Buying, parking, and selling domain names can be a fantastic business. It takes very little money to get started; overhead is minimal; the learning curve is relatively short; you can do it on a very part-time basis; and it can be extremely lucrative. So, what are the downsides, and why isn’t everyone doing it? First, […]
Continue readingEither your website is fast, or your visitors are furious – or at the very least, annoyed! People have no patience for lagging, slow-loading sites. You know this. You’re probably the same way. If you find a site through searching Google or linking from another site and it takes too long to load, you’re on […]
Continue readingNavigating the social media landscape is enough to make anyone’s head spin. Where should you put your attention? Is it smart, or even possible, to use everything that’s available? Most importantly, which sites and tools are best for promoting your business, and which aren’t worth your time? In an effort to answer these questions and […]
Continue readingThis might be our last post for a while, as I’ve just won the U.K. lottery. And if that wasn’t enough, a relative I didn’t even know I had (from Zimbabwe of all places) died and left me US$52 million! Okay, not really. But if you believe the emails you get, practically on a daily […]
Continue readingThere’s little doubt that social media is important to most businesses’ marketing efforts these days. But the time it takes to maintain your social media presence is sometimes hard to find, so anything you can automate makes life much easier. Facebook is of course right at the top of the list of social media sites […]
Continue readingIn the past few days, Canon has got the web buzzing. Have they released a new high-tech printer or million-megapixel camera? No, nothing like that. It seems that Canon is (if all goes as planned) going to be the first company to own their very own top level domain (TLD). In other words, they’ll replace […]
Continue readingYou’ve probably heard the clichés about the doctor who doesn’t take care of himself or the mechanic whose car is always in need of repair. And in the offline world, it usually isn’t as big of a big deal. If you really need heart surgery, chances are you won’t care if your cardiac specialist weighs […]
Continue readingThere’s a well-known statistic that says you need to get your message in front of your target audience seven times before they’ll take action. In the old days (10-15 years ago) that took a lot of time and money. To get someone to see or hear your brand on TV, radio, and in print for […]
Continue readingThe amount of free quality video content available on the Internet is truly phenomenal. Whatever you want to learn, there is almost certainly a video to teach you. The following videos are presented to help you market and grow your business, with some inspiration thrown in for good measure. Enjoy, and let us know your […]
Continue readingEven to some who have been online for years, SEO can be somewhat of a mystery. While there are a lot of differing opinions on the techniques that are the most effective for getting your site to the top of the search engines, there’s no doubt that a key factor in your success is being […]
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