Thanks to the advent of the Internet, connecting with prospective customers represents a different type of proposition than it once did. Even small businesses and start-ups need to have a website that handles a number of critical functions, including acting as a marketing tool, point of sale, means of contact and source of information. While Read more

It should come as no surprise to small business owners that customers are increasingly looking to the Internet and phone apps for information on a business before they purchase services and products. The numbers are pretty convincing. 94%1 of Business to Business purchasers use online research before buying. 70%2 of U.S. households now use the Read more

It is all too often that we see many individuals, and sometimes even companies, fall prey to advertising claims and marketing pitches of free website builder providers.  For most of these subscribers, pricing or cost has become the primary consideration without placing ample value of specific repercussions of using these types of services. There is Read more

Here is the short presentation I gave on the Widget Logic plugin at Wordcamp Richmond(Nov 12, 2011). Great event, was a pleasure to be a part Read more

For those who are unfamiliar with Richmond, it is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.  It is an independent city which means it does not fall under the jurisdiction of any county.  This means that Richmond small business owners pay their taxes directly to the city and benefit directly from the city’s laws on Read more

If you pay any attention to search or tech news, then you have probably heard the term  “Google Panda Update”. While its hard to keep up all the changes to the secret Google search algorithm, the Panda update is a major change to the way search results are calculated. The Google Panda Update is trolling Read more

There has been quite a “buzz” about the recent announcement by ICANN on the new custom TLDs.  To catch everyone up, TLDs are Top Level Domains currently located at the end of domain names.  Ex:.com, .net, .org  Up till now, there has been a predefined set of TLDs you can use to create your domain Read more

I found this article written by AdHustler, a well known internet marketer in the affiliate space.  Unfortunately, he hit the nail on the head with this post.  We have heard some pretty far fatched “facts” when it comes to Search Marketing.  Its a shame to see the smalll business get taken by misinformation. As AdHustler Read more