As most of us know, social media is an amazingly effective forum in which we can share content, boost popularity, and improve our search engine rankings – which of course results in getting found on the Internet. Using graphical icons that mesh well with the theme of your website and content rather than plain, boring […]
Continue readingAccording to the SBA’s 2006 data, 53% of the 25.8 million small businesses in the US are home-based. This equals 13.7 million home-based businesses. So, it’s clear that a whole lot of people work from their homes these days, and those who don’t, sometimes wish they did. Is working from home all that it’s cracked […]
Continue readingPasswords can be such a time-consuming annoyance. Wouldn’t you agree? It seems like no matter where we go or what we do, we’re being asked for a password or PIN. Remembering all of our passwords and PINs is a pain, and when we need to come up with a new password, it’s difficult to think […]
Continue readingWith the rapid growth of mobile devices in the US, there’s no denying that mobile internet use is quickly on the rise. In fact, in 2008 an important milestone was reached when mobile access to the Internet exceeded desktop computer-based access for the first time. Since then, U.S. mobile Internet users have continued to steadily […]
Continue readingBusinesses come and go all the time. One would think that there is no relation between a large, well-known software firm going bust and a small, family-owned concrete business going belly-up. Think again. Regardless of the size of the employee base, the industry, or the revenue stream, there are many similarities between companies that end […]
Continue readingMy good friend Mike Roberts is an amazing ping pong player, but as founder and CEO of Spyfu, his latest announcement isn’t about a ping pong win. Mike has always been a search term guru, and now he’s approaching ‘Search Term God’ status with the announcement of SpyFu’s latest online tool. And we’re really happy […]
Continue readingEarlier this month, Twitter announced some big news– a Better Twitter. Not everyone has the new Twitter yet, and not all of the features have fully launched, but so far we like what we see. The new, re-engineered Twitter includes some sweet new features, like a streamlined header bar with dashboard, keyboard shortcuts, a retweet […]
Continue readingEntrepreneurs are innovative thinkers. Most aspire to be a jack-of-all-trades, which occasionally causes them to be a little overconfident in their abilities in areas they really know nothing about. This mentality often leads to disaster. The problem with this attitude is that it leads to the inevitable tradeoff of being a generalist vs. being a […]
Continue readingScientists tell us that over millions of years, humans have developed specialized skills that have allowed us to survive and thrive as a species. From learning to create and use tools, to language, and social skills, we’ve adapted and innovated however was necessary to be successful in the given environment of each age. Whether you […]
Continue readingYou’ve got this great idea, and you can’t wait to get going and take off with full force toward business success! There’s no better feeling for an entrepreneur than the exhilaration that comes with a business startup. Hold on though. We’ve all heard the bleak statistics about business failures, and while confidence and a positive […]
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