You’ve probably heard the hype about all the free money that the government has stashed away somewhere in a secret, undisclosed location to give away to small businesses. Remember those commercials with Matthew Lesko, the screaming nerd in a suit covered with question marks? He was hawking his book that was supposed to be full […]
Continue readingIf your business is art, design, writing or any other creative endeavor, you want a blog that reflects your style and gives visitors to your site a whole different experience than they would have at a tech blog or a mommy blog. That’s why I’ve picked out fifteen gorgeous (and free!) artistic WordPress blogs templates […]
Continue readingIf you have any kind of Pay Per Click or Pay Per Action advertising on your blog, you’re already familiar with affiliate networks. Basically, these organizations offer individual website owners and bloggers the opportunity to place ads from a huge range of companies—from Amazon.com to small independent retailers—on their webpages. The affiliate network assigns a […]
Continue readingMillions of people dream of starting up their own business: of being their own boss, making it big, and having a company that that they can point to as their life’s work. But the realities of starting up a small business are sometimes overshadowed by myths which make it difficult to deal with the real challenges […]
Continue readingThere are new and exciting business tools being developed every day. These can help you improve your productivity and open up entirely new channels for your business to thrive online. While there are hundreds of these kinds of applications available, I’ve handpicked for you my top ten favorites: 1. Exploratree: http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ Mind mapping is a […]
Continue readingLast weekend I was at a small social function mixing it up with several people who I didn’t know very well. Inevitably we started talking about what we do for a living, and I volunteered that I’m an entrepreneur and a blogger. This caused several raised eyebrows. One woman, a doctor, asked me incredulously: “You […]
Continue readingToday I’d like to talk to you about a technique for generating more search engine traffic. This is something I stumbled on in my own blogging and I am shocked at how well it works. Obviously it isn’t fool-proof, but if it is done right, you will see a huge amount of supplemental traffic coming […]
Continue readingI had the great pleasure and opportunity to interview Seth Godin. SETH GODIN is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change. Godin is author of ten books that have been bestsellers around the world and changed the way people think about marketing, change and work. His books have been translated into more than 20 […]
Continue readingPhotography is a wonderful freelance career for many talented photographers. I love looking at creative photography as many of the photos tell a such a unique story. The advent of the internet has spawned a never-ending line of image-hungry websites all vying for the best and brightest pictures to draw traffic. Even if you start […]
Continue readingI had the great pleasure of interviewing Yanik Silver and look forward to attending my first Maverick Business Adventure in March and I will update everyone on the much anticipated experience! Yanik Silver is a serial Internet entrepreneur and self-made millionaire. He is recognized as one of the leading experts on web marketing even though […]
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