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How iPhones & Smart Phones Can Ruin Your Business

Date December 5, 2011

I Am Your Worst Nightmare – A Dissatisfied Customer With A Smart Phone

 
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When I walked into your shop or restaurant to spend my money with you, you had loud blaring music playing (probably chosen by your teenage part time staff)  and your staff gave me crappy service. In the past, I would have [...]

Stay Away From The “Make Money Online Niche”

Date November 22, 2011

When beginners start out wanting to learn how to make money online, they often think that making money online means they have to be in the“make money online” niche. So they buy tons of reports, success blueprints and “secret” formulas from Internet Marketing “Gurus” and then try to apply the principles to teach others how [...]

Raptors, Wine & Internet

Date September 2, 2011

Raptors, Wine and Internet.  What do they have to do with each other?  Let me tell you a story… My wife took a a large government project over the summer that ended mid-August.  The hours were long and it felt like our summer was nearly over and we hadn’t had much time together.  Just before [...]

Copywriter Vs. Web Designer

Date August 29, 2011

When it is time to sell products or services online, most people start looking for a web designer.  But a good web designer only creates a graphically pleasing web site with the content YOU provide. Content Is King The content is MORE important than the look of the web site.  Garland Coulson. “The EBusiness Tutor” [...]

Why Niche Marketing Doesn’t Work

Date August 24, 2011

 
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Many so-called Internet marketing “guru’s” are selling “autopilot” niche packages that claim people new to Internet marketing can find profitable niche markets and set up multiple web sites for multiple niches and make quick money. Unfortunately for most people, these autopilot niche packages are recipes for failure. Garland Coulson. “The EBusiness Tutor” is an [...]

Why Social Media Isn’t For Everyone

Date August 24, 2011

Social media is taking the Internet marketing world by storm. Facebook has more daily traffic than Google.  Twitter has over 200,000,000 users.    And YouTube members have uploaded move video content in the last 60 days than have been created by the broadcasting industry in the last 60 years! So obviously everyone should be using social [...]

Finding Super Twitter Followers

Date July 15, 2011

All Twitter followers are not created equal. The best Twitter follower for you would have the following characteristics. large network of their own followers regularly posts and retweets on your topic is seen as a trusted leader in your field A single Twitter follower like this will have more of an impact for you than [...]

Zombies Vs Vampires

Date June 28, 2011

Two popular supernatural creatures – powerful and tough to kill.  But, given a choice, I’d rather be a vampire than a zombie.  Here’s why. Communication: Zombies only speak a few words, Vampires have a cool, cultured European accent. Speed: Vampires move faster than humans – Zombies shamble.  Important difference when you really need to make [...]

Save YouTube Videos

Date May 24, 2011

The amount of videos on YouTube is amazing.  Entertainment, “how-to’s”,  music – it’s all there, available to watch anytime over your Internet connection. But at some point, you might want to save a YouTube video.  Here is how I save YouTube Videos on my computer and move them to mobile devices. Garland Coulson. “The EBusiness [...]

Are Internet Marketing Conferences Worth It?

Date May 10, 2011

Just registered for a Social Media Bootcamp workshop coming up in Victoria BC.  My readers often ask me if Internet marketing conferences are worth the money and time, so I thought I would share my thoughts on this. For those of you who haven’t attended an Internet marketing conference yet, they are usually multi-day conferences [...]