SPAM Accusations can DESTROY your online business! I am hearing whispers that some of you may think that I was exaggerating the dangers in my previous post: Are You Sending SPAM Unintentionally? In truth, I underplayed the dangers. There is a VERY popular hosting company which many people in the Needlework and Quilting industries use. They also offer domain registration services with wonderful deals... 

Are you guilty of Spamming? The topic of sending email newsletters to business that haven't signed up to receive them was a recent topic on one of my Business Forums… Here is my response: > > I am curious about the kefluffle caused by sending unsolicited newsletters > to retailers and others. > > As with any unsolicited "mail", the recipient has several options.... 

Black Friday Cyber Monday  Free Shipping Day (NOTE: Free Shipping Day 2010 is Friday, December 17) Have you figured out your strategies for these upcoming events? I have been busy doing the Holiday Season planning for a group of my niche websites. NOTE – NONE of my online business streams are related to selling either needlework or quilting products in any way! Let me repeat that… I... 

I just got off to the phone, talking to my baby sister in PA/DE (she lives in PA about 4-5 miles from the DE state line and works in DE) They have 27 inches from the weekend blizzard and just got another 14 or so yesterday! She expects to be home from work, she works at a nearby college, for the rest of the week. This got me thinking about Small Businesses and how they are affected by the local (geographical)... 

We all know that running an off-line business takes an incredible amount of time, and I'm sure that you've realized by now that the Internet offers a myriad of ways to promote your off-line business. The question becomes, which of these online promotional opportunities makes the most sense for an offline business? I firmly believe that Twitter is one of those online marketing opportunities... 

In September, Google rolled out a new Application which has the potential to change the face of the internet. (And no, I don't say this lightly!) Google touts this breakthrough in the following terms:          Publish helpful information         about any web page right in your browser         ... 

Here in the needlework and quilting industries, most of us have a tremendous advantage over the rest of the world… our businesses are personality based… For retailers, this is true on several different levels. One of the most powerful of these is the fact that many of your customers have secret fantasies about owning a *cute little shop*. Do they want to know the brutal realities involved?... 

Considered individually, Online Search, Internet Search Engines, and Web Site Statistics are extremely important topics for anyone who is trying to understand the Internet and to profit from an Internet business. When you look at them as part of a puzzle affecting YOUR Internet business, they become even more SIGNIFICANT! Amazingly enough, even though they are vital topics in any context, there is... 

Tink’s Tips and Coaching Updates +++++++++++++++++++++++ TINK’S TIPS I have been working on a couple of Email related projects over the last couple of days… so this tip is an email tip Always use a accurate Subject Line, and whatever you do… DON’T FORGET TO HAVE A SUBJECT LINE! I receive 1000-1500 spam emails to my main email addy — PER DAY! more and more of them... 

The last 4 weeks have been an interesting convergence of events… I had several sites hacked… repeatedly. I had to have one of my computer's reformatted and a new Operating System installed. I had the databases for a couple of sites crash (who knows why!). I am still waiting to see the final outcome with one of my problem sites. While living thru the whole process I have learned a LOT...