We’re in the midst of the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression and there’s not a leader to be found. In times of crisis people look to their leaders for guidance and support. We keep looking but nobody is stepping up to the plate.The bailout plan or “rescue” plan has yet to emerge due More…
The House failed to pass the “Rescue” plan yesterday and promptly left town for the Jewish New Year. The NYSE fell more than 700 points, the largest one-day point drop in history. Panic is setting in everywhere on Main Street because the Fed and the White House are screaming that this rescue plan needs to More…
It’s Sunday and I feel like ranting so watch out! Hurricane Ike roared through Texas over the weekend creating billions of dollars in damage. For days we’ve been hearing the warnings over and over again to evacuate if you live in the Houston area. The warnings were even blunt enough to say “Death is certain More…
I don’t know about you but I’m sick and tired of this presidential election. The media scrutinizes every syllable the candidates speak and twist everything out of context. The simplest phrase is blown out of proportion and spreads like wildfire around the internet. It’s hard to tell fact from fiction making it harder to know More…
Last week I spent a few days with Perry Marshall (www.perrymarshall.com) in his home office in a personal coaching session. I met Perry a few years ago at a conference and I’ve been a huge fan ever since. I own his Ultimate Guide To Adwords book and his ebook, The Definitive Guide To Adwords which More…
Seth Godin made a great post over 2 years ago about driving traffic to your blog. Seth gave us 56 great ways to drive traffic to your blog. Did you even know what a blog was 2 years ago? I’m sure you weren’t concerned about driving traffic to your blog when he made this post. More…
I often ask my clients how they follow up with their prospects and customers. “Follow up with my prospects and customers?” they ask with a puzzeled look on their face. I would’ve gotten the same response if I asked them how to split an atom. Most small business owners are struggling right now. The economy More…
I was on vacation in Winter Park, Colorado last week and the only place I could find WIFI was McDonalds. WIFI at McDonalds? Didn’t McDonalds install uncomfortable seating so you wouldn’t hang out there a few years ago? Obviously their philosophy has changed. I haven’t been in a McDonalds in years and the greasy smell More…
Great news for all you keyword buffs. Remember the good old days when Yahoo used to show us the search totals for the previous month? Yahoo stopped sharing those numbers with us in January 2007 for some reason (and their popularity began waining at the same time – coincidence?) Well for some reason (to make More…
Most of my clients I talk to about social media or Web 2.0 are still leary. They don’t understand it so they don’t want to get involved. I try to explain how it can benefit their business, attract targeted customers, and drive tons of free traffic to their website and blog but they still don’t More…