Archive for February, 2009
Why I’m a Sucker for Customer Service
Friday, February 27th, 2009This is good article that I can always relate to, and that is customer service. When it comes to great customer service, my wife and I are suckers for it. If you provide us with good quality service we will try or buy just about anything. If you are currently ... Continue reading
Sites That Will Make Your Day
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Over the last few years the microISV industry has started seeing a new way to sell their software - deal of the day sites. These sites work basically the same: entice impulse shoppers with a hefty discount on one or two products a day. But do these sites work? Are customers ... Continue reading
Perform Better Web Searches
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Performing and perfecting search engine results can save web surfers lots of time and energy. Understanding the nuances of searching allows researchers to immediately drill down and locate the information they are seeking, without ... Continue reading
Directory Submissions That Matter
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Links from different directories have different values. A webmasters time is limited, and most webmasters want to get the biggest bang for their bucks. So where should they start when it comes to directory submissions? Search engines assign value to links from the various directories differently, so how do you ... Continue reading
How to Make More Moolah Online
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009You may have read article after article about how to start an online business, and make more moolah. Everything here will define on how you can start making money. However, you have to consider that businesses doesn’t just have to make money on the start, it should be able to ... Continue reading
Choose A Domain
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Choosing a domain is one of the first steps in establishing an online presence. Changing a domain after-the-fact can be time consuming, and can be harmful to search engine ranking, so it is best to get it right the first time around. Follow these simple steps to select a domain ... Continue reading
Tips for Conducting an Effective Podcast Interview
Saturday, February 21st, 20091. Prepare Questions in Advance Prepare a list of questions prior to the interview, contemplate possible follow-up questions based on the expected responses. Create a list of notes along with the questions that are ... Continue reading
Stock Photos for Web Design
Friday, February 20th, 2009Professional photographs in a website give the website a professional look. Many webmasters do not realize that photographs are copy written and in many cases illegal to use a photograph or image that you find on the web without properly licensing it. Most webmasters do not have time to go ... Continue reading
Increase Productivity
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Direct Access is a powerful speed typing software to create global text templates, available in any application, and define your abbreviation list only once. You just type the abbreviation and Direct Access automatically expands it into the full phrase for you. With Direct Access, any piece of information is always ... Continue reading
Internet More Popular with Kids than TV
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Young Europeans prefer the Internet over television, and nearly half say they watch less TV because of surfing the web, a poll of 10 European countries showed Wednesday. complete article Continue reading
Avoid These Common Web Mistakes
Monday, February 16th, 2009Webmasters need to avoid making these common web design mistakes. Website visitors who have a pleasant experience on a website are more likely to trust the website, and as such they are more likely to purchase products from that website. Use the following guide to avoid some of the more ... Continue reading
Price Irregularities May Lead to Website Closures
Sunday, February 15th, 2009Over half of Europes airlines including Ryanair could be forced to close their Web sites next year if they fail to remedy problems shown by the EU consumer affairs watchdog in a probe carried ... Continue reading
37 Small Business Ideas
Sunday, February 8th, 2009If you are stuck trying to think of a small business to start, first start by thinking about what you love to do. Here you’ll find a list of 37 small business ideasthat work around things that you love to do! Continue reading
Buy It Now Court Case
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Small Businesses everywhere are likely releived over the following court decision over Buy It Now. A federal judge Friday denied a request from a small Virginia company to stop the online auction powerhouse eBay Inc. ... Continue reading
What To Do When Business Goes South on You
Friday, February 6th, 2009I wish life were more like Mystery Science Theater 3000. Remember that show? It’s the one where three smart alecks watch a bad movie and make fun of it. I’ve watched a lot of it, and often I’ve wished I could talk back to life’s soundtrack without bystanders thinking I was ... Continue reading
Time Does Equal Money When it Comes to Outsourcing
