A professional website is one of the most important tools that any business needs to have in order to survive. Selecting and registering a domain name is the first step towards setting up a website. The domain name chosen should clearly brand and identify your business online. Finding an appropriate domain name was a major consideration when setting up my blog which features anhosting coupons and [...]

So you want a change of career, you may want to be your own boss, but currently, you are having a hard time attaining a business loan or the capital you need. What do you do? Don’t give up on your dream just yet; you might just have to come at it from a different vantage point. If you’re looking for a rewarding career why not consider a career where you can feel great that you are doing [...]

There are several ways of making money directly through your website: 1. RSS Feed Ads RSS technology has become increasingly popular with many internet users, thus offering website owners another way of monetizing their sites. Some blogs and sites sell sponsored messages or banners directly on your feed. You could use your feed footer to display CPM ads. Some of the leading RSS networks include BidVertiser, [...]

Ten years ago, having a website was a geek badge of honour, but today it’s far more than that.  Your website is a virtual representation of you or your company.  If it gets hacked, the result could be devastating to your reputation – and your income.  If you know how to communicate in a crisis, then you can minimise the damage, but first you need to understand what’s [...]

With the unemployment rate in the US reaching 13 million last year, many are looking for ways to avoid being on the chopping block by turning to self-employment. Imagine a workplace where you are your own boss and you have a free reign on how you want to run your own business. Sounds promising, right? Well, it can be, if you are on the right track. Choosing to be self-employed means taking on the [...]

Facebook is thriving with opportunities and that requires you to have a presence in this ever-expanding social platform. But what about changing the course altogether, I mean integrating Facebook into your website. By doing so, you will be reciprocating the love and it will be going to have a larger and more powerful impact on your online presence. And for this, you do not need to reinvest the wheel, [...]

As the difficult US economy continues to take its toll on business owners, more and more software companies are considering outsourcing their development activities (or at least some amount of them) to offshore companies who can offer significantly reduced costs for highly-skilled, competent development resources. While I have seen this path yield rewards for some US-based companies, I have seen [...]

Building, maintaining and above all else profiting from a web presence isn’t easy – I think the biggest issue most people have when they transition to the online space is that they seem to think that it is. I’ve worked with hundreds of brands in my career as an SEO and in a lot of instances there seems to be some disconnection between the website and the visitor – it’s [...]

Review sites are a big part of your local online marketing efforts. More than this, review sites represent a good way for your business to get testimonials for your products, services and your company itself. A review can be a powerful tool to get customers into your site or store. People often go online before making a purchase, and review sites are one of the things they look at to see if your [...]

Webpreneurs – fancy starting a web directory? Before you start, read this first! Many have said that web directory business is dying. Some other don’t think so (and I believe so, too. I know a couple who makes thousands of dollars every month from their web directories.) Regardless of what people say, if you are interested in starting a decent, well-run web directory, here are some facts [...]