5 Tools To Monitor What’s Said About You

Naymz, http://naymz.com – Let’s your references to leave you reviews and build your online reputation Google Alerts, http://google.com/alerts – Let’s you create keyword or topic queries of the latest relevant Google content. The alerts track blog posts, news articles, videos and even groups and can be delivered via email or RSS Backtype, http://backtype.com – Let’s you find, follow, and share comments you’ve written Yacktrack, http://www.yacktrack.com – Lets you search for comments on your content from various sources. It also let’s you perform keyword searches on social media sites and then notifies... Continue Reading

Just Say No

Coined, “The disease to please,” the word “no” is one of the most difficult words to utter in the human language. For many, to say ‘no’ brings up a mess of feelings including guilt, disappointment, ineffectiveness, or even fear of angering the person making the request. Here are ten tips to make saying, “no” easier… No is easier to say when you provide a reason why. For example, “I’m sorry, I cannot work on Saturday, I’m having surgery.” Of course, if it isn’t the truth then you’re going to have some explaining to do! If you find providing a reason for your “no” is easier than just saying, No I cannot, then... Continue Reading

Set up & Keep Track of Your Hours

How much time do you spend on email every day? Billing, invoicing, and accounting tasks? How much time do you spend each day on your core business tasks? Marketing? Working from home requires careful analysis of how much time and attention certain tasks require. How else will you know how to allocate time, prioritize your day, or schedule? If you’re a service based business how will you know how much to charge? Fortunately, there are myriad time tracking software programs ranging in price from free to several hundred dollars. Each comes with their own unique set of features and benefits. The key to getting the most from any software package... Continue Reading

CenoPDF

CenoPDF is a software you can download to give you the ability to work with PDF files. This software is an add on that puts PDF files directly into Microsoft Word and Publisher. If you work with PDF files you know that sometimes they can give you great frustration. This software is a great way to simplify that process and make it easy to work with and generate the files you need. I love this software. I can convert, edit, save and export my files with ease now. It has the Microsoft Office 2007 user interface and I can select multiple fields to change all at once. With this I can create batch files and create a template. Then I just fill in the... Continue Reading

How to Back Up Your Computer

Imagine turning on your computer and finding that everything is gone. It’s enough to cause a panic attack, right? We’ll there’s an easy way to handle that anxiety – back up the data on your computer! Here’s what you need to know to get the job done and protect your valuable information. Step One. Decide what type of backup is right for you. There are many types of backups from the old fashioned copy your files on a disk to a more advanced backup storage device. Depending on the volume of information you have to backup either process might be right for you. If you’re simply backing up financial information and documents then something... Continue Reading

What Skills Do I Need to Become a Graphic Designer?

Are you an artistic type of person? Do you like to work with computers? Do you enjoy taking other people’s ideas and turning them into something more tangible? If so, you might enjoy a career in graphic design. Graphic designers use their artistic abilities to create graphics for printed and electronic media. They help businesses establish their brands by creating logos and other visual representations of their ideas and products. They may also handle layout for web pages and printed materials, and they may design fonts for particular applications. Graphic designers have a wealth of job opportunities that they may pursue, but many choose... Continue Reading

Tactics to Get It All Done

Question – Beryl everyone’s talking about how the recession is causing their business to slow down. I’m not experiencing a slow down nor do I see one in my future and I’m becoming quite overwhelmed with all I have to do. How can I get all done and save my sanity at the same time? Answer – First, I’m glad the recession is not affecting your business and that you want to implement strategies to ensure that you continue succeeding. Here are few tactics you can implement to help you manage everything you have to get done. But, first take a moment, relax and just breathe. Consider getting some assistance. Working with a Virtual Assistant... Continue Reading

How to choose unique teleseminar/webinar topics?

Question: How do I choose a topic for my teleseminar/webinar that hasn’t been done to death by my competitors? Answer: Teleseminar/Webinars are a great way to let prospective clients know you exist and how you can help achieve the outcome they are looking for. Don’t focus on what topics your competitors are doing because even if you are both covering the same topic on the same day each of you are putting your unique spin on that topic. Plus, there are always multiple points to cover on any topic and it’s not possible to cover everything in 60 minutes. A few strategies you can use to develop teleseminar topics that uniquely yours are… Think... Continue Reading

Two Things You Must Focus On To Build A Business Online

Question: I’m working a fulltime job as I start my business what should I focus on during the few hours I have to build my business. Answer: Once you decide what you are going to do to generate revenue, who is going to buy what you are going to sell, who else is selling the same thing and how you are going to be seen as unique you want to create a website that visually appeals to your target market and clearly explains what you do to help them achieve what they are looking to achieve and asks them to buy what you are selling. You want to focus your time on two (2) things, generating traffic to your website as you prove your expertise and keeping... Continue Reading

Marketing Locally to Generate Website Traffic

Not all website traffic begins on the internet. Marketing locally is a great way to increase the visitors your website receive. Here are few old school marketing tactics that you can implement locally to increase your website traffic. Bumper Stickers – It’s as simple as printing your website address on a sticker and putting it on your car where it can be seen. Magnetic Car Sign – Another simple one but a little more expensive is having your website address and tagline or slogan printed on a magnetic sign for your car. Both the bumper sticker and the magnetic car get your website address seen as you go about your normal errands. Business... Continue Reading