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Free WordPress Themes – Security Threat?

Date May 9, 2012

WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. It is free, open source and has thousands of powerful plugins to improve functionality. And there are thousands of free WordPress themes as well, letting you change the look of your web site in a few moments. I love WordPress and use it for [...]

Facebook Likes Are Useless

Date May 7, 2012

All of a sudden, there seems to be a huge amount of social media “experts” all happy to take  your hard earned money to get your Facebook business pages working for you. One of the major focuses most business owners seize on is getting more Facebook “likes.” Facebook now gets more traffic than Google, so [...]

Article Spinning: Useful Tool Or Spam?

Date March 20, 2012

When I go into some of the Internet marketing forums, there area a LOT of people talking about “article spinning.” But is it really useful? Article Spinning – A definition Article spinning is a technique used to try to improve ranking in the search engines. It involves taking articles and rewriting them multiple times so [...]

Learn Internet Marketing Cartoon

Date February 16, 2012

Here is a great web cartoon by Anthony Raymond that illustrates the funny way people think about learning to market online. Enjoy! Design by Openwork.org – Creators of the coolest Keyword Tool ever made: Keyword Researcher

How iPhones & Smart Phones Can Ruin Your Business

Date December 5, 2011

I Am Your Worst Nightmare – A Dissatisfied Customer With A Smart Phone [display_podcast] 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. 

Why Niche Marketing Doesn’t Work

Date August 24, 2011

[display_podcast] 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.

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 [...]