Launch With Just One Killer Feature

Just One! Whether you are planning to launch a new product or a new website, keep this in mind. Launch with just one KILLER feature. If you happen to have a site that’s ready to go with tons of top-quality content, and lots of killer features, fine. But that’s not usually the case. Here’s a little story of what usually happens instead. Bob’s Big Idea Some guy, we’ll call him... read more

4 eBusiness Lessons I Learned From Childhood Cartoons

As a child in the 60′s and early 70′s, I didn’t have access to 24 hour cable TV or television networks devoted entirely to cartoons. Educational cartoons hadn’t really caught on yet either. The only time cartoons were available to watch back then was on Saturday mornings, and only on the 3 local stations that aired at the time. Even with limited choices amongst cartoons that... read more

The Synergy of Business and Blogging – A Gift For You

Recently, Michele Welch of NewBizBlogger.com had an idea that she followed through with, and the result is amazing. She imagined getting a group of bloggers to contribute their favorite articles to an ebook, and then simply giving that ebook away to anyone who wants it, with no strings attached. A Gift No one can ask you for anything in return; not your name; not your email address; not your cash. This is... read more

6 Great Lesser-Known WordPress Theme Packages or Clubs

I love premium WordPress themes. Generally, they are well-designed and come with lots of great options. The drawback, of course, is that they cost money, and if you tend to create blogs often, that adds up pretty quickly. For those people who love to create new blogs, or are simply theme junkies, theme clubs/memberships or theme packages are great deals. With theme packages, you pay one price to download... read more

Blogging: A Time To Every Purpose

An old friend from my elementary school days let her Facebook friends know that she’d started a blog recently. She’s completely new to blogging, so after I helped her figure out a little technical detail, she asked if I could help her navigate the world of blogging. I told her I would write a post on Blogging 101 just for her. This isn’t that post. But it is a precursor to that post,... read more

Don’t Waste Time And Never Make A Dime: Make Success Easy

What if you had a niche marketing research tool that let you do all this: Start with an idea for a new website. Find all the relevant themes within that site’s niche. Click a button to discard the only-slightly-relevant themes. Click a button to discard the themes that don’t bring in good traffic. Click a button to discard the themes that have too many competitors. Click a button to discard... read more

Four Simple Words Describe My Most Successful Online Marketing Strategy

Want to know my most successful online marketing strategy? The one that has consistently generated more income than anything else I’ve ever tried? No? You don’t want to know? Ok, never mind, then. Oh, wait, you were saying yes, not no. Well that’s different then. Good because I have the entire strategy outlined for you in a step-by-step post that I’ll link to after you read... read more

Just Say No To Scope Creep

If you do work for clients, whether it’s web design, web development, or any kind of freelance work, you’ve probably encountered “scope creep”. Scope creep goes by several other names like project creep, feature creep, etc. but the basic meaning remains the same. For those who may be just starting out as a freelancer, and haven’t yet had to deal with scope creep,... read more

Your Turn: Share An eBusiness Tip

Each one of you, newbie or pro, has learned something along the way in your quest to become successful ebusiness entrepreneurs. Please share one tip today so we can all benefit. Don’t worry about whether or not the tip might be too basic, or too well-known. Sometimes, even when we already know something, it helps to be reminded of it. What Kind Of Tip? Any kind of tip that relates to doing business... read more

6 Powerful WordPress Plugins For Extreme Content Control

If you’ve longed for really powerful plugins to help you manipulate your blog content in ways that WordPress doesn’t normally allow, you’ll probably wish you’d known about these 6 free plugins long ago. Show Content Based On Certain Conditions Below are 3 plugins that allow you to show or hide content based upon certain conditions. Each is useful in different... read more