Archive for May, 2009

The Right Fit »

Cheap life insurance is not the only thing that you should look for when searching for a life insurance policy.  Premium financing for life insurance may be the way to go if you are searching for a life insurance policy to give you the protection and benefits that a regular life insurance policy can.  Premium [...]

Succeeding with social networking campaigns in Tampa FL »

Last quarter I was tasked with finding a company that would provide ours with the best localized Tampa search engine optimization. We had hoped to start ranking better with the content on our business website, and as a result of those expenditures get better traffic into the sales pages of our online presence.
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Market Your Website With Videos »

Below is a classic example of a video designed to market specific services online. In this case, it’s an actual video marketing service! But the message is still there. Create a script, turn it into a PowerPoint, add a voice to it and walla! you have a video ready to post to [...]

Office space in San Diego is plentiful right now »

San Diego County real estate is finally going through a down cycle (in terms of price). When my wife and I decided it was time to quit our jobs and start our own business, we felt that it would behoove us to invest part of our start up monies in owning the property we were [...]

Teaching An Old Dog New Document Storage Tricks »

My grandfather’s idea of document storage is shoving everything into plastic totes and then shoving the plastic totes in the basement, never to be seen again. And since he has been running his own business for over 40 years, that adds up to a lot of documents.
When my brother and I started to help Gramps [...]

Start Your Own Customer Rewards Programs »

Customer rewards programs are a fantastic way to boost the sales of long-term business. When you give your customers the added incentive of free or discounted products, you motivate people to return time and time again. These programs maintain customer loyalty. And isn’t community loyalty what every business strives to receive?
So, don’t you think it’s [...]

Business Dressing While Pregnant »

My top and trousers are both maternity wear.  My co-workers were surprised when I told them that. They were amazed that I could find a maternity top that fit me so well.  For that matter they were amazed that the pants were also maternity trousers.  I honestly do not think that they look like maternity [...]

Getting Loans from Family »

The first people that we usually turn to when we get into trouble are the people in our immediate family. When we get into financial trouble, these people often bail us out. While it’s great to have people to rely on to help us out when things are hard, it may be a mistake to [...]

Up a Popular Creek »

You know what creek I mean.  Let’s just say I’ve run afoul of some legal issues; ok, some major legal issues.  The police kind of think I stole a car, but I didn’t really.  I mean, I did, technically, but in reality, I didn’t.  They only think I did because my boyfriend said that.  Well, [...]

Beautify Your Niche »

When you operate a business, you must make sure that you find a niche for your business so that it stands out from the competition. Once you’ve found that niche, it’s a good idea to work on beautifying that niche in one way or another. That’s because people are always going to be drawn to [...]