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This shift from consumers buying low-end value brands to purchasing high-end brands, both in the liquor stores and in restaurants and bars, can be seen as a very positive sign for economic recovery, both for bars, liquor stores, spirits manufacturers, and even the economy as a whole. Read More

The connection economy embraces the artist rather than the administrator. Because the artist isn’t organized. He isn’t regimented or regulated – half the time his socks don’t match and he can’t find his keys. The artist is difficult to contain, define, or predict.

But a part of us always wants t Read More

This is great for helping your relationship with newbies, but it will also allow you to listen to everything people want to know the answer to. It’s like doing market research without leaving your site. Read More

With small business changing so fast these days, Seth Godin is a guy to watch. And listen to. In a recent interview with Entrepreneur magazine, Seth reveals what he thinks will happen to the franchisor-franchisee model. Read More

How to use blogging as a medium for online marketing. This article discusses a number of steps on blogger outreach as a tool for small business digital marketing. Read More

In business, competition is a never ending situation. From time immemorial there has been competition and this modern time isn’t an exception.

You need to be better than each of your competitors in at least three ways if you want to survive. Notwithstanding if your competition is Starbucks, Mcdo Read More

Today the Internet looks like one enormous supermarket. Millions of websites, blogs, products and services to choose from. Building in simplicity is not difficult and here is a way to do it that benefits your business and your customers. It will give your business a competitive advantage. Read More

Ah, Facebook. The social media platform that everyone (well, not everyone, but many people) loves to hate. Since going public last year, Facebook has taken its fair share of bad PR and public outrage. Some of it may be justified... Read More

What’s this?… a Traffic Dashboard Review?

Yup, ya’ got me. This is going to be my very first product review post.

Yay me!

I know. I know. You’re used to the epic, over the top traffic generation and case study posts. But don’t worry. I’ve got plenty more of those lined up for you.

In t Read More

The question of whether or not your credit card rewards are income — and reportable to the IRS — depends on whether you are dealing with a rebate or a windfall. If it’s a windfall, you are supposed to report it as income and pay taxes on it. If it’s a rebate, though, you are in the clear. The good Read More