Small businesses and the web

SEO Seminars

If you are in the USA and have a website I am sure you have heard about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Surprisingly for me is the number of invitations I get from foreign groups to speak about SEO. Two countries where I have done presentations are Spain and France. You don’t need to travel abroad...…[more]

The Guide: Small Businesses and the Web

Small Businesses and the Web

For the past few years I have been helping new and small companies get online, generate traffic and sales. There is nothing special about what I do but it does take time. I can do this work for you or you can purchase my guide and do the work yourself. If you need additional help...…[more]

Help for small businesses/startups

One of my goals is to help new or small businesses to use technology to their advantage. With today’s technology, it is easy for a small, new company to deliver a professional appearance and superior customer service on a limited budget. My website should provide you with ideas to help your business along. And if...…[more]

Tools for small businesses

Constant Contact for email marketing

Constant Marketing for Email Marketing and bulk mailing

I am assuming you are putting a good deal of time and money into finding new customers. But what do you do once they have contacted you or made a purchase from you? Do you follow up with them? When you have a new product or service out, do you contac…[more]

Shoeboxed.com

Shoeboxed.com - a service to keep track of receipts and business cards

One of the headaches of running a business is all the bookkeeping that comes with it. You go out to for a business lunch, park at a garage, later stop for gas and now you have at least three receipts to keep track off. Come tax time will you know whe…[more]

Inc. on WordPress

Inc. Magazine talks about WordPress

I have been a proponent of WordPress for business for a long time. I love how easy it is to configure, that it is search engine friendly and that it has many add-ons that allow you to do just about anything you can image. I recently came across an ar…[more]

Yacht Tech

Cannes Boat Show 2011

The Monaco Yacht Show may be the show to attend if you are interested in yachts but you shouldn’t miss the Cannes Show in early September. This year’s Festival de la Plaisance Cannes was a very in…[more]

News from 2011 Antibes Yacht Show

I just returned from the Antibes Yacht Show. This show is smaller than the Monaco and Ft Lauderdale shows but I do love the setting. Despite the smaller size, there were a couple of new interesting pr…[more]

SEO

Is Facebook right for you?

If you are passionate about your business or trade and can project this interest to others, Facebook is worth considering for your SEO campaign.…[more]

Commenting for Traffic or SEO

Commenting in other websites has been a way for people to attract search engines and readers to their website. But, judging by the number of spam comments I get on my websites, I see that there are many people not up to changes made to search engines…[more]

Support questions

Mac virus and spyware protection

I have previously mentioned how PC viruses account for a large percentage of our support calls. Mac users like to point out that virus and spyware are almost unheard of in the Mac world. That is true. Part of this has to do with the UNIX based operating system that makes it a little more...…[more]

Free PC Antivirus protection

What is the most common PC support problem? Viruses! You’re probably not surprised. If your budget does not allow for purchasing antvirus software there are several excellent free products to choose from. I don’t like to say use one over the other because some programs are better at detecting threats than others. And the one...…[more]