Newsletter Archive: 2006

Ask For Feedback On Business Plans
Entrepreneurs create new business ideas at a tremendous rate. Development of new products and services is one area at which many entrepreneurs are at their best.

Date: 2006-12-27


Is The Valley Better For Software Startups?
I want to start out by saying that this is one of the more troubling articles that I've written for this blog. The topic is something that is near and dear to my heart (i.e. Boston as a center of software entrepreneurial activity).

Date: 2006-12-13


Stop Overpaying Taxes, Give Yourself a Pay Raise
Many of us think of "tax day" as April 15th but in all actuality it's December 31, 2006. That is the deadline for making the changes that will have the greatest impact to your tax planning. At Pathfinder Business Strategies LLC, we teach tax strategies that can legally save you tens of thousands of dollars.

Date: 2006-12-12


Marketing And The Right Person Myth
Marketing requires much more than just wishful thinking. While that statement might sound like the obvious, upon reflection, it's a more ubiquitous concept than we might think.

Date: 2006-11-27

Important Tool for Websites in 2007
A successful online business begins with a high-performance domain name from BuyDomains.com

Date: 2006-11-22


Danny's Consistent Thread In Pubcon Keynote
It was a first for Pubcon. Andrew Goodman spoke there! True - but seriously, this is a review of Danny Sullivan's keynote speech.

Date: 2006-11-20


PubCon: Feeding The Search Engines
Proper care and good dietary habits practiced by site publishers will help improve their standing in search; a PubCon panel discussed some good choices to make when feeding the search engines, and WebProNews was there..

Date: 2006-11-15


The Resurgence Of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship has made a resurgence, in recent years, as a viable career option for many people. While starting, operating, and managing one's own business isn't for everyone, the pride of independent business ownership appeals to those individuals who want to be their own boss.

Date: 2006-11-02


Top Web Entrepreneurs Paradox
"Trend following" is a strategy normally associated with trading. You won't see it associated with Top Web Entrepreneurs. This is surprising. The strategy serves both types of activities quite well. I intend to set the record straight with this article!

Date: 2006-10-26


Ten Entrepreneurial Mistakes
It's hard to avoid certain mistakes, especially when you face a situation for the first time. In fact, many of the following mistakes are hard to avoid even if you're an old hand.

Date: 2006-10-11


Why do 70% of online shoppers abandon their cart?
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Date: 2006-10-10


Podcasting Tips, Tricks For Viral Promotion
It's a rare podcaster who would turn down the chance to get new viewers, and most video bloggers are actively trying to expand their audiences.

Date: 2006-10-04


Ways Businesses Can Use Social Networking
Here are the top ten (and two bonus) ways that businesses, associations and organizations can use social networking in the professional sphere.

Date: 2006-09-27


Simply the best Affiliate Program in the Industry!
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Date: 2006-09-26


Building A Creative Company: Embrace New Ideas
A creative company is a must in today's highly competitive business environment. To build that innovative business, it takes courage on the part of management.

Date: 2006-09-22


Easy Business Postage Solution
Precise postage through the mailstation™ digital postage meter can save you up to 20% a year in postage costs. With the built-in scale, mailstation™ digital postage meter is a convenient postage solution for letters, parcels,and flats.

Date: 2006-09-20


Google Base Scrubs Its Face
The homepage for Google Base received a mild makeover in order to improve its usability, particularly by bulk uploaders who can enhance its value by placing a lot of items in Base in one go.

Date: 2006-09-20


Build your Business Website in Minutes
Homestead’s award-winning software makes it easy and quick to build your own website

Date: 2006-09-18


IPOWER - EntrepreneurNewz Member Savings on Website Hosting
IPOWER, the 4th largest web site hosting provider in the world, is currently offering a special 10% discount to EntrepreneurNewz members who sign up for one year of our IPOWER Pro Web site Hosting Package - the #1 selling solution worldwide for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006!

Date: 2006-09-13


Raise "Guerilla" Rather Than Traditional Capital
We have compiled a list of some practices which seem sure to kill your chances to attract investors. Ignore these lessons at your peril...

Date: 2006-09-08


You Can Lead An Entrepreneur To The Ocean Of Success...
Anyone who is managing a business would have a wish list similar to this: a demand for a product or service that he or she provides, a streamlined base of operations in making and providing the product or service, besting the competition with a plan of action, having loyal customers, having even loyal employees and getting timely information relevant to the business.

