A Little Business Know-How from the Chick in the Skirt…
Posted in Business Extras on Dec 30th, 2008
Aside from complicated issues like improving SEO and SEM and having a full-scale usability analysis performed, there are some steps you can take today to improve your Web site. Here are ten to get you started:
#10 – Integrate a Blog
Search engines love fresh, original content so take advantage of all that blogging has to [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Dec 28th, 2008
In a business environment that is constantly being shaped by the Internet, economics and an increasingly global landscape, 2009 looks like it will throw entrepreneurs their share of challenges and opportunities. To keep in tune with what the year ahead might toss your way, here are some key business trends to be aware of:
Google [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Dec 24th, 2008
Watching a film on the big or small screen can be a magical event. Whether it’s Angelina Jolie taking on a bad guy or hot cars transforming into intergalactic aliens, special effects, outstanding acting and a great storyline leave us feeling happy and fulfilled. But we often give little thought to what is [...]
Posted in What's Hot in Business on Dec 21st, 2008
By now, you’ve probably heard about Burger King’s new product – just in time for the holidays. At today’s BK you not only can have it your way, you can also have your spray. The new product is called Flame - a men’s body spray cologne described as “the scent of seduction with a hint [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Dec 17th, 2008
Niccolo Machiavelli (Italian diplomat, political philosopher, musician, poet and playwright) is considered by some to have been a wicked man – the worst of the worst – who preached stopping at nothing as the means to getting what you want. Others, however, embrace his so-called evil genius philosophies claiming that it is sometimes necessary [...]
Posted in Business Extras, What's Hot in Business on Dec 14th, 2008
Although 2008 will be remembered for staggering unemployment rates and some of Wall Street’s darkest days, there were some business bright spots, humorous outtakes and other slip ups throughout the year. Here’s a look back at 2008:
January 2008
eBay Has a Panic Attack: In December 2007, we witnessed the mighty Amazon thundering past eBay in [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Dec 8th, 2008
The affects of the Internet have been felt everywhere – from the way we listen to music and order food, to where we get our news and shop for shoes. It’s an amazing phenomenon! The digital highway has also had a profound impact on the publishing industry and not such a great one. [...]
Posted in What's Hot in Business on Dec 4th, 2008
Entrepreneurs are everywhere. You probably even have one or two on your holiday shopping list. So why buy them fuzzy wool socks and cheese balls when what they really need are things for their active, on-the-go, need to stay organized lifestyles? Stumped for ideas? Here are a few guaranteed to make them [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Dec 1st, 2008
We often take for granted the intricacies of shipping. What appears seamless and efficient on the surface, shipping involves an endless array of complicated and intertwining processes. Here’s a glimpse… Say you own a flourishing outdoor sports retail chain with a handful of stores located across the U.S. You have inventory coming [...]
