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I added this comment to a newbie on a LinkedIn discussion in the Party Event Business group.  She asked: “Hi guys, I am just starting out in the party planning business, any advice you could all give me would be fantastic.” I felt she was seeking for the Holy Grail.  Since I am not Prince [...]

or, When Is A Fan Page Guru Not A Guru? I don’t think anyone who calls themselves a guru is really a guru! I know I am not. I have soooo much more to learn about Web marketing. After all, I self confess to work on a shoestring budget and avoid all forms of paid [...]

My best education source for successful on line marketing comes directly from Google.  Read and implement their “book” and you will not need me nor any other coach, mentor or self acclaimed guru. Here is another gem from Matt Cutts of Google once again.  He talks about one of my favorite subjects on how to [...]

Just a brief note to tell you about our new page Newsletters-Subscriptions. I gathered some free resources from leading business authorities to help you grow your small business and share them with you on this page.

“Today’s ever-changing business climate makes Web sites more important than ever. And while the majority of small businesses (84 percent) do have a Web site for their business, the 16 percent that do not could be facing uphill challenges as the Internet continues to grow and replace other forms of business searches.” So reports the [...]

Here is the first video in a series as recently published on YouTube. The transcript follows. In these recessionary times too many people set up Websites just because they think it’s the thing to do. After a while and after spending a great deal of time and money they often wonder why the site has [...]

“Yeah, they had a lot of yards, but yards don’t mean crap. Points do.” Yesterday morning I read this quote attributed to Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears NFL football team. It appeared on an AOL news blurb after the Bears upset victory of their arch rival Green Bay Packers on Monday night. I also [...]

Have you noticed the small bizSugar icons on my blog posts? If you click the one on the far left it actually takes you to the bizSugar site. The one on the right indicates I already received another bizSugar from my September 20th article on Spammers I submitted. So, let me tell you a little [...]

Early this past Wednesday I was reviewing and updating an Excel spreadsheet I use to reference an extensive library of resources. This lists both WEB based links to articles and videos as well as pdfs stored on my computer.  It is additional to the articles posted on my Meetup group, as well as this blog and [...]

Jim Kukral posted an article earlier today on Small Business Trends entitled The Universal Truth of Selling on the Web: Simple Wins.  In the article he warns you must keep your message simple and  narrow your choices when selling on the Web.  Do not confuse your target audience with too many options.  It may lead [...]