Blog Posts: Business
Video: Blogging for Small Business»
In this short video, Seth Godin, Sean Parker and Jimmy Wales talk about how blogging and social networking have changed small business. Another video about the value of blogging for…
Why Your Primary Business Email Account Should be Gmail»
The world of email has changed dramatically in the last few years. Gmail has left Earthlink-like email services so far behind that I don’t understand how or why people continue…
90% of Your Sales Will be from Word of Mouth or Digital Promotion by 2011»
That’s Seth Godin’s prediction, not mine. It’s based on behavioral trends for people who are ready to buy. It might be a bit exaggerated, but let’s suppose only 50% of…
What Kinds of Businesses Can Benefit from Blogging?»
In response to the question, lots of people in the marketing, web, or social media business will tell you that blogging is for all businesses. In a moment of unbridled…
How to Gain Maximum Advantage When People Search Local»
As you may or may not be aware, Google and other search engines (yes, there are still others, more or less) are altering their approach to search to deliver "personalized"…
HostGator’s Support Ticket System Problem»
This could be a rant, but it’s not: primarily because I’m writing this post more than 48 hours after the support incident that had 20 client websites down for several…
Online Search for Local Information is Growing Fast»
One of the biggest mistakes businesses with a local market make is to assume they have no need for an effective web presence. There is a tendency to think that,…
Important Advice on Web Copy from David Meerman Scott»
Most of us forget, when we’re writing copy for our website, that we’re writing for our market: people who don’t care about us or our products. What they care about…
From Laid Off to Entrepreneur»
Business Week’s SmallBiz Insider offers this look at Rebounders, people who were laid off recently who are now taking matters into their own hands with their own businesses. Just wanted…
Blogging for Business: Where DO You Find the Time?»
A friend asked me the other day where I find the time to post. Part of my job (I’m an independent business owner, so I get to define my job…