Mar 3, 2009 Posted by Judith

5 Principles to Live By Online

Do you live by your principles? If someone were to ask you what principles you run your business by, would you have a concise and committed answer for them? prin⋅ci⋅ples a guiding sense of the requirements and obligations of right conduct: a person of principle. Over the years, I have found that many who want to start an online business for additional income or to replace their current income, have no... read more

Feb 10, 2009 Posted by Judith

How to Succeed at Online Business

Having worked with 100′s of businesses across the country with the creation, growth, nurturing of their site, if you removed the “technology” aspects that makes all of their heads swim, the one issue that always seems to be missing in one form or another is the fact that having a Web site is having a business. A real business – if you want to succeed. All too often entrepreneurs... read more

Jan 28, 2009 Posted by Judith

Can You Get Rich Online?

That would depend on:What your product or service is. Certainly if you had a legitimate recipe for the cure for cancer, you would have it easier than trying to get exposure in say real estate, online marketing, gift shops, etc. Try to find a niche that isn’t a saturated online market. Otherwise nothing less than a rabidly aggressive approach will be required to penetrate and compete. How much the... read more

Jan 12, 2009 Posted by Judith

Where is the Online Success Easy Button?!

I am perplexed as to why the assumption that succeeding online should be easy. I guess folks have bought into the hypey sales pitchy advertising of providers, consultants, developers and TV commercials whose only purpose is to get into their pocketbooks. What dismays me even more is how often potential business owners throw their hard earned dollars at these programs (even though afterward they admit it... read more

Dec 3, 2008 Posted by Judith

Do You Mean Business?

You mean business if you:Have well-written content that is grammatically correct and spelled properly. Your Web site is chock full of information that talks to your customer’s desires and needs. Have excellent photos and graphics that will represent the quality of your products and services — no clip art for you! You understand your profit margins and what you can sell your wares for to... read more

Nov 25, 2008 Posted by Judith

Top 10 eStore Mistakes

10. Not having a plan or doing the due diligence necessary to determine if the new eStore can be competitive against the established sites already doing the same. Without niche — you’re nothing special. Selling the same stuff 100,000 sites are already selling, without offering anything unique or of greater value (service, freebies, member points, niche focus) is futile. 9. The store’s... read more

Oct 27, 2008 Posted by Judith

Attn: Human — Are You Evolving?

With business online there is never a dull moment. Each day brings new opportunities, applications, scripts and ideas that you can integrate into your program. Sometimes it can be overwhelming when you look at all you can do, the potential, the opportunity! Unfortunately, all too often onliners become complacent. They just want things to work and in one fell swoop! They don’t want to have to... read more

Jul 7, 2008 Posted by Judith

Can New Sites Generate Income?

The short answer: Yes, they sure can! The long answer…. Now, most who want to put up a new site do not have the luxury sites in the 90s once had.  In the beginning, a basic site was easy to do and that site was relatively easy to get found.  And, being the “market” was not as tech savvy, the site owner didn’t have a high bar to reach to gain their attention. Now, instead of a... read more

Jul 3, 2008 Posted by Judith

Freedom, Choices and Whiners…

THE PERSON WHO COMPLAINS THAT HE OR SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE PROBABLY HASN’T THE COURAGE TO TAKE A CHANCE. Thomas Edison once observed that the reason most folks don’t recognize opportunity when it comes along is that it is often dressed in coveralls and look like work. Often opportunity involves a great deal of work and a willingness to take a chance on something, the outcome of which may be ... read more

May 21, 2008 Posted by Judith

Is Your Site a Potemkin Village?

What the heck is a Potemkin Village you say? Potemkin village \puh-TEM(P)-kin\, noun: An impressive facade or display that hides an undesirable fact or state; a false front. With all the neato templates and themes available it is relatively easy and inexpensive, compared to a custom design, to have a polished and professional presentation online. However, beyond that presentation, do you have what it... read more