Is Your Domain Name Secure? Interview With a Domain Appraiser
Denise Hoyle is a certified real estate appraiser. She is also an expert in the field of internet domain names.
Promote your website using Newsgroups
At present there are over 3.3 billion pages indexed by Google, and that definitely does not cover the entire Internet. With so many competitors around, you sure have to use every conceivable method available to promote your website.
How Small Companies Can Survive on the Publicity Island
So you’re not the industry leader. Maybe you don’t have a whiz-bang product and your CEO (alas) is not charismatic. Does the media basically ignore you? Are you a “survivor” or have you been voted off the publicity island?
Building New Business Through Referrals
One of the most effective ways to generate new business is to encourage customer referrals. That is, you can use the influence of happy customers to help your business continue to grow without having to rely on constant advertising.
How to Build an Online Business
If you recently started an online business, you are finding out that it is different than owning a brick and mortar business. Although the basic strategies are the same:
Bill Collecting Q & A
Jim:
When I work up the nerve to call someone about an overdue bill I always seem to fold or lose my cool as soon as the other guy throws a reason at me for why the bill hasn’t been paid. Do you have any suggestions?
Patrick, NJ
Rooting Out Spyware + Hard Drive Installation
Can you help? I’ve got XP Professional on my PC, and every now and then it decides it’s going to dial the internet. No particular reason, no applications calling for it, just now and then. If media player is running it interupts that, or otherwise just throws up a screen saying no dialtone (I don’t have it permanently connected to the net). Can I stop it from dialling without asking me?
Your own message board – Why and how?
Have you ever wished you could attract more people to your site, sell more products and make a better income?
Cause-Related Marketing
Altruism. Corporate responsibility. Philanthropy. These are often used to describe cause-related marketing, an activity in which businesses join with charities or causes to market an image, product, or service for mutual benefit.
The Training Trap
Lots of my clients call me up to ask that I train their staffs in various skills. The concerns usually sound like, “These guys need to learn to communicate” or “They just can’t seem to get things done” or “Our customers always seem upset with us.”