How to Favorably Position Your Website for Google’s Recent Update: Penguin 4.0

Before I dive into it, let’s me first briefly explain Penguin history and the importance of this update. In April 2012, Google came out with a new ranking factor called Penguin, adding to its long list of 200+ ranking factors; and according to the SEO community, Penguin is among the top 5 most important ranking […]
Focus on the Letter “R” for Success

Hero or Zero? What draws the line between a hero and a zero? Would your high IQ secure you a number in Forbes’ List of Billionaires or a Nobel Prize nomination? The answer is No. An interview by Steven Viney with Mensa members reveals that many respondents lead ordinary lives as workers, assistants or drivers. […]
Make it your business to establish your Brand

A personal brand involves the process of marketing yourself and your career. The process requires answering these questions: Who are you? Who do you want to be? How do others perceive you? What do you want to achieve? Identifying your personal brand will add value to your life by helping you find focus and achieve […]
10 Best Tips for Achieving More in Less Time

1. Positive attitude People who accomplish a lot start with a positive point of view and an optimistic approach. They visualize their desired outcome and then figure out a way to get there. Since negativity slows things down and adds shades of doubt, they do not let themselves think or talk negatively, and they don’t […]
Info Entrepreneurs Wish They Would Have Known Sooner

Coming from an entrepreneurial family where I was able to help with family businesses since the age of 10, then later starting a number of my own small businesses, I have come to recognize a number of false assumptions new entrepreneurs often have. Guarding against these assumptions with additional knowledge should help new entrepreneurs prepare […]
How to Strengthen Your Brand and Website Reputation

In the last few decades, we have witnessed accomplished millionaires establish themselves and their companies at a much younger age than ever before. They were in their early 30s, 20s, and even teens. What made this possible? You guessed it. It’s the Internet, social media, and smartphones, and AI. In the past, most of our […]
The Top Key Factors Google Uses To Rank Your Website

Here is a common story I often encounter. A company has a website that had previously ranked well on Google.com for a number of their business-related keywords, and they received a fair number of new leads each week or month. However, in the last year or two, that seemed to stop. They wondered why and […]
How to Boost Your Chances of Being Selected by Customers Online

The majority of businesses today have a website, but only a small number really know how to position their web presence to advantageously communicate with their target customers. Why? Because many assume that customers shop the same way on the Internet as they did in the past when printed brochures and catalogs were the principal […]
3 Common Marketing Tactics that are Hazardous to Your Website and Business

Many business owners understand the importance of how a professional website adds value to their bottom line. Meanwhile, the tactics many have taken are just plain counterintuitive. Why? Because they don’t know the right approach in establishing an effective website in today’s digital landscape. Here are three most common unproductive (and often damaging) approaches: 1. Mobile, Social, […]
A Winning Real Estate Website – Your Top 10 Criteria

Are you a realtor striving for business growth and the right way to market your services within your community? It’s evident that 2016 is a year that demands an outstanding website with all the expected features to serve your clients and engage your prospects. It’s also clear that your website should provide you with the […]
Here’s what to do if your website has been infected with malware and red-flagged by internet browsers.

When this happens to a website, most likely the website was hacked and/or injected with a malware. Why? It’s hard to understand the why, but the “bad” hacker who injected your site with the virus, spyware or malware wants people who visit your website to get the same virus and related problems on their computer. […]
Hot Marketing during the Cold Weather Months!

First, when it’s cold outside, customers are less interested in going out to do their shopping. It doesn’t always sound like fun to get all bundled up, leave a warm home and venture out into the rain, sleet, ice or snow. If they decide it’s worth the trouble to brave the weather, they often Google […]