Are you thinking about starting a business? Have you already started a business and are looking to drive it forward? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you will have to spend at least one of two different things to get things rolling - time or money. For most small businesses, a large advertising budget is just something they do not have. Many small businesses, depending on how new they are as well as their return on investment, still have budgets that are in the red. Does your small...

(Excerpt from a recent post when I was asked for ideas of what to do to get a new site up and running ... didn't want this to get lost - )

I suggest that you start small and build up to whatever level you are comfortable. Keep in mind though that as when you are starting out, you will spend most of your time on 'traffic generation / lead generation' and as you get busier that the balance will shift. It's important that you don't beat yourself up for this when it happens.
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A website is only as good as its content. If people don’t want to read what is on your site, then they will not use your services or buy your products, either because they don’t trust you or don’t have the patience to sort through the content to find out what your product or service is. The same holds true for article writing.

A simple way to get excellent articles is to hire a professional writer to develop them, but that can get expensive, especially if your site is just...

Every copywriter should have at least one package by Clayton Makepeace in his or her swipe file.

No, on second thought... if you're a copywriter, you should have as many Makepeace swipes as you can get your hands on.

Both the American Writer's & Artists Institute (AWAI) and Bob Bly have named Clayton "the highest-paid copywriter in America" -- and with good reason. He pulls in more money in a year -- and sometimes in a single month -- than most copywriters...

Something I haven’t really discussed are domains and domain name buying. There are three main objectives when you are looking at buying a domain, and if you can accomplish these, then you will find your job as a search engine optimizer much easier.

Domains are of course paramount to a website’s success, no matter who tells you they are not.

TheManicMarketer.com describes me perfectly,...