When I was a young and inexperienced web designer, I was once asked what made a great web design. I blithely responded with something like “lots of cool graphics and moving objects!” I cringe when I remember this particularly dreadful moment in my life. My real concern, however, is with aspiring web designers today. I am an avid participant in online discussion forums and hear and deal with this issue plenty.
The Reporter Called! Now What???
You’ve sent the press releases and after what seems like an eternity of waiting, you finally get the call!
The call that says, “Hey, we loved the press release and think there is a story to be written!”
In Bed With the Enemy: How to Successfully Partner With Your Competition
Strategic alliances are today commonplace among large corporations. The advantages allow these companies to successfully compete in the global marketplace. Powerful synergies are the outcropping of these alliances. Smaller companies can derive the same advantages through alliance relationships. In this article, I will focus on what I call Synergistic Partnering Alliances where competitors can realize great value by building relationships of integrity with one another.
The Writer’s Dilemma: Should You Write For Free?
If you’re a professional writer, should you ever write for free? I used to be adamant that that way lies madness. However, I’ve changed my mind. Sort of.
Promote Your Local Business Using Traditional Media
Pick up any magazine and turn to the back. What do you see? Pages and pages of ads, some big, some small … and almost all of them end with a website address. Same thing with your local newspaper classifieds. The ad gets your attention and the website gives you all the details.
Does My Back-End Look Big In This?
There is no rule that says you have to have back-end products. There are many people online who sell a single product and make good money at it. But, in truth, they are wasting a valuable resource, and making a lot more work for themselves, as we shall see.
Be a Web Site Reviewer
I don’t have to tell you that there are millions of sites on the Web that – to be blunt – stink! The owners of these sites either don’t have the time or skill to fix them, or they don‘t understand why their site is not working. They are losing money, and they don’t know what to do. Ah – an opportunity!
How to Start a CRM Initiative Without Up-Front Money
Although most people agree that CRM is an important enhancement to their current strategy, many executives are experiencing sticker shock as they look at CRM projects that costs millions of dollars, especially during such an austere time of belt tightening. But don’t get discouraged. Even if the funds are not available right now, it is possible to start the CRM process by performing critical primary steps without a heavy initial investment. Indeed, companies that jump-start their CRM enablement today can help to ensure that they are not left behind tomorrow.
Rock, Paper, Stone: The Biz Stone Guide to Independent Publishing
People have things to say. Maybe you’re one of them, struggling to get a voice through the bottleneck that is big publishing. Maybe you’re a talented individual who would write more if you had a forum. Maybe you’re an expert in certain areas but all that insightful content stays trapped within you because you don’t have an outlet.
Powerful, Profitable Topics for Your eBook – Current Events
You have thought about writing your own eBook for months now, but you just can’t seem to decide on an idea that will get you started?