Category: Economy, News, & You
#1 Priority: Take Care of Your Clients!
May 15th, 2010, No Comments
I must admit, it’s been a while since my last blog post, but you know what? It’s for a good reason. I have been taking care of my clients. That’s my #1 priority. Is it yours? Now, when you read that opening paragraph, you probably had one of two thoughts: A) Yeah, yeah, I know, [...]
Will Your Website Get The Luck of the Draw?
March 3rd, 2010, No Comments
Wondering if you’re website will win the luck of the draw? Well, it’s inevitable that when a website becomes popular and successful, that someone is going to say, “They’re so lucky,” as if to imply that thousands of visitors all gathered together in a big room, pulled a website address out of a hat, and [...]
Social Media Workshop in Honolulu, HI – Learn To Use Facebook & Twitter for Your Business!
February 9th, 2010, No Comments
Online Registration if officially OPEN! If you’ve been wondering how Facebook and Twitter can help grow your business, register immediately for this workshop. After every workshop, attendees fill out a form requesting what they would like to learn about next time. There has been an overwhelming request for social media, so the workshop is here: [...]
New FTC Blog Rules for Compensated Bloggers
November 23rd, 2009, No Comments
If you’re a blogger writing on products that you’re given for free, or compensated for writing about, there are new FTC requirements for disclosing the endorsement. The rules are pretty simple and make sense. Basically, you have to simply disclose something like, “Company XYZ sent me this product and he’s what I think. . .” [...]
Free Internet from Google! While Bing and Yahoo! Answer Back.
November 18th, 2009, No Comments
I love National Public Radio. This morning they mentioned the free internet war between Google, Bing and Yahoo!, and it’s definitely worth a mention. Google has slowly taken over the internet world by providing stellar services at minimal or no direct cost. This time it’s internet service. As a gift through the holidays this year, [...]
Cashback Bonus Discover Card Clear 0% APR – Website Analysis
September 7th, 2009, No Comments
I came across this sales page Discover Card and though it was worth a mention. I’m not sure how Discover is able to keep their interest rates so low, even at 0% with a 5% cashback bonus. It’s been great for my personal business over the years. Here’s the sales page. Let’s analyze it… The [...]
I Check My Credit Report Monthly, Do You? A Look at Equifax.
September 2nd, 2009, No Comments
Credit is a scarcity these days. There’s a lot of financial trouble and credit scores are down. Boy, isn’t it great that we can market our businesses online without getting our credit checked by the newspapers just to open an account with them? The internet is the best. You just sit down and go to [...]
Local Businesses Get The Edge With Online Marketing
July 20th, 2009, No Comments
Most of you know I live on the North Shore of Oahu where local businesses is the lifeblood of the town. The historic town of Haleiwa is lined with surf shops, clothing stores, jewelry shops, and restaurants. Even though the economy and tourism is down, there are several businesses that are taking their marketing online [...]
What Does Microsoft’s Clean “Bing” Search Engine Teach Us?
June 4th, 2009, 1 Comment
Microsoft is in the process of releasing their new search engine called “Bing”. If you ask me, it’s about time. I was talking with a good friend of mine the other day about why Google so quickly became the #1 search engine online. In my opinion, it is because Google.com is clean and fast. When [...]
Monitor Your Industry with iGoogle
May 20th, 2009, No Comments
One way to keep on top of what’s happening in your industry is by making use of a tool called iGoogle. Among other things, iGoogle is an easy-to-navigate RSS reader that allow you to follow the headlines from blogs and news sites that are directly realated to your industry. Instead of visiting blog after blog [...]
