There has been a virtual explosion of social networking sites in the past couple of years. Even the big players like Google, Yahoo and MSN are getting into it. With so much interest in how social networks work, one begins to wonder if there is marketing potential within these social networks? I’ve been watching social […]

Now, instead of wide blue bars there are sleek silver-grey bars.  Also, the top bar where the search box is became narrower. To me this makes the page seem less "closed in" and more visually appealing. I now feel as if I can trust the results more because they have more room.  I’ve also noticed […]

Sometimes you see promotions come along and you wonder: did they just do that? The current MSN promotion called msnsearchandwin is a prime example of this.  Not only do they use "black hat" or at least "questionable" tactics on the site, but the messaging is inconsistent. In this article I look at the new MSN […]

Being in debts is not a crime. This is what all consumers should keep in mind before they start taking loans and credits. But the fact remains that most debtors take loans often going beyond their affordability and fail to make the payments. What is required is a little awareness on debt related issues along […]

Once upon a time in the world of finance there were three kingdoms the most widely recognized was also the most snobbish and wealthiest its subjects were affluent and known worldwide. Its king was NYSE (New York Stock exchange) the king ruled proudly over his subjects. Every brokerage firm had a stock ticker to provide […]

Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the accountants full employment act as I like to call it, refers to legislation introduced by Senator Paul Sarbanes (D) MD and Representative Michael Oxley (R) Ohio and passed in July of 2002 in response to the Enron and Worldcom scandals. Whenever the nation is confronted by a problem or crisis Congress […]

CEO’s often call and ask me what the revenues and net profit should be before going public, they seem to think that there is a magic number that qualifies a private company into becoming a public company. There is no set amount of revenues or net profit that is required to take your company public, […]

Analytics are very important to your web marketing campaign. If you do not use analytics properly you may not understand how effective your search engine marketing is. In this article I look at some practical examples of when to use analytics and some things you need to identify in order to get the most out of […]

Does this sound familiar? You’ve got a parent (or two) in assisted living, a nursing home, or convalescent care. The insurance is either very limited or completely gone. Their life savings, if any, are dwindling to exhaustion. You don’t even want to think about what’s left of your inheritance…
At the same time, you wonder if […]

SEO and Search Engine Forums & Conferences :: are they really helpful? Working in the SEO/SEM industry can be very rewarding. Many times a problem can be solved simply with a little online research, and posts on a few forums. All to often, however, some people put too much stock in the posts they see, […]

CEO’s often call and ask me what the revenues and net profit should be before going public, they seem to think that there is a magic number that qualifies a private company into becoming a public company. There is no set amount of revenues or net profit that is required to take your company public, […]

It be great to get somes good, affordable, reliable help, even though you work out of your home? But finding workers and figuring out where to meet or when to bring them into your home office can pose some difficult juggling, personal and security issues. A popular solution is outsource. When you outsource, you can hire […]

What’s in a name? That’s a good question. Some feel that the name that you are given at birth provides and accurate description of who you will turn out to be. So I began to wonder, does a domain name say as much about a future site as your name says about you? I decided to […]

I recently had the opportunity to ask questions of some Google staffers. There were some questions I felt I needed to get verification on, so when I had the opportunity via a conference call I took it.
In this article I highlight some of the points made during the call so you know what Google […]

I can’t tell you how many sites I’ve consulted on where, without a word to the SEM team, the site owner re-launches with a brand new site. Sometimes it’s a simple cosmetic change but more often than not its a completely new site with new page naming conventions and new folder hierarchy. In this article […]