As the largest professional network in the World, LinkedIn is a very powerful tool for lead generation. Over 300 million people are using it to grow their professional network, find new business partners and do business.

The first step of lead generation and growing your business with LinkedIn is a killer profile. The profile is your most important real estate on LinkedIn, your prospects will check it all the time. Having the right content on your profile wil make or break your LinkedIn...

Have ventured into the Offline Consulting realm recently and have had some interesting success on a small scale. I had the opportunity to present a 4 hour Internet Marketing seminar yesterday for a small company and it went really well.

We covered Wordpress, Marketing, Video, and Lead Generation...

This is my 6th client worth over $500 in the past 6 months.

I enjoyed the consulting yesterday, but I dropped the ball on a continuity plan. If any one has...

If I see one more WSO talking about how great Craigslist is for marketing an offline consultancy business, I may scream. Beyond that, I may personally hunt down and eviscerate the person touting it!

Now I am perfectly willing to admit that maybe it's just me, but...

I've rarely encountered a site that is a bigger waste of time or pain in the ass.

First, they make it harder and harder to use in any effective way day by day. There are more and more hoops to...

I love the offline consulting model. But I don’t just love it, I also work it. Because I’m a medical professional I’ve chosen to work with other medical professionals, helping them to build an online presence and develop a strong client base.

All of my off-line clients require either content for their websites or more back links in the case of professionals who are competing in a highly competitive market. And in any case, private label rights content can truly leverage...

by Andrew Patrick

Is it any wonder companies like Reach Local, Yodle, Service Magic, Yelp, Angie's List, Google, Yahoo!, etc... are targeting local businesses and making Billions of dollars. The new and easy money is helping small business owners get new customers via the Internet. Plumbers, dentist, lawyers, mortgage brokers, restaurants, and retail store get more customers by having an online presence.

The old media is out, what used to work in marketing no longer...