Is Your Site Easy On The Eyes?

I like to tell people that I’m no designer, but I know what looks good. Of course, each of us has her own opinion about “beauty” but over the years, scientific research suggests that our individual ideas on beauty aren’t so far apart. Simply put, we often find beauty in things that are symmetrical and harmonious; things that are easy for our brains to process and assess, and that... read more

Free eBook Covers – Volume 2

On 2/9/09, I began my quest to provide you with sample ebook covers that are both FREE and LOOK GOOD. That was Volume 1 with a set of 9 to choose from. This is Volume 2, with another set of 9. Over time, I’ll create more sets. Each set will include samples – meaning, you should add your own text to them – and maybe even some additional graphics (photos of a person, money, etc). But... read more

Learning SEO Copywriting That Compels and Converts

Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web is a book I’ve been meaning to tell you about for several months now, but it somehow got lost amongst the shuffle of holidays and bad memory.* Lucky for you, I didn’t forget about it forever. I try to cover as much of the basics as possible for creating a successful site online that will earn you a comfortable living. I’m not able,... read more

Free eBook Covers

Raise your hand if you’ve ever tried to find some decent-looking free ebook covers that you could modify and make your own? Now everybody who actually found some that didn’t look like absolute cr@p, keep your hand raised. What? Nobody? I’m not surprised. It’s practically impossible to find sample ebook covers that are both FREE and LOOK GOOD. Granted, there’s a good reason... read more

Are You Guilty Of These Six Website Design Mistakes?

The following is a guest post by Jeremy Knauff of WildFire Marketing Group. There are probably just as many opinions about what constitutes good website design as there are people on the internet. There are, however, a number of factors that have been proven to make or break a website. If your website is guilty of just a few, it can have a dramatic impact on your business. Fortunately, most of them are... read more

Finding The Image Of You and Your Business

A small one-person business can often be a reflection of the business owner’s personality. A lazy, do-nothing-productive personality may result in a do-nothing business. A peppy, multi-tasking personality may result in a business that roars forward at a breakneck speed. Of course, many factors play into a business’s “personality”, but the personality of the owner can be a major... read more

Meet Me At WordCamp in Birmingham, AL

I’m really excited that the Southeast United States is getting its first WordCamp ever! Woohoo! I’ll be speaking on SEO for WordPress there, so it would be just kickin’ if I could get to meet some of you there. It’s going to be held September 27-28, 2008 (yep, like 3 weeks away). The cost is only $25, so it’s well worth it! There will be lots more info posted on the... read more

Do You Recognize Yourself?

I’m a big Reality TV fan. I love watching people carry out their daily lives for all the world to see. I often think, when she sees the playback of how she acted, she’ll realize what a jerk she was. What would happen if each of us could rewind our days and watch the playback of everything we said and did? What would we learn about ourselves? I’d bet we’d learn a lot! In fact,... read more

Getting An Objective Perspective To Meet Your Goals

You’ve created a web site or blog. You’ve sweated and worked hard to make it just “perfect”. But your expected goals are not being met. Why? More than likely, you aren’t able to look at your site objectively. You’re so wrapped up in it that all you see is this: But everyone else sees this: When I say “sees”, I’m really not talking about the visual... read more

Think Your Idea Is Worth 10000 Dollars? It Could Be!

Several months ago, over on my SEO Scoop blog, I wrote about a cool site, Ideablob, that gives away $10,000 every month to someone who has an idea that others like. Ideablob is like a social network for people with ideas. And like any good social network, people vote on those ideas. Sounds familiar, right? Think Digg for ideas. But the kicker is that the person with most popular idea each month wins... read more