Hi everyone. I just wanted to begin making some entries on this blog to first introduce myself, and to discuss some of my interests in marketing.

My name is Mike Webster, and I am from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I am an independent marketing consultant. I teach people how to make more money in their business.

I've worked with offline companies, but offering them internet services has not, so far, been my main concern. Instead I've been teaching them how to use other...

Okay, I finally got around to starting my blog on advertising ideas. While I'm using a lot of public domain material as a starting point for blog entries, I'm adding my own thoughts as well. I'm hoping this will add value both for the reader and the search engine.

6 posts done today. I'd like to schedule 1 post per day for 2 months and then drop the pace down.

Time to go make dinner. Bye!

Website Visitors Seek Quality Content

Hello, Warriors: (Also posted at GT Bulmer Web Bizz Blog)

Getting visitors to your website is a tough business. Getting them to return can be tougher unless you start off on the right foot. The thing is, website visitors seek quality content.

The object for most home based web biz enthusiasts is to sell stuff on the Internet. To do this, you need to set up an attractive website and drive visitors to it. There are...

There is no doubt the job market has begun to look rather bleak due to recent recession. For this reason, more and more people are turning towards internet for work. What many realize is that it can be rather difficult to make the transition from office job to work at home based business. Here are five tips to make the transition as smooth as possible.

1. Have a plan:

Without a doubt you need to have a plan that you can refer to from time to time. It is vital you have...

Your Marketing Acumen leads you to recognize the competition, understand what he/she is doing, and create a response. Direct competitors offer you several options. You can compete on price—which will generally drive the competitor’s price even lower, or you can compete on service, quality and standards. For the sake of profit in your business, it’s generally better to compete on service, quality and standards…not on price. Decreasing price also diminishes revenue and profits. That is to...