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Trista Polo Interviews Measured to Fit Owner, Beverly White at BNI 10 Minute Presentation

Trista Polo Interviews Measured to Fit Owner, Beverly White at BNI 10 Minute Presentation

Blogging Tips for Business Owners

Blogging is simple and takes very little time if you come at it with a logical and organized approach. The best way to start is within your current work style. If you like to plan things out well in advance, take some time to do plan and strategize a time line and topic flow. If you are the type of business owner that likes to be inspired, then keep your eyes and ears open for things that interest you and will interest your customers and followers and write about that.

Blogging is an important piece of your online strategy because it lets your customers and future customers get to know you better and gives your site fresh new content regularly, which helps you with search engine results.

Here are some tips to help you blog with ease….

Better Business Bureau weighs in on web sites for local business

BBB CEO Jim Hegarty has an answer. He says, “A website is practically a necessity for attracting new customers in today’s marketplace, but many small business owners haven’t made the time or found the resources to create one,” adding that “…a website might just be the key to surviving and even thriving in this tough economy.”

SEO Tips from Patrick Gavin to help your web site get better rankings

Patrick Gavin provides SEO tips to help web sites get the best possible results on Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines. Tips include defining your key words, keeping content fresh and relevant and leveraging social media.

Your Competitors Are Upgrading Their E-Commerce…Are You?

59% of companies plan to invest in e-commerce this year. That’s a big jump from 2009, when just 36% said they would invest in upgraded e-commerce features.

Consumers Like to Shop within 5 Miles of Home

85% of its customers “spend their dollars within a five mile radius of home.” Most of their activities include dining out, going to spas, visiting local bars, dropping off dry cleaning.

5 Tips to Make your Web Site a Money Machine

To improve website performance, run short-term incentives, use text in “chunks”, check statistics, add video and add a human element.

“Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.” Mitchell Kapor

Web site development and design, including e-commerce, should be an oasis for visitors who are getting overwhelmed with information.

“Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes.” Andrew Heller

“Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes.”

Andrew Heller

Web may take over store fronts in 2010

Wal-mart, JC Penny and Best-Buy, as well as other large retailers have committed to their online presence with a vengence offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday online only deals. They are ramping up their online presence and “diverting capital away from physical storefronts and to their Web sites, investing in the technology to make online shopping easier, faster and cheaper,” says Sandra M. Jones of the “Tribune”. What were your shopping trends over the holidays?