I read the above quote in the book The Seven Levels Of Communication , and thought that was the dumbest thing I had ever read. I don’t care who said it. Afterward, I dug a little deeper,… and it seems that statement is not so dumb. Maybe I was the dumb one for jumping to a conclusion without asking questions to dig a little deeper. Side note: Don't do that.When most people start on a new venture – whether in business, sports, or job – they don’t start out being the best. When you’re...

I grew up in Chicago, so I know something about Al Capone, one of the most vicious gangsters of the early 20th century.


I can show you the spot where the St. Valentine’s Day massacre took place, walk you through the little park right next to the Seniors home that stands where the infamous garage once stood.


And, I’ll take you out for pizza afterwards, right across the street — the food’s great and you’ll taste some of that Chicago deep-dish...

5 Basic Link Building Tips to Help Boost Your Business

Recent search engine updates have made it increasingly difficult to know exactly which optimization practices an Internet Marketer should focus on, but sticking with the basics is always good, so here are five basic link building tips to help boost your online business.

Before I list the tips, let me first emphasize the importance of always working to get a good variety of different types of backlinks because the Google...

Search Engine Optimization or SEO, is the art of structuring a Website so it shows up in the different search engines. Adding popular keywords and key phrases to a Website is a form of SEO. Millions of people use the Internet to search for information daily. Search engine optimization help websites will be one of the listings on the search engine results page.

You might be wondering how it all began. Here’s how.

SEO first began in the mid-1990s. Webmasters and content...

Managing your online reputation involves knowing how to behave in general so that you don't accidentally do something to damage your online reputation on your own. Being online can sometimes feel like an office party and those often go very wrong. It's important to always be aware of who you are, what you stand for, and to accurately project that to people online. To that end here are the top five online reputation management don'ts.



1. Don't Lie and BS -- If you lie,...