Archive for July, 2008
Monday, July 21st, 2008
One of the things that I really enjoy about working on the internet is the cool tools that I run across. Granted, not all of them are worth the time to learn and use, but some are really worth the effort.
Over the next couple of posts I'll share a few ...
Posted in Cool Web Tools, Productivity | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 18th, 2008
As we are in the beginning stages of our online marketing experiment obviously the first requirement is a domain name.
We could cover the how-to's of domain name registration and hosting. But I really want to talk about the number of domain names required to build an effective web presence.
So how ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
One very basic item required to do business online is a domain name.
One tool I like to use to research domain names is Instant Domain Search. You can start typing in ideas and the availablility is shown to you instantly without submitting.
Ready to register? Just click one of the options ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
What is Twitter?
Twitter is a website built for the sole purpose of "micro-blogging". Similar to a blog except each user has a time line of micro-posts containing no more than 140 characters. Each one gives a tid-bit of information or simply a brief description of "what's going on now".
What's the ...
Posted in Social Networking | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
You've heard about defining your target audience. But once you find them what do you say to them? One of the reasons it's so hard to come up with blog and article content is because most marketers out of habit can only think of a few things to say - ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Moving from the offline way of marketing a business to the online world can take some getting used to. A lot of times the flow of getting things done online can be overwhelming. Blogging is no exception.
Productive Bang for your Efforts
When it comes to offline networking events and marketing efforts, ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Our first step in our chronicled journey is setting up a blog.
If you've been around internet marketing long, you know what the most important piece of the puzzle is. Content. And not just a little either. Blogging will help you help the search engines by offering a ton of valuable ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Let's talk a minute about passion.
Along my path I have met many entrepreneurs and business professionals. One thing that really stands out, present or lacking, is passion. You must have passion if you're going to succeed at anything. A take-it-or-leave-it approach simply will not get you through the tough times ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Online Biz Direct is embarking on a grand experimental journey. Around the end of June 2008 we pretty much removed all content and information from our website. Why? Isn't that crazy? The short answer is yes.
Here's the longer answer.
We're doing it to make a point. We have been preaching to ...
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