As you may, or may not, know the Federal Trade Commission has new guidelines which affect all online business owners.  While I wouldn’t normally post about legal stuff this is important and affects 99% of the readers of this blog so before I go any further…
Note: I am NOT a lawyer and this is NOT legal advice… (sorry, had to be said!)
Fake Blogs
You know the ones.  Normally promoting some weight loss program or something along those lines.  The site is normally set up as a single page promotion to look …

What is a retweet, why retweet, and tips for getting more retweets…
Do you (re)tweet?  There’s no denying the massive growth in popularity and power of Twitter in recent months, and as more and more people become Twitter-savvy they are starting to use the service in new and better ways.
One type of tweet which is definitely on the increase in the reTweet (RT) which is where a user likes your tweet so much that they send it out again, to all their followers!  This is not only a massive compliment, but …

One of the biggest mistakes I see newbies to online business make is focusing on the wrong keywords.  The problem usually comes from guessing what they think their users will be searching for, without doing any actual research.
Now guessing is a great starting point.  You need to put yourself into your user’s shoes, think about what they are likely to be searching for, and that is your starting point for your keyword research – but it really is the start, not the end!
The next step is to take that list …

Have  you had much success with Twitter?  Have you been bombarded recently with emails telling you how to become a “Twitter Ninja” and how you can build a huge following, and use that to generate a chunk of change on demand?
Well, if you’ve on any Internet Marketer’s email list you’re bound to have come across such offers, and you may or may not have had any success with them.  Once thing I’ve noticed though, is that all of these “Twitter marketing systems” have been missing a huge opportunity for using …

After a prolonged period of absence from this site, I’ve decided to start blogging here again on a regular basis.  I won’t go into detail about the reasons, suffice to say that 2009 has been a strange and busy year for me.  From getting married, to starting a number of new businesses, I’ve had a lot going on and I’ve changed tac more than once with my online businesses thoughout the year.  Things have now settled though, and as my online businesses have matured I’ve decided it’s time once again …