Dec 30, 2008 Posted by Judith

Top 10 Web Site New Year’s Resolutions: 2009

At this time every year we review our lives and come up with resolutions to try and improve upon in the year ahead. Your Web site should not be excluded from this important effort considering online is more fluid and ever changing. Web site owners are safe to assume that there is no standing still or resting on your laurels when it comes to doing business online (That’s when your perceived... 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... 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

Nov 20, 2007 Posted by Judith

Web Site Myths vs. Realities

Here I will attempt to get the truth out about what having a Web site entails. The truth – uncensored. This is not a pitch, rather the facts based on working with over 500 clients since 1995. In that time I have learned, by trial and error, experimentation and implementation of daring new ideas and what truly is necessary to have a Web site – a successful Web presence. Just the Factoids . .... read more