What can Small Business Owners Learn from Barack Obama’s Start-Up?

Given the landslide victory of Barack Obama’s historic election as President of the United States of America, it’s hard to remember that just a few years ago Barack Obama was a NO NAME !
Obama began the 2008 Presidential race with little to offer the traditional politico in exchange for their support. He had no money, [...]

WordPress is an Entrepreneurs’ Best Friend!

My website is the heartbeat of my business in today’s web-centric world.  It hasn’t always been this way.  As a proverbial entrepreneur and small business owner, I’ve had several websites thru the years.  For the most part, they have been the traditional brochure style site.  Once they were up and running, I could cross that [...]

Internet Marketing…This Mistake is Costing YOU Money!

 Imagine having a flood of pre-qualified prospects knocking on YOUR door…it’s the equivalent of sales nirvana!  All those millions of cold calls, unanswered e-mails and phone calls, cold first meetings-
eliminated…thrown in the trash can!  It’s every small business owners dream.
Well guess what your dream can be a reality when you rethink the home and landing [...]

LinkedIn: 5 Reasons Why I Decided to Finally Join!

I recently reactivated my account on LinkedIn.  A friend had established an account for me three years ago, and I never used it.  He was an avid proponent of social networking and to tell you the truth, Iwasn’t interested.  So, my account sat dormant until recently.
Despite the media hype and occasional chastisement I received

Logo and Blog Banner Design: 4 Ways to Increase Your Design Buck Without Breaking Your Budget!

This week a client who is participating in my Internet Marketing Blueprint to Success program, asked a question about developing her logo and blog banner.  A friend had referred her to a graphic designer who quoted her $5,000 to do the design work.  Shocked by the price, she wondered if she should spend the money.  [...]

5.5 Action Steps to Drive Traffic to Your Website

Internet Marketing is a series of small steps, a process that I describe in 7 Steps to Your Internet Marketing Success.  One of the most overlooked steps is Developing Your Marketing Plan.  As small business owners, we all know how important it is to have a website.  But, what we may not appreciate is that [...]

7 Steps to YOUR Internet Marketing Success!

Not so long ago, we could all sit back and feel a breath of relief when our website finally launched! With the task finally completed, it was checked off the to-do list and simply forgotten. We were “online”!
Fast forward to today, and websites have become a key asset and sales channel for all companies regardless [...]