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If you want your blog to become more than a hobby, you'll need to take steps to improve your blog from at least five different perspectives. Here are thoughts on how you should consider your goal, your design, your content, how you promote it, and the business aspects of your blog. Read More

The US is the global leader in mobile internet adoption, with 40 million US mobile subscribers (15.6%) actively using the mobile internet, according to a white paper released by The Nielsen Company. In 16 countries tracked, the US leads in penetration, followed by the UK (12.9%) and Italy (11.9%). Advertising is becoming a common part of th Read More

Even though bizSugar is missing, it's a good list and includes some blogs I wasn't familiar with. Read More

Marketing to business owners has gotten tricky with credit markets tight and gas and food prices rising. Marketing adviser Warrillow & Co. recently surveyed 2,036 small businesses with fewer than 100 employees on their expectations and needs during a troubled economy. Nearly 60% say they expect the real volume of goods and/or services sold in Read More

Inflation has sunk its teeth into small businesses this year. The number of owners citing inflation as their No. 1 concern on the National Federation of Independent Businesses monthly economic index in April was at its highest level since 1982. One in five owners is raising prices, according to William C. Dunkelberg, the trade group's chief econom Read More

Every individual that visits your website is unique, looking for different pieces of information and reading websites differently. Each visitor will most likely be persuaded by various aspects and determinants. With Holly Buchanan's personality descriptions of the four most common types of buyers, we can design our websites and copy so that we can Read More

For those who were unable to attend eBizITPA's King Conversion: Web Sites that Sell conference a few weeks ago, you missed out on an extraordinary event with a captivating, experienced speaker presenting effective information to help improve your website's performance and your overall conversion rate. Holly focused on both B2B and B2C companie Read More

One way of benchmarking online success is to beat your competitor traffic wise. Pandia takes a look at online services that try to measure the traffic of web sites. Read More

Last month the Google Quality Rater's handbook was leaked online. This is what Google deems important when judging the quality and relevance of a web page. In spite of what many say, Google does not entirely rely on automatic computer-based algorithms in its search engine rankings. They do employ human editors that control the quality of se Read More

A recent survey group found that two-thirds of online buyers spent more than 30% of their total shopping time researching products on the Web. Their purchasing decisions are largely made before they set foot in the store. Since these shoppers can get their information from just about anywhere, what can retail merchants put on their Web sites that Read More