A domain name can be a very valuable asset for your online business. When promoted regularly, it can become a powerful brand that helps to boost sales. Visitors learn to trust a domain name given enough time. The goodwill generated by a sound domain name can be worth a lot of money. There are several ways you can make money from names.Buying a domain.In order to make money with domains, you need to be the owner of some names. The first thing you...more
Being self employed is the best thing that can happen in your career life because you finally get to be your own boss. You do not get to report to anyone since you are now the one calling the shots. A lot of responsibility comes with being the boss though. You have to make decisions concerning your business and your employees. It requires a lot of business management skills and wisdom to run a company or a business for that matter....more
A site map is a web page that contains all the links to your website. The question is, do you really need a site map for your site?Let's take a look at how site map comes about. When the Internet first started, there are only static HTML web pages out there. These are simple text and images content pages. Most sites are so simple that they contain less than 10 pages. The search engines have got no problem indexing all the pages within these small sites.However, some websites started to grow. Some grow up to having thousands of web pages on the site. That becomes a problem to the search engines. If the linking structure isn't clear enough, the search engines may not be able to find and index all the links. So the search engines started proposing site maps.Site maps make it easy for the search engines to index the content. A site map contains links to all the web pages on the website. This enables the crawler to find the links without any problems. But the modern search engine is very different from traditional search bots. They have become more sophisticated and efficient. Although site maps are still encouraged, they are no longer necessary. If you optimize your site properly for...more
Running an eCommerce site is not easy. There are many obstacles that you have to overcome. If you are the owner of an eCommerce site, the primary goal is to increase sales and revenue. To do that, you have to place your emphasis on two key factors - branding and the design of your site.Branding is all about trust and credibility. If no one trusts...more
With an estimated 3,000 greeting card publishers in the United States alone, it comes as no surprise that a lot of good greeting card copy is needed. And if you have always wanted to write for the greeting card market, thats great news It means you have many options on where to submit your work.Do I have what it takesAre you creative Do you have a...more
If you are looking for simplicity, the cash method is probably your best accounting choice. Generally, income and deductions can be claimed when payment is actually received or made. This is best shown with an example. I open a small business and have to order business cards and stationary. I receive the products and pay the invoice on November 18, 2005. Under the cash method, I can deduct the cost on my 2005 tax return. Some businesses are restricted from using the cash method. C corporations may only use the cash method if they have less than 5 million in gross revenues for a particular year. Professional Service Corporations can use the cash method without limit, while farming corporations can due so if gross revenues are less than 25 million. Tax shelters are prohibited from using the cash method. Accrual Method The Accrual Method of accounting is a bit more complex. Under this method, the focus in on the date the expense is incurred not paid. Although this may seem a small difference, it can play havoc with your books and piece of mind. Using our previous example, assume I order business cards and stationary on the December 18, 2005. I receive the products on December 30th,...more
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Paid Surveys are a hugely popular means to earning a few extra bucks on the side. But how do you get paid for surveys Well the first step is to get invited into a survey or focus group. Focus groups are a group of people who are invited to take part...more
small business owners do not have huge marketing budgets, so finding inexpensive ways to market is a necessity. I am big on getting maximum marketing exposure at the lowest cost possible. After all, most Recently I was able to get free marketing...more
Correct positioning of your Google adsense ads can make or break your success with the Google adsense program. Why is this true? Some studies suggest that eye positioning on website gravitate to particular sections of web pages. And if you don"t have...more
Shifting locations can be one of the most daunting tasks a business owner has to perform. Whether it is a short move to a new outlet somewhere in the city or an inter-continental move, it involves shifting machinery, equipment and furniture that has...more