Keep Snow from Burying Your Business

If, like me, you have been impacted over the last couple of weeks by the east coast’s Snowzilla storm (AKA Jonas, if you are a Weather Channel aficionado), then you know just what I mean when I say THANK GOD MY KIDS ARE BACK TO SCHOOL AND LIFE IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL. The storm…

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Photo Rights

If you are one of my regular readers, you know how much I hate stock photos. Careless use of images of cookie-cutter professionals does nothing to set your website apart from the competition. But besides making it seem as if your business is generic, this practice can make you liable to charges of copyright violation…

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What is “Mobilegeddon” and should you be worried?

There is nothing like the threat of a change in the Google algorithm to create a firestorm in small business press and spread fear in the hearts of small business owners across the globe! The change (with press adopted moniker of “Mobilegeddon”) taking place right now is no different. If you listen to Business Insider…

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A new season in web marketing

photo credit: DSC04494 via photopin (license) People regularly tell me how much they love the name Spring Insight. At this point, I can’t imagine us being called anything else, but I actually did kick around a few other ideas before I chose Spring Insight as the clear winner. In selecting a name, my primary guiding…

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Online marketing for “multipassionate” entrepreneurs

Often, I get the question, “I do so many  different things. How do I put them all on my website?” The answer, like with most questions, is: “It depends.” Let’s start with the easiest scenario to address. Suppose you are a “multipassionate” freelancer, a jack of all trades who sings and also crafts sock puppets…

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