eBusiness Tips: Goals Can Be Many Things

Today, I chose to focus on some wise words from ’round the web that, in one way or another, have to do with goals. But these aren’t just the typical “make goals” type of posts. They really look at the topic from specific angles, and I love seeing things from different points of view. See if your goals might be able to be stretched in different ways after reading these. 5 Dominant... read more

Marketing Your Site Via Website Directory Listings and Article Directory Submissions

I’ve been submitting my websites to directories since the early days of the web when Yahoo was nothing more than the world’s best directory. Over time, the value of being listed in directories has waxed and waned many times, but at least some value (no matter how small) has always existed. In its heyday, being listed in tons of directories meant getting tons of backlinks to your site, which was... read more

eBusiness Tips: A Mixed Bag of Thoughts

Today’s eBusiness tips from ’round the web are a mixed bag of thoughts, advice, and concepts. Although there’s not one element that ties them all together into a neat little bow, the reality is that our lives as microbusiness or ebusiness owners can often be a mish-mash of things all happening at once. Being able to handle that kind of lifestyle can really help keep our online endeavors... read more

Increasing Website Conversions

The following is a guest post on the topic of conversion optimization. Every marketer that has a website has learned about bringing visitors to their site through SEO. He knows that a proper SEO campaign takes a lot of time and patience, but in the end, he’s rewarded with great rankings. Conversion optimization is also a patient task and is another never-ending process. But through constant testing,... read more

eBusiness Tips: Clear Directions

Today’s tips from ’round the web center around directions – clear and certain paths, offers, and goals for your ebusiness. Now What? 12 Quick Tips to Boost Website Sales in Minutes-Part 2 When site visitors take the time to read your website copy, do they know what to do next? It’s important to lead potential customers through your copy and offer an easy call-to-action on each page.... read more

eBusiness Tips: Common Sense Prevails

Today I’ve chosen some wise words from ’round the web that showcase some basic common sense thoughts that often get lost in the everyday quest to become ebusiness savvy. Competitive Advantage Get Out Your Dancing Shoes Pop quiz: Over the next three years, what is the number one skill that will be needed by marketing professionals? Answer: An ability to entertain. >> Follow Mark... read more

eBusiness Tips: Wise Words from Round the Web

Ready for some quick eBusiness tips from around the web? A short sentence or two often conveys more wisdom than an entire book, so I’m sharing a few good tips here from some smart people you should get to know. There are many wise people who have different education, business and life experiences than I have, which gives them valuable marketing insights that I may lack. I follow them via their blogs,... read more

Got Questions?

It’s that time of year when everyone starts thinking about what the next year will bring. Last year, on this day (my birthday), I announced my plan to help some of you get a jumpstart on your own ideas. I hope 2009 brought a little success to some of you because of that. I plan to do things a little differently in 2010. I want to answer as many of your questions as possible. My plan for this blog... read more

Setting Up A General Transcription eBusiness

“What kind of online ebusiness can I run from home?” Obviously, I get asked that question a lot, and my answer is usually something like, “That depends. What are your interests and what are you good at doing? When people come to you for advice, what topics are they usually asking about?” I’ll then go on to ask a series of similar questions to help them narrow down some... read more

eBusiness Resources List

Chances are, you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on software, services, and employees to get your small eBusiness up and running. You know you have the ability to do much of the work yourself, if you only had all the right tools, without all the expense. That’s what this list is for. Most of the tools and resources I’ve listed are either free or cheap, easy to use, or all of... read more