Date: 2006-08-31


Useful Scripts For Your Business
Anyone who is managing a business would have a wish list similar to this: a demand for a product or service that he or she provides, a streamlined base of operations in making and providing the product or service, besting the competition with a plan of action, having loyal customers, having even loyal employees and getting timely information relevant to the business.

Date: 2006-08-30


Build an Effective Website that Wins Customers
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Date: 2006-08-28


Cut Your Business Overhead With VoIP
Business expenses play a significant role in impacting company profits and keeping these costs in line is crucial to the long term success of any venture.

Date: 2006-08-24


Meet Online With WebEx!
Now you can get the same quality and power as the big boys - at a price that fits your budget with WebEx MeetMeNow.

Date: 2006-08-23


Free VPN: Secure and extend your network
Rackspace has partnered with Cisco for years to provide you with unprecedented security, performance and reliability. With advanced security within your reach, you can start keeping your data out of people's reach.

Date: 2006-08-22


Google Analytics Is Really Open
No more waiting list, no more invitations, Google finally has its freely available Analytics service open for site publishers to try. Part of the desire to try will depend on how far a given site publisher trusts Google.

Date: 2006-08-16


Try SalesGenius and you could win $10,000!
SalesGenius instantly shows you who's opening your e-mails and visiting your website. It's easy to use and there's no set up or coding required. Try SalesGenius free for 15 days and see how it can immediately help your business!

Date: 2006-08-14


SES 2006: Fiery Click Fraud Session
The potential for click fraud to drain an advertiser's budget requires those entrepreneurs to audit their paid search ads and be aware of the impact click fraud can have. Staff writer Doug Caverly of WebProNews filed this exclusive look at the SES 2006 San Jose session on Auditing Paid Listings & Click Fraud Issues...

Date: 2006-08-08



Case Studies: Blogging Real World Business

Case studies are widely used in business and the academic communities as a teaching tool. They are real life business examples of how a business idea or application worked. Perhaps more importantly case studies can point out failed plans and actions.

Date: 2006-08-03

Access Your PC Remotely With WebEx!
Just $49 per month lets you conduct unlimited meetings online. Connect with prospects, customers, clients and partners, on-demand. Make presentations, demonstrations - even share your entire desktop- all right from your PC.

Date: 2006-08-02


Industry leading management tools for your server
We're a service company that supports you, not just the technology we provide you — your devices, operating systems, data centers and network. It's a distinction that will change the way you do business every day. Our willingness to go above and beyond your expectations makes our SLAs, contracts and promises actually worth something. We call this kind of commitment Fanatical Support, and it's why our customers trust us to manage more than 20,000 servers.

Date: 2006-07-25


Going Public: PR Blogging Through Disaster
Disaster can strike a business at any time. Despite an entrepreneur's careful plans to handle any possible emergency, life has a way of throwing the odd curveball.

Date: 2006-07-20


Mike G will endorse and mail your offer to 400,000 members
I own and operate a number of successful sites and am very fortunate to have developed a strong allegiance with my members. You can see some of and most of my primary sites in my sig file at the bottom of this letter..

Date: 2006-07-19


SEO Advice: Hire The Best
Inaccurate and unreliable search engine optimization (SEO) advice is available with alarming regularity, it seems. You can find it almost everywhere you look on the internet.

Date: 2006-07-12


Entrepreneurs And Irritable Online Marketing Syndrome
Every year, many one-man online Web sites and small e-tailers close their online business doors and drop out of the internet marketing race without giving themselves a fair shot at success because of Irritable Online Marketing Syndrome (IOMS).

Date: 2006-06-21


Stop Overpaying Taxes, Give Yourself a Pay Raise.
It's time to stop getting ripped off from overpaying your taxes. Pathfinder Business Strategies can help reduce your taxes.

Date: 2006-06-20


Business Leadership: Crisis Management
Daily frustration is something all business people must learn to live with as part of the price of entrepreneurship.

Date: 2006-06-15


Consider Franchising - But Watch Out!
Having your own business is the American dream and, increasingly, international interest in owning a business has been building as well.

Date: 2006-05-31


Seeing Syndication's Big Picture
The mainstreaming of syndicated content online continues to move slowly onward, but it should pick up the pace and impact other media outlets.

Date: 2006-05-17


Yahoo Search Marketing Handbook
Mona Elesseily has nearly five years experience crafting Yahoo Search Marketing (YSM) campaigns for her clients but over the last 16-months, she has been absolutely immersed.

Date: 2006-05-11


World's First Marketing Services Franchise
Are you ready to step into history? The world’s largest agency has called MRG International the next wave of the entire $510 billion industry. Are you ready to claim your stake in the industry? Are you ready to reserve your territory and offer the best services from the best providers to every business in your area…and the world – Solving the number one need of any business – creating new prospects and customers?

