SEO Friendly Links

While it may not have a huge impact on your overall search engine ranking, SEO-friendly links are still important. Whether your links are nice and polished like,  “http://domainname.com/page-name” or dynamically generated like,  “http://domainmae.com/?p=8675309”, search engines and users will be able to read through the page. The benefit, however, of friendly SEO links is that they […]

Making a Good Last Impression

No doubt you’ve heard how important it is to make a good first impression. If we behave rudely, don’t comb our hair, have the wrong color shoes on or anything else that might not give the ideal first impression, we don’t get a chance to do that again. Alternately, there is another impression that is […]

Your Elevator Pitch

When someone starts a business, they spend countless hours on their business plan, legal agreements, marketing material, office setup, accountant selection, and countless other crucial tasks. One simple task that is often overlooked – if not excluded all together – is crafting your 60 second elevator pitch. While it is the year 2016 with technology […]

Substitute Solutions

Back when I was knee-high to a grasshopper, one of my favorite things to do was to go to Blockbuster and rent movies. I loved walking into the store, seeing the new releases, looking through old favorites, browsing the video games, and occasionally getting some candy. Today, there are only a handful of Blockbuster stores […]

Struggling to Write

Here I am, struggling to write a blog… again. I have a list of several topics written down but I can’t seem to get myself interested in any of them enough to write about them at the moment. So here I am at my favorite spot to do any writing – my favorite coffee shop […]

Keep It Simple

Have you ever found yourself talking to a sales professional and everything they say goes way over your head? I was recently talking with representative from a national insurance company about unemployment insurance. The way the sales rep talked he must have thought I knew everything there was to know about unemployment insurance. The information […]

Creative WiFi Passwords

Today most businesses offer free WiFi internet access to their guests. WiFi is a great amenity to offer, and if you put a little creativity into it, you can also use it as a subtle marketing opportunity. Free WiFi is a good way to help pull people into your business, especially if you own a […]

Welcoming guests to your site

From an SEO (search engine optimization) standpoint, there is one spot that a lot of website really miss the mark. Far too often, I visit a website that has a line something like “Welcome to ABC Company.” I already know I’m welcome to the site. If I wasn’t, you would (or should) have it blocked […]

Pinterest Feeds

I don’t claim to be a Pinterest expert, but one things I do know about it is that you can very easily spend way too much time on it. That easy addictiveness of Pinterest is what makes it a very powerful marketing tool. That easy addictiveness is also what can make Pinterest a cause for […]