You’ve created a wonderful website around a topic that you’re interested in, and you want to use it to make money on-line. Your research shows that you can make your own products, promote other people’s products, sell services, provide coaching, start a membership group, and the list goes on and on. The challenge now is...Continue reading
Category: Blogging
It may not be your Facebook social media sharing button
Do you have a problem sharing your website content and blog posts to Facebook? Or not always does Facebook display (parse) the information you really want to share from your website? And moving the text around in the post and then repeating the share you get exactly the same result as the first share? Well...Continue reading
Be Real
Guest post by Darla Mittler, CEO of Darla Mittler Document Magic. It’s great that the internet has opened up so many channels of expression. Voicing your opinion has never been easier. This ease of use has also given rise to the use of false identities. Faking who you are on the internet is...Continue reading
Christmas with the Kranks = Business Lesson: Respond to Market Demands!
“Christmas With the Kranks” is a slapstick comedy based on a book called “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham. The upshot is that the protagonists, Luther and Nora Krank (played by Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis), want to “skip” Christmas because their daughter is spending Christmas overseas in the Peace Corps. They plan to take...Continue reading
Jingle all the Way = Business Lesson: Serendipity Happens!
Way back before Arnold was Governor of California, he starred in a Christmas caper called “Jingle All the Way.” As workaholic Howard Langston, Arnie races all over town on Christmas Eve, in search of the blockbuster toy “Turbo Man,” which he promised his wife he’d pick up months before. Since it’s the only present on...Continue reading
How the Grinch Stole Christmas = Business Lesson: There’s Someone for Everyone
If you haven’t seen the original animated Grinch movie from 1966, you’ve likely seen the Jim Carrey version from 2000. But if you missed that one, too, here’s the recap: Green Grinch hates Christmas and hates the Whos, the sweet and lovable inhabitants of Whoville, who adore the holiday – but who have lost sight...Continue reading
The Little Drummer Boy = Business Lesson: All gifts are to be honoured!
Even if you haven’t seen the animated special, you’ve probably heard the story or the song. But here’s a recap if you’re unaware: The three Wise Men and the shepherds are heading to see the Baby Jesus, and the little drummer boy comes along for the ride. He is embarrassed when he has no gift...Continue reading
Elf = Business Lesson: Enthusiasm is contagious!
Take a six-foot tall adopted elf named Buddy (played by Will Ferrell) who wants to find his birth father, make that father the prickly James Caan, and throw them together in the midst of New York City and see what happens. Buddy wants a warm and cuddly family reunion; his father Walter wants nothing more...Continue reading
Build Market Awareness for Your Product or Service
You have finally done it. After all your hard work to set up your business, you are officially a business owner. Congratulations! And now you are ready to promote your product or service and achieve the success you have desired for so long. But you suddenly step back and ask yourself how? How does a...Continue reading
Comparing a Static Website and WordPress Blog
Trying to make a decision between using a static website vs. WordPress blog for your small business? Here is a comparison of both so you can make an informed decision! Static Website A website made with HTML is commonly known as a static website. When a website is made in HTML it can...Continue reading