Archive for ‘Business’ Posts

A few months ago I bid on an SEO project for a local contractor in the Seattle area. We had agreed on some terms and planned on moving forward. He seemed committed to the project, but for whatever reason I never heard from him again. I followed up a few times but then wrote it [...]

Right now there seems to be a mad rush to get listed in free local listing services like Google Maps and other location-based search service websites. If you’re like most people, you probably get a little overwhelmed trying to figure out which of these online websites to submit to too. Of course there is likely [...]

As you probably already know, getting reviews for your business is the best way to increase your rankings in Google’s local business center – Google Maps. Surprisingly, one of the most common questions I get is how to submit a review for a business listed in Google Maps. So, I’ve created this video and even [...]

Yep, I’m giving these domain names away absolutely free! I have too many of them, and they are beginning to pile up. So it’s time to start cleaning house. So I’m giving them away on a first-come, first-serve basis. Most of them are with Godaddy. So all you have to do it set up a [...]

For those of you who aren’t familiar with it – Google Alerts is a free service offered by Google. Obviously. Google Alerts allows you to set up email updates based on keywords of your choice. You are then notified whenever Google discovers new stories or mentions of the specific keywords or phrases you selected to [...]

Do you know how to submit a press release? Well, it’s actually really easy. And if you’re short on cash, there are several free press release websites to help you get started. You probably won’t get picked up by any of the major news sources by submitting a free press release. However, that doesn’t mean [...]

Recently I was asked for some advice by someone looking to start thier first online business. This person reminded me a lot of myself, because I had no clue what I was doing when I first started online. In response, here are a few things that first come to mind. You can start a successful [...]

Do you ever get tired of sitting behind the computer and wishing you had more industry related articles in print to read? I know I do. If you answered yes, then I highly recommend subscribing to Website Magazine. Website Magazine offers a free quarterly subscription as well as an upgraded paid subscription to their increasingly [...]

Lately it has become very time consuming tracking leads/contacts/opportunities from all of the different sources, and I have been in desperate need of a real CRM solution. The Microsoft Excel/Outlook/Business Contact Manager mess just isn’t cutting it anymore. So recently I started researching what similar companies were using to capture and track web leads and conversions. [...]