A personal brand involves the process of marketing yourself and your career. The process requires answering these questions: Who are you? Who do you want to be? How do others perceive you? What do you want to achieve? Identifying your personal brand will add value to your life by helping you find focus and achieve […]

Coming from an entrepreneurial family where I was able to help with family businesses since the age of 10, then later starting a number of my own small businesses, I have come to recognize a number of false assumptions new entrepreneurs often have. Guarding against these assumptions with additional knowledge should help new entrepreneurs prepare […]

In the last couple of decades, we have witnessed accomplished millionaires establish themselves and their companies at a much younger age than ever before. They were in their early 40s, 30s and even 20s. What made this possible? You guessed it. It’s the Internet, social media, and smartphones (with the camera, of course). In the […]

Here is a common story I often encounter. A company has a website that had previously ranked well on Google.com for a number of their business-related keywords, and they received a fair number of new leads each week or month. However, in the last year or two, that seemed to stop. They wondered why and […]

The majority of businesses today have a website, but only a small number really know how to position their web presence to advantageously communicate with their target customers. Why? Because many assume that customers shop the same way on the Internet as they did in the past when printed brochures and catalogs were the principal […]

Many business owners understand the importance of how a professional website adds value to their bottom line. Meanwhile, the tactics many have taken are just plain counterintuitive. Why? Because they don’t know the right approach in establishing an effective website in today’s digital landscape. Here are three most common unproductive (and often damaging) approaches: 1. Mobile, Social, […]

Are you a realtor striving for business growth and the right way to market your services within your community? It’s evident that 2016 is a year that demands an outstanding website with all the expected features to serve your clients and engage your prospects. It’s also clear that your website should provide you with the […]

When this happens to a website, most likely the website was hacked and/or injected with a malware. Why? It’s hard to understand the why, but the “bad” hacker who injected your site with the virus, spyware or malware wants people who visit your website to get the same virus and related problems on their computer. […]