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Get Productive!

Get Productive!

Lack of productivity is something many of us suffer with. When you work at the office, it’s very easy to get distracted by everything going on around you. And when you work from home, productivity can unfortunately be even more of an issue. Here are a few tips designed to help anyone who is struggling [...]

September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Podcasting, Webcasting… What??

Podcasting, Webcasting… What??

Podcasting, Webcasting… If these terms leave your head spinning, here’s a simple explaination of what they are – and why you should be using them in your business: Webcasting is similar to traditional broadcasting in some ways. Basically, it’s a video recording of you or others on the net. You can have a news webcast [...]

September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Customizing Your Twitter Background

Customizing Your Twitter Background

Twitter has taken over social networking and has become the mainstream tool of choice for millions to stay in touch with their friends, family and their business audience.  While it’s simple to use, one of the limitations is a user’s ability to personalize their profile.  You’re able to upload a picture, offer a website link [...]

August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Starting A Business In A “Less Than Awesome” Economy

Starting A Business In A “Less Than Awesome” Economy

Most people are likely to consider the state of the economy today to make it a bad time to start a business online. While it’s normal for people to worry about such things, in these particular circumstances they can’t be farther from the truth. There are a multitude of business opportunities available during these times [...]

August 21, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Creating An Ezine

Creating An Ezine

A popular ezine is a great way to make money, sell new products, and increase your web traffic.  The key is putting together a quality product. The first step in starting an ezine is to pick a topic.  This sounds easy enough, but is a very important step.  You need to find a topic that [...]

August 21, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Coping With A Difficult Client

Coping With A Difficult Client

It happens to every business owner at some point in time and chances are, it’ll happen more than once.  You have to cope with a difficult client.  It can be an extremely frustrating and upsetting experience. It can also be a positive experience – really!  Here’s how to take charge of the situation and cope [...]

August 5, 2009 | 2 Comments More
WordPress SEO Plugins

WordPress SEO Plugins

One of the benefits of having a blog is that it offers tremendous search engine optimization capability.  Search engines spiders look for new content constantly and as a blog owner, you’re hopefully publishing new content on a regular basis.  However, if you’re not utilizing the search engine features your blog provides then you could be [...]

August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Using A Blog To Grow Your Biz!

Using A Blog To Grow Your Biz!

Blogging is a great way to grow your business.  It adds credibility to your business, helps brand you and your business and creates the kind of community and authenticity prospects are craving. People no longer care to do business with a nameless faceless entity; they want to know who they’re doing business with and what [...]

August 3, 2009 | 3 Comments More
Choose Your Keywords Wisely!

Choose Your Keywords Wisely!

Do you want the search engines to send you lots of free traffic? Then you need to know how to choose great keywords!  Ideally, you want keywords that have high demand and low supply but many people don’t know how to go about finding those golden nuggets.  Keyword research is one of the things most [...]

August 2, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Freelancers: Tips For How To Market Yourself & Get A Job

Freelancers: Tips For How To Market Yourself & Get A Job

There are new rules to the job hunt and savvy people, those who utilize technology and networking, are the ones who are at the top of the game.   Here are 8 tips to market yourself online and gat a job. 1.  Create your own website or blog.  Creating your own website or blog is a [...]

August 1, 2009 | 0 Comments More