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What makes a contact database better? The stock answer is build it bigger! The right answer is build it better. Here's how...

Accessible, affordable. After months of discussions with peers, clients and prospects it all came down to those two words. What I'm hearing from all quarters is that business owners and independent professionals are tired of throwing thousands of dollars at so called internet bootcamps. Here is an alternative...

Does your web content look like a collection of stuff? Creating a Web Presence Content Matrix can help you focus on getting the right information to the right prospect at the right time. here's how it's done...

We have all the technology we need, but we seldom do. Why can't we seem to be able to make technology work?

When you returned from your last business conference, did you bring back a valuable personal development investment or just an expense report? Here's a cure for Conference Afterglow.

His email address is jakehimself. In a world of do_not_reply

My Bad! My blogging and newsletter publishing system is so

Conceiving and crafting a successful blog requires a commitment to connecting with people, not search engines. In a recent Mashable.com post, blogger Nellie Akalp calls out some of the Blogisphere's repeat offenders. Worth reading and heeding, not because the blog police are watching, but because your readers are reading...

When I changed blogging platforms last year I didn't understand the value of mirroring my existing blog categories. I was left with a bunch of uncategorized posts. Orphan posts need to belong, so I opened each one and reassigned them to the appropriate category. Yes it took a while, but the exercise was invaluable. Here's why...

Publishing Social Networking icons in the upper right corner of

Digital testimonials are like diamonds. They both have many facets, require just the right setting, and are completely worthless unless you show them off. Your response to receiving either of these gifts should be subtle, understated and perfectly timed.

One of my first questions to a client is, "Where does your audience come from?" If it's all from corporate offices, maybe you can hold off on a move to a responsive design. My work and research tells me that it's time to move to responsive design for any organization that counts mobile users in their audience. Here's why...

15 minutes ago your technology changed. Innovators innovated, investor/gamblers lost

Not all Social Networking Groups are created equal. Just as in person networking, how you act, depends on where you are. Here's how to identify the best groups before investing your valuable time and effort.

Why is it most folks attempt to change their life with a New Year Resolution, right after a glass (or two) of champagne? I believe your business is worth the investment of at least a few days of reflection before you decide to change the world. For the better part of two decades I've used this three step model to help my clients become the Master of Their Digital Domain...

I'm fond of food. Okay, more than fond. In fact, for decades I've had an eating disorder. It started at the age of nine. This post is not about what happened, but what I finally did about it...

I attended a client holiday party last Saturday where I received one of the highest accolades possible. A staff member told me the most important thing I ever said to him was the title of this post. There's no whining in technology, so I hope all of you understand why I lost it when I read a post last night in the National Speakers Association group on Facebook...

Wow, beautiful, effective, and fast? What more could you ask for in an Email Marketing System? Read what Lanita Boyd of sboyd.com has to say about MailChimp.

Paralyzed... Michelle had spent years dreaming of this moment, and now she couldn't move the last few steps to realize her dream. Meeting Zig Ziglar in person...

Have you ever found yourself wishing for a second chance or an opportunity to do a better job or say the right thing? What if all you had to do is whip out a Do-Over card and start over?

It's not enough to register all the possible combinations of all the possible domain names you might possibly dream up for your online business. They have to be the right names. Learn the do's and don'ts for giving your business the perfect domain name.

Do you know where I am today? Does it really matter? Only if your goal is to Be Present to Infinity. This week I share how I used texting to expand my world view...

I love the smell of Peanut oil on Thanksgiving morning.