Date: 2006-05-09


Great Logo Design. Guaranteed. From LogoWorks
Don't start off on the wrong foot with a lousy logo- it's the first impression you will make.

Date: 2006-05-03


Business Cash Flow: New Revenue Sources
Business income is important to all entrepreneurs, whether new to small business or along time independent business owners.

Date: 2006-05-02


Entrepreneurs: Community Leadership
Small business is the backbone of the economy. Small businesses hire the vast majority of new employees. Independent businesses are leaders in their community as well.

Date: 2006-04-19


Walk A Mile In Those Entrepreneurial Shoes
You have a client who's driving you nuts. This may be a very successful closely-held first generation company, an entrepreneur on the cusp of greatness, or even an older company with a nervous new owner.

Date: 2006-04-12


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Date: 2006-04-11


Building Relationships For Your Business By Volunteering
Everyday, it's important to keep your business in front of your audience because one of your biggest mistakes as a business owner is to allow people to forget about you.

Date: 2006-03-30


Test drive Ashop Commerce shopping cart software
Your Ashop Commerce store structure is built especially for ranking high on major search engines. With search engine rankings, now more than ever, being so important to the success of your online store, it's crucial that Ashop Commerce helps you get to the top.

Date: 2006-03-29


Business Postage Solutions for Less
With a built-in scale, mailstation™ digital postage meter makes mail processing faster and more efficient for your small business. It weighs your mail and calculates the exact postage needed with just one touch of a button.

Date: 2006-03-21


SXSW: The Five Most Important Startup Decisions
Panelists: Michael Lopp, Cabel Sasser, Joshua Schachter, Joel Spolsky, Evan Williams ... A number of interesting points raised. A few of the top ones:

Date: 2006-03-15


Explode Your Revenues By Fixing These Lead Conversion Mistakes
Generating leads is an important part of the marketing formula... but are you leaving money on the table because you aren't converting enough prospects & leads into clients?

Date: 2006-03-07


Blogs And Connections: Process And Goal Setting
Blogs are about creating and nurturing conversations, that lead to making connections, that in turn lead to business or personal relationships.

Date: 2006-03-01


Convert Leads to Cash: Lead Conversion Training For Serious Marketers
Generating leads is an important part of the marketing formula... but are you leaving money on the table because you aren't converting enough prospects & leads into clients?

Date: 2006-02-21


Joel Warns Entrepreneurs
This is a good warning for entrepreneurs. Think that getting talked about on blogs is a good thing?

Date: 2006-02-15


Can A Napkin Business Plan Be The Next Google?
Marketing Experiments has announced a "Back of a Napkin" business planning contest. They say they are are looking for the next ‘Google'. The winner will get a jumpstart package worth over $100,000 and will get to pitch their plan to some of the leading VC's...

Date: 2006-02-08



Painful "Business Hangovers" Could End Tuesday (Forever)

You wake up Jan 1st… your vision is blurry and you have a pounding migraine. Your mouth is dry. You’ve got post-vodka bad breath that has burned a hole clean through your pillowcase. Every time the intoxicated blood pulses through your veins you wish you could just crawl back into bed into the fetal position.

Date: 2006-01-27

Franchising Pros And Cons
Last week's question from Anthony R. on how to choose the franchise that would best fulfill his life-long dream of owning his own business sparked a number of emails from other readers wanting to offer their two cents on the subject.

Date: 2006-01-26


WebEx WebOffice. Welcome to your new office!
Being productive is always a challenge - especially for the small business. Getting the most out of your time - and your information is critical to your success.. WebEx WebOffice makes it easy.

Date: 2006-01-25


Where Is PR Going?
I have no answers, I don't claim to have any answers, I'm just some kid in Phoenix that is blessed to look 10 years younger than I am, has a good ability to write, and can be sociable when needed - some not-too-bad traits for PR

Date: 2006-01-18


Successfully Obtaining A Small Business Loan
Working with a bank to obtain a small business loan can be an easy or difficult process, depending on how prepared you are to meet with the lender and discuss your business' situation and needs.

Date: 2006-01-11


How To Establish Your Self Confidence As An Entrepreneur
It is only natural that when you start a business, you are doing something different than most people. They not only will look at you because you stick out like a sore thumb, but human nature will cause people to naturally ridicule what you are doing. They will tell you all types of things like: "You're not Business...

Date: 2006-01-04

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