Unconditional Listening
I’ve always been called a good listener. People I barely know feel comfortable sharing intimate details with me, and I am always honored by that. Most recently though, I have wondered what it is about my listening style that engages people so quickly and effortlessly. I’ve never thought of myself as being particularly talented in this area, but have grown to accept that I possess some natural skills and some learned ones that facilitate my ability to communicate more effectively with others.
SEO’s Relationship With Website Architecture
Search engine optimization for today’s search engine robots requires that sites be well-designed and easy-to-navigate. To a great degree, organic search engine optimization is simply an extension of best practices in web page design. SEO’s relationship with web design is a natural one. By making sites simple and easily accessible, you are providing the easiest path for the search engine robots to index your site, at the same time that you are creating the optimum experience for your human visitors.
Balancing Work and Family Stress
The pace of life seems to quicken every year. More and more time is spent rushing from job to after school activities or evening meetings. It’s easy to get over whelmed and to loose a sense of family and relaxation in our homes. Here are a few ideas to help strengthen your family and to keep some of life’s pressures and stresses out of the home.
Dropped Jaw Syndrome, Your Fastest, Most Reliable Market Test
Business owners should be more like doctors. Forget selling and start asking your customers where they hurt. Broken leg? Ulcer? Empty wallet?
Free Marketing = Effective Marketing
According to Google.com there are over three billion web pages online today. So what are you doing to separate yourself from the crowd? How are you targeting your customers? How much capital are you investing in marketing? Is it working?
Googleopoly: The Motivation Behind Gmail
Just before the close of business on Wednesday, Google announced that it will be launching Gmail, its new free e-mail service set to offer 1000 megabytes of free space to its users. This announcement comes after a flurry of changes at Google, all of which are geared to securing their place as the dominant search engine in light of recent competition offered by Yahoo! and soon MSN. The search engine wars have been predicted for some time now by search engine insiders, and the launch of Gmail is Google’s attempt to win the war before it gets fully started. But is Google really ready to take on the big portals?
Smart Pricing Changes AdSense Payouts
In all the Gmail flurry last week Google sent around an email to their AdSense providers alerting them to a potential change in payouts known as “Smart Pricing.”
Secrets to Free Web-site Traffic
You have just uploaded your web-site and it looks great! You feel good about it and you’re ready to make some money! There’s only one problem, you need some Customers, or Traffic! There are a few ways to do this, that are free, but will take some time and work.
How to Start A Money Making Newsletter
Writing and publishing a successful newsletter is perhaps the most competitive of all the different areas of mail order and direct marketing.
AskJeeves Adds Features To Compete With Search Engine Giants
AskJeeves has rolled out a number of new features designed to give you more targeted search results.