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15 Steps to Take Your Brick & Mortar Retail Business Online

Monday June 30, 2008
Are you a main street retailer looking to sell your products over the Web? Don't know where to start? This 15-step quick start guide is for you. Here's an ultra-condensed summary: Get ... Read More

Best of the Web: Local Search Edition

Sunday June 29, 2008
This is a roundup of the best online biz links from around the Web this week. Every Sunday, I'll link out to the best new resources, articles, and interesting ... Read More

12 Keys to Forum Marketing Success

Friday June 27, 2008
Participating in online forum communities is a great way to market your business. Forum users are generally net savvy and open to making online purchases. Many forum users ... Read More

Web-based Invoicing Apps for Freelancers

Thursday June 26, 2008
Need to send an invoice for some freelance work you've done? Don't want to bother with a complicated Excel spreadsheet based invoice? Great news! I've compiled a ... Read More

What is ecommerce?

Thursday June 26, 2008
Ecommerce used to be a catch-all term for doing business online. If you sold your product or service through a website, collected payments electronically, or dealt with customers in ... Read More

Tips on Choosing a Domain Name

Monday June 23, 2008
Choosing your domain name (otherwise known as your website address) is one of the most important things you will do for your online business -- so careful attention should be ... Read More

Around the Web: AP's Big Mistake Edition

Sunday June 22, 2008
Associated Press Charges Fee for Quoting 5 Words - This is a huge mistake by AP. I know newspapers are desperate these days, but charging $12.50 to quote 5 ... Read More

What is a page view?

Thursday June 19, 2008
A "page view" is the standard unit of Web traffic. Each time a webpage is viewed, it counts as one page view. In the early days of the Web, the ... Read More

Top 10 Habits of Tech Superstars

Tuesday June 17, 2008
This top 10 list of things a developer should never ignore from TechRepublic is spot on. Over the last 10 years, I've worked a variety of tech related jobs. ... Read More

Top 5 Pay-Per-Post Marketplaces for Bloggers

Monday June 16, 2008
This is a list of the top online marketplaces where bloggers can get sponsored post offers from advertisers. How pay-per-post basically works: You register your blog with one of the pay-per-post services. ... Read More

How to Get Paid for Sponsored Blog Posts Without Angering Your Readers

Saturday June 14, 2008
The pay-per-post (or "sponsored post") business connects advertisers with bloggers. Basically, you (the blogger) write about an advertiser's new product or service. It can be a review or ... Read More

What is a VPS?

Thursday June 12, 2008
VPS stands for "Virtual Private Server". It is a type of hosting where you share a physical server with other customers, but are allocated a dedicated share of system resources. ... Read More

An Introduction to Social Media

Wednesday June 11, 2008
Social media is an umbrella term that describes websites that empower and connect people online. A hallmark of social media is the user generated content. This model contrasts ... Read More

The Greatest Dot Bombs (and What We've Learned)

Sunday June 8, 2008
CNET recently published an article covering the greatest now-defunct websites and internet disasters. It's an interesting read. Some were way ahead of their time. Many are now ... Read More

How to Write Articles that are Easy to Read

Saturday June 7, 2008
Web readers don't want to read a long, dense article unless the benefits clearly outweigh the cost in time. And these days, our time is scarce, so Web content ... Read More

What is Web Analytics?

Thursday June 5, 2008
Web analytics refers to statistical analysis of a website's traffic. Some important stats include: Where did visitors come from? Also known as the traffic referrer. What was the first webpage ... Read More

7 Types of Web Hosting - All About Shared, Reseller, VPS, Dedicated, and 3 Other Types of Web Hosting

Sunday June 1, 2008
If you're paying 10 bucks or less for Web hosting and wondering why your website is so darn slow, it may be time to upgrade your Web hosting plan. For many ... Read More
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