Do you spend too much time writing your newsletter each month? Do your readers actually read it…or is it too long? These days your customers are time-constrained. There's always too much to do, too many appointments, too many tasks. Finding time t...

Recently we've had troubles with our existing teleconferencing service, with people having troubles getting a long-distance line to dial into a teleclass. Two years ago we did a huge research project, looking at all the paid and free teleconference servic...

Do you sell products and services via the internet? Do you get the results you want? If you didn't get the results you want, it is helpful to re-visit each step of your "sales path" to see where tweaks can be made. For instance, let's say your sa...

A teleseminar is a class, workshop or lecture delivered over the telephone. It gives students access to training materials they might not be able to find in their local community, and allows them to learn new material without having to travel. The teac...

In nearly every business book I read and from the lips of nearly every business guru I listen to is the premise that you have to grow your business. Grow, grow, grow -- think big -- and you'll feel successful. More products, more services, more revenue --...

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of hosting companies out there. They come in all price ranges, and with all kinds of bells and whistles. Here are some things you may want to look for in a hosting company, especially if your website is part of your o...

Mary came to me to create big, new changes for her business. How exciting, having a big dream! She had a million ideas and a solid, well thought-out task lists to back up the big plan. Except there was one small problem -- Mary's dream was dying on the vi...

It seems to be a trend that's growing: small business owners are getting distracted by too many ideas or the latest fad, going off in a million directions and never completing anything. This loss of focus is costing you hundreds of hours a year in lost pr...

When you think of a silo, you think of the kind that are found on farms, full of grain. Full grain, full harvest -- it sounds like a perfect metaphor of a successful business marketing campaign. So how can a silo be a bad thing? The Silo Effect in...

Many people quake in fear at the idea of writing a business plan. They imagine in their mind a 100-page document full of charts and financial figures. While it's possible to create a business plan of that magnitude when trying to get capital for your busi...

I knew one day it would happen. Someone stole the text from my website and used it on their own website. Dirty rotten scoundrels! According to the US Copyright Office website (http://www.copyright.gov): "Copyright protection subsists from the time ...

After being a website designer and user since 1996, I'm still seeing people make the same mistakes on their websites. Here's a list of the ones that will drive people away from your site and cause you to lose business (and your reputation as a profess...

copyright � 2004, by Karyn Greenstreet. All rights reserved. I'm sure you've seen it happen every year: your business slows down during predictable times, like the summertime months or year-end. For the self-employed who rely upon steady cash flow, ...

Have you noticed your website slipping in the Google rankings over the past few months for keywords that previously scored high? Join the club and welcome to The Google Dance. The Google Dance is a phrase that was coined to explain the new search engi...

Is your website listed on search engines? When people search for you, does your site show up on page 1 or page 20 of the search engine results? Optimizing your site to get it ranked highly on the search engines can be a complicated subject. To simpli...