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Email Marketing as a Primary Business Marketing Tool

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:19:52 +0000

There are individuals and whole businesses using just email to fund their businesses believe it or not. Email is not dead – it never was. It’s effectiveness has dropped a bit over the years as business email with valid messages were diluted with junk – spam mail by companies sending out billions per month. Here’s [...]

Identity Theft: 10 Ways to Protect Yourself

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:17:40 +0000

In 16.5 months there were 14 million victims of identity theft in the USA, costing 3.8 billion dollars. (Privacy and American Business, Vol.10, #5). Identity theft is a growing problem and one that you should shield yourself from as much as possible. But how do you go about it? Here are ten things you can [...]

What is the Long Tail? Why is it Important to Your Business?

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:15:31 +0000

What Is “The Long Tail”? The long tail in terms of keywords for your business represents the total accumulated mass of keywords that relate to a given niche area. That niche can be large – for instance, Sports. Or, that niche can be small – for instance, Badminton Raquets from Fiji. Let’s talk about the [...]

Using Twitter to Manage Customer Service Complaints

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:10:37 +0000

As Twitter.com becomes more pervasive, it will become imperative for companies to watch what is being said about their products, services, and service to customers. Already there are enough people on Twitter (30 million +) to warrant having a look to see if anyone is talking about your business in a negative or positive way [...]

7 Online Business Models

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:08:34 +0000

When you make a go at an online business you’re going to have to choose a way to format your website and onlien business so it makes money and supports itself… and hopefully one day – supports you too! Here are 7 online business models you might choose from, or mix and match from: 1. [...]

Online Business Marketing: 7 Reasons to Tweet on Twitter.com

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:05:12 +0000

Here are some reasons you should be using Twitter to market your business online: 1. Join the Crowd – if you’ve missed it, Twitter.com is a very hot marketing promotion tool for businesses – online or off. Major companies are all over Twitter. Smaller businesses are getting involved too as they figure out what can [...]

Is Your New Business Website a Traditional Site or a Blog?

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:01:49 +0000

When deciding what format your new business website will take, traditional website or blog, you have to figure in a few important things. The first very important factor is cost. If you are starting a new small business and cost of everything is on your mind you are coming to the realization that your website [...]

Should I Quit a Job to Start a Business?

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:59:20 +0000

This is a frequent question we get sometimes here, and we see a lot of on other websites in the comments section. Should you quit your current job in order to pursue your dream business? Yes. That’s the quick answer… however, there are some caveats to starting your own business that should be taken into [...]

Easy Online Business to Start: Selling eBooks

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:56:43 +0000

The best way to get started in a new online business is to sell something easy to create – and something that you created. If you created it – you’ll be able to get higher margins than you would acting as an affiliate for someone else. That’s not to say being an affiliate is bad [...]

Starting an Online Business in Wisconsin

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:54:05 +0000

Starting a new online business is probably the easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to get started with your own business in Wisconsin. What are the essentials for an online business? a product or service to sell a website (domain) or web page a hosting account (a computer server where your website resides) online marketing knowledge. [...]