September 5th, 2008
As an occasional online customer myself, I find that the overall structure of a vendor’s website has a lot to do with whether I buy the product or not. Chances are, you’ve bought something online yourself. Have you ever noticed how a simple flaw in a website prevents you from buying? For example, bad navigation won’t help you get to the information you need. Or an amateurish-looking design makes you think twice before putting your trust in the vendor. As an entrepreneur yourself, it’s entirely possible that you also make these mistakes - and it’s best to nip them in the bud.
Make sure that your design isn’t cluttered. There’s a reason why using a lot of white space is advised …
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September 4th, 2008
The mass media has often associated the term “blogging” with emo myspace kiddies spilling their guts online, or liberal 40 somethings trashing politicians or companies. While this portrayal may be a bit over exaggerated, it’s safe to say that most of the “regular” business world, especially corporate America, does not take blogging as a business too serious.
This poses a challenge to us legitimate money making bloggers when tacking it on to your resume. As I have recently been trying to leverage my blogging success on my resume to get a high paying part time job, I’ve searched out several pretty good tips that can help legitimize the blogging (or online, ad driven content based website business as I …
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August 30th, 2008
Sometimes, your customers will have comments and complaints: their product doesn’t work the way it says in the manual, or they’re missing a piece. They may also have questions: what is that pretty red button for? Do you have phone or email support?
You have to ask yourself: will my business be better off with email support, phone support, or a mixture of both?
Think of affordability. Quality service means that you get it done at an affordable price. If you only sell in the state of California and you don’t have to take international orders, then it would reasonable for you to provide phone support. If, on the …
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August 26th, 2008
You can’t expect upward spirals for the entirety of the ride, nor can you expect gold to pour into your coffers consistently. Your business’ income may dwindle: you may be unable to find new clients, or your current clients can be ordering less. It’s a slump, you tell your self, but it isn’t the end of the world. After all, there is no other way but up. Sometimes, even the way up can open new doors for you as you seek to improve your business and take risks.
At times like these, remedies are in order! I have a few tips that may help you pick up your business from that proverbial …
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August 25th, 2008
In May of 2007 I bought the domain RideLust.com as a niche experiment. I talked about my plans for the domain here at College Startup. Things got off to a slow start, and then got even slower for a while…
Well, I can finally offer this report: I am now employing 2 full time employees (car freaks) on the site. Both employees receive a nice salary plus profit sharing. Plus, the site is ranking for some solid terms like: how to break into a car or 2009 Nissan Skyline GTR.
Moral of the story: quality publishing, by niche experts…works. It’s that simple.
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