Monthly Archives: January 2010

How Did This Happen?

The photo has nothing to do with small business web sites, but I had to put it in here somewhere. I came home from running errands the other day and, as I approached my house, I saw this accident. My … Continue reading

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How Do Email Lists Work?

I was asked by a client about how managing a mailing list with Aweber works. I’m sure that other people don’t quite understand what happens behind the scenes. Aweber allows you to manage an email list. That list is really … Continue reading

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FREE SEO Book – The Care And Feeding Of Search Engines, A Simple Guide To SEO

If you want to know the easy way to do SEO, here’s the book for you, and it’s FREE. I finally got my book on SEO finished. There’s now a page where you can find out more about it and … Continue reading

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Lemonade – It's not a pink slip. It's a blank slate.

I heard about this movie, Lemonade. It’s about people losing their jobs and it turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to them. When you don’t have a day job to worry about, and you’re desperate, with … Continue reading

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The Secret To Magnetic Headlines That Grab Attention!

We live in a bungalow that was built in 1918, in the California Arts and Crafts style. It’s a “Craftsman Bungalow”. Since the walls are lathe and plaster, they didn’t want people hammering in nails to hang pictures, so they … Continue reading

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The Secret To Selling Stuff Online (How To Avoid The Crash And Burn)

There is no secret to selling stuff online. You already know how it works. You just don’t believe it. To sell stuff online, you need people looking at your site. The more people look at your site, the more stuff … Continue reading

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Hey, Dude. S'up? (or We Are Building An Integrated Learning Environment For Internet Marketing To Launch In 2010)

This is my New Year’s post, as required by the Federation of Internet Marketing Bloggers. Looking back over the last year, it’s shocking to me to see how my goals for the business have changed. When I started out, I … Continue reading

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