Creating a startup company is hard, and it takes a combination of skill, luck and hard work to succeed. You can control two of these variables so your time should be spent creating the best product you can. These are the top 20 reasons that startup businesses close.
DetailsMost companies turn to outside consultants, focus groups and media relations firms to try to understand their market. Apple creates products like a monarchy, with all big decisions flowing down from Emperor Steve. Here is a quote from Steve Jobs saying that Apple doesn’t do market research from a post arguing why no one innovates…
DetailsMost of the basics of SEO are fairly well known by a lot of internet marketers. It is nice to have a visualization of the systems behind search engine optimization and the tactics used to get better rankings. We have an infographic presenting solutions and explanations to common SEO questions. This is a graphical display…
DetailsWhen I started promoting websites back in the late 1990’s there were no quality resources online that gave out consistently good advice, and many scams that offered to submit your website to 10,000 search engines for $39.99 which did more harm than good. Thankfully the automated search engine marketing scam market has mostly been replaced…
DetailsThe world of SEO is constantly changing, and one thing that has been a consistent feature of the last few Google updates is link building. For a long time, Google has placed an emphasis on link building, but far too many people took that emphasis the wrong way, focusing on building huge numbers of links,…
DetailsSince the creation of search engines the ranking game has never failed to remain in flux. The internet is a change medium, and I expect this to occur for at least the next 10 years. Henry Ford didn’t invent the car, but he figured out how to let everyone have access to one. When the…
DetailsAre you happy? Ever wanted to find the blueprint to happiness? A great flowchart to analyze the path to being happy.
Creating a solid network of individuals in your sphere of influence will help you be successful in the long term. This is a six step process to creating a quality network of people willing to help you.
DetailsTwitter is a great tool to connect with friends and facilitate business and is soon to be a multi billion dollar public company. However if used indiscriminately it can be a waste of time and possibly hurt your reputation. Here is how twitter helps me with my business
DetailsResources to submit press releases have been around since the age of the internet, but they are no less important. News sites and industry publications still rely on press releases to acquire new information and maintain corporate communications. Some of these PR distributors are free, many require a payment. Good PR distribution sites
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