Thanks to those who responded to last weeks survey. Although the number of responses were less-than-stellar it was enough to provide me an indication of visitor interests, so thanks again. If you missed please check it out it will only take about 30 seconds of your time. I’ll be posting up some of those results and delivering more content around those topics...

I thought I’d take things in a different direction today. Instead of writing about what I think is useful – I thought I’d take a different approach and put out a survey and ask what you would like to see written. After all I write this blog to help others and if I’m off my mark then I’d like to know. But more importantly I’d like...

Keyword research is one of those terms you hear floating around on the internet as being the holy grail of tasks when it comes to positioning your website and business online. Research the right keywords, they say, and you’ll be at the top of the Google food chain. But what exactly is keyword research – and more importantly, how the heck do you get...

With the abundance of web hosting providers out there I’m often asked what web hosting provider one should use when starting out with a website. Of course there are tons of free providers out there. You can check out Blogger, WordPress.com, heck even Posterous will give you a blog looking website where you can update it through email. That’s all fun and...

A few months ago I was organizing my workspace here at my home office and decided I wanted to clear my office bookshelf (which wasn’t being used for any books). I wanted to make room for my favorite books which I could place right above me for reference material and day-to-day inspiration. As I collected my favorite books for this “master book...

Today’s post I interview another fascinating entrepreneur as part of series I’ve started where I chat with business people and discuss the beginnings of their business, their backgrounds and the challenges they face. This week it’s a pleasure to introduce my friend and colleague Alec Hess of Full Voice Media and PenancePill.com. Alec is a young...

Are you really interacting and engaging with potential customers online as much as you should be? And I don’t mean Twittering or updating your Facebook Fanpage. As important as those strategies are to your overall marketing plan, more often than not business owners and entrepreneurs forget about a key area to interact with potential customers that’s as...