Friday, February 6th, 2009Time really does equal money. You are an internet entrepreneur and you need to ask yourself what the best use of your time really is because it is YOUR time that equals money. The health of your bottom line is directly affected by the way that you choose to allot ... Continue reading
How To Handle The Most Valuable Asset To An Entrepreneur
Friday, February 6th, 2009When you begin your journey as an entrepreneur you learn very quickly single most valuable asset to yourself and business is their time. Nothing can replace your valuable and precious time! No matter how rich or poor you are, no matter how many things are on your ‘to-do’ list, you still ... Continue reading
We Have a Winner in our Get Outrageously Creative Drawing
Thursday, February 5th, 2009Thanks to all who participated in our Outrageously Creative Money-Saving or Business Growth Tips roundup. Your tips were outstanding — some really creative stuff. And we have a winner! Brian Wallace of Nowsourcing won our random drawing. The brand new HP Officejet J4680 color printer with fax, scanner and copier — ... Continue reading
Interview Questions and Answers
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Behind every interview question there is a concern or another question. Your job is to process the question thinking about what the interviewer’s concern might be. In other words, why is the interviewer asking you this question? 10 Killer Job Interview Questions and Answers Continue reading
Top 10 Ways to Promote Your Business Book in 2009
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Amazon.com, America’s favorite online bookstore currently shows 1,904,234 results for a search on business books. If you want to drill down — you can choose from eight categories such as accounting (58,626), management and leadership (239,423) or small business and entrepreneurship (23, 812). These books and their authors are your competition. ... Continue reading
Marketing Department Helps Jump Start New Businesses
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Starting a new business is hard but with the right information that business can get started off on the right foot. DM-Creative.com is dedicated to helping businesses get that help. Through pages of free information their website shares ideas on how other businesses may get started. For ... Continue reading
A Radical Idea for Stimulating the Economy
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009The ”bad economic news fatigue” keeps building. That’s what I call that resistance people are building up to hearing about how bad the economy is. As I wrote recently, I “don’t know what’s worse, the bad economy or the incessant non-stop blaring of it in every news outlet, 24/7.” Replaying the same sad ... Continue reading
Business CD Collections
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Web Design Elements CD ROMs include themed collections of HTML web templates, stock photographs and logos. Themes available currently include: Animals - Dogs, Horses, Pets, and Wildlife Dating - Dating and Valentines Education - Education Flowers - ... Continue reading
SEO Trends for 2009
Monday, February 2nd, 2009Following the pace of change relating to search engine optimization — or SEO as it’s often called — can be dizzying. Sure, there are landmark changes every once in a while that almost everyone hears about; Google’s introduction of “universal search”, in May 2007, is one example. But Google says they made ... Continue reading
Buy Google Ads on AOL
Monday, February 2nd, 2009AOL on Monday launched a program that lets companies use Google's advertising system to buy ads targeted to AOL sites. The program stems from AOL's 2005 agreement with Google, in which the search leader expanded its partnership with AOL and agreed to invest in the company. It's the first time ... Continue reading
Have Blogs Made it to the Big Show with Print Publications?
Monday, February 2nd, 2009When blogging first started it was considered the poor man's media outlet. Basically, it was people just spilling their ideas and opinions on the internet for all surfers to see. However, these days blogs are getting alot of notoriety, and many people are reading blogs rather than reading printed media ... Continue reading
What are the Most Profitable Small Businesses in a Recession?
Sunday, February 1st, 2009So what are the most profitable small businesses during a recession? According to research firm Sageworks, it’s dentists, accountants, lawyers, doctors, and some other service businesses. And of course, dentists, accountants, lawyers, doctors, etc. tend to be small businesses. Their profit margins range from 11.5% to nearly 17% net profit. Here’s the chart showing the top ten ... Continue reading
Niche Biz: GPS-Enhanced Cows
Sunday, February 1st, 2009Fortune Small Business: Building and maintaining fences for cattle is a time-consuming and costly endeavor. That’s why a GPS bovine headset may come in handy. This past year, Dean Anderson and Daniela Rus have designed and tested Ear-a-Round headsets on the USDA’s 193,000-acre ranch near Las Cruces, N.M. Each Ear-a-Round is equipped ... Continue reading
Green Home Makeover Making Life Green for Consumers and Themselves
Sunday, February 1st, 2009It's probably safe to say that most consumers would like to make their lives more "green," but that the devil lies in the details. Much like the UK's Green Homes Concierge, which we wrote about last year, New York-based Green Irene aims to help consumers reduce their homes' carbon footprint. Green ... Continue reading