  More...
Small businesses have been having increasing trouble getting loans as the credit markets have seized up. But some, such as Tio's Mexican, are finding that smaller community banks and credit unions are more open to offering financing. For one thing, many smaller lenders are in relatively strong financial shape because they didn't make the types o  More...
Flossie.com, a New Zealand-based, female-centric Web site full of fashion, beauty, sex and dating, entertainment and career tips, recently launched. In an effort to convey the site’s abundance of content for women of all ages, Flossie.com launched a campaign on a busy New Zealand street using a vending machine that dispensed living, breathing,  More...
You were absolutely sure you had the sale, but it fell through in the end. What happened? Chances are, you didn't pre-close.  More...
Google has made two major changes to the AdWords algorithm to improve the quality of the calculation and render it "fairer."  More...
The Red Velvet Rope Policy demands tough decisions about customers, but it can also create more customer value and satisfaction, and build a foundation of more loyal and profitable customers.  More...
Some bosses, it turns out, aren't very good at communicating. And that is leading to a breakdown in employee morale at a time of economic uncertainty and fear, according to a new survey by Menlo Park, Calif.-based Accountemps. A lack of open, honest communication was cited as having the most negative impact on employee morale, by more than  More...
When the economy seems unstable, businesspeople can feel shaky. Hysteria sets in, sending sales people, managers and CEOs running for cover, making panic moves that cause more problems than they solve. Avoid making costly mistakes by learning how to implement the top 10 tips to stay in control when your market feels out of control.  More...
In this video Gary Vaynerchuk answers how to monetize your blog or video blog with a practical illustration. Of course you need to have at least some traffic to pull in advertisers - but once you do, if the advertisers are not coming to you yet - go to them.  More...
Having realistic targets while doing seo web design has to be the first and upmost thing to decide. Wanting to be in the top ten of the search engines for competitive keywords within a few months is an impossible task. Competing in search engine placements with local businesses is a much easy task than trying to compete with the world for very hi  More...
The following 5 tips can not only help make an economic downturn work for your small business, but can also position you well against your competition – large and small – so you can best reap the benefits when the economy rebounds.  More...
In the years that I've been writing about sales and marketing, Brian Carroll has been one of the sources I trust the most, hands-down. He understands both sides in a way that many self-styled gurus don't. He knows what does and doesn't work in real-world situations, and he offers practical advice, not fluff. Best of all, Brian isn't afraid to  More...