There are plenty of naysayers out there right now – and always, for that matter – that are saying that in this economy there is no hope. They say it’s a horrible time to start a business; a horrible time to build and grow a web business. High taxes, low stability, and just a...
Apps are all the rage. You’ve got them on your phone, and you’ve got them on your tablet device. App development has even caused a whole shift in design—these days it’s incredibly popular to consider yourself a UI designer, which stands for user interface, and really only started to come about with the rise...
Have a few minutes? Good…this is important stuff! If you ever feel like you literally work yourself in circles—putting in 12+ hour work days trying to keep up with your small business, then this message definitely hits close to home. And you know the feeling—work hard, then work some more, and hopefully earn enough...
Let’s face it…while we all want to think that we’re superb multitaskers, in all reality, multitasking is just not what it’s all cracked up to be. In fact, there’s actually quite a big backlash happening—where it was once en vogue to be the world’s greatest task juggler, more and more people are realizing that...
To be certain, starting a business isn’t exactly an easy undertaking. In some ways—mostly thanks to the influx of instantly available information—things are easier now than ever before. However, in other notable areas, such as dealing with government regulation, high taxes, and a business environment that isn’t exactly what most entrepreneurs would consider to...
As the new year rolls closer and closer each and every day now, in practically no time at all, people will relentlessly be creating new unrealistic and unreachable goals and resolutions. You know — the plan to "lose 50 pounds in the time span beginning with New Year’s Day until the first day of...
Return on investment, most commonly referred to by the acronym "ROI," is really a fairly straightforward concept. This holds especially true when it comes to entrepreneurs that are the "jump in and get things done type." Those that aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty (entrepreneurs — you know who you are).
Can you think of one thing that we all have in common… one thing that all of us tend to do in the web world especially? Think about it for a minute. Got the answer? Well, you probably have a few different answers in mind, but here’s something I’m sure you’ll agree with: We...
No matter what type of business you happen to be a part of, one thing stands true no matter what: building a solid customer base is vital. It’s a universal principle of doing business. And the very best part about building a strong base of clientele and customers is the fact that word of...
The truth is, savvy small businesses consistently produce some of the best results possible online — especially when compared to so many of the large corporations out there who are missing the point. Maybe it’s the lean and mean ability to step down into even a "tiny" profitable niche when necessary — but whatever...
