Sep 29, 2009 Posted by Judith

5 Vital Mindsets for Online Success

Online success isn’t for the weak of heart. Ask anyone who is making a profitable living online and they’ll tell you hard work, long hours, learning, doing and reinventing yourself when needed is part of their successful strategy. Anyone who claims otherwise, is well, full of hooey! Here are five vital mindsets to having a successful online business:Service, Service, Service! What about... read more

Sep 22, 2009 Posted by Judith

It’s More Than Having WordPress!

Because of the economy, I probably get at least one call each day from someone who just wants to “put up a WordPress site” and start making money. They’ve seen those commercials with folks standing in front of mansions and expensive cars touting everything is on auto-pilot. Many even asking me if I have any ideas for an online business! To which I respond, “so many I don’t... read more

Sep 15, 2009 Posted by Judith

Christmas in September?

If you have an eStore or want to be able to sell online during the upcoming holiday season you need to be on top of this now! As of today there are only 107 days until Christmas! I am actually seeing ads from providers to setup your new eStore today to sell this Holiday Season. Good luck with that unless you really know what you are doing! For one you simply will not have good search engine rankings in... read more

Aug 25, 2009 Posted by Judith

Do Your Landing Pages Suck?

Many don’t want to make the effort to find out … I don’t know how many times I’ve clicked on a PPC ad to only “land” at a page that either doesn’t have what I am looking for, is poorly developed and/or simply doesn’t have a clue as to how to build confidence and cater to what I, as the searcher, “landed” there for. Then, I listen to frustrated... read more

Aug 19, 2009 Posted by Judith

Facey Pages and Tweety Books a Fad?

Whatever the polar opposite of a fad is — that’s what social media is! Maybe we have to review what the word social means to put things into perspective: so⋅cial  [soh-shuhl] –adjectivepertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. of, pertaining to,... read more

Aug 4, 2009 Posted by Judith

Unrealistic Seach Engine Ranking Obsession

There are many a Web site owner who is obsessed and at the same time extremely frustrated with their organic/natural (free) search engine rankings. I get that. They want to rank highly for every possible word combination someone may use to find them. I get that (albeit unrealistic expectation) too. But, what I don’t get is that when advised what is necessary to feed their obsession, they... read more

Jul 21, 2009 Posted by Judith

“If You Are Not Learning; You Are Falling Behind”

That my friends is the reality of doing business online! I’ve been at it 15 years now and still learn something new almost each and every day. Learning can at times be fun while at other times frustrating. But that’s how you learn. Don’t want to be on a continual learning curve? Then maybe you need to seriously consider if the online business environment is really for you. Based on my... read more

Jun 23, 2009 Posted by Judith

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Netrepreneur?

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May 26, 2009 Posted by Judith

Don’t Forget to Think “Local”!

When it comes to SEO/SEM and getting found, so many simply overlook or downright forget about the geographic influence that search should have in their program. Have you considered the terms and phrases that locals would use to find your business? Have you tweaked your listings on free local search sites? Too often, the local related searches or venues are ignored in lieu of our obsession with the big... read more