"How to Start an Online Business for Free" is a headline that pops up from time to time. Someone claiming that they can get you started a business and make money for free. That it will cost you nothing to set up and run and it will make you money. I’m always a bit amused that the courses out there say, “You can make money online and it won’t cost you a cent”. That is not the funny bit because I … [Read more...]
Link Building: Stop Wasting Valuable Time & Money
The Simple Solution To Link Building That Noone Wants To Tell You I regularly get emails telling me how much more traffic I could get if only I would invest in their company and let them do link-building for me. If there were a way I could specifically block them I would. You see, link-building is a phenomenal waste of money. Don’t misunderstand me if you want to have any kind of … [Read more...]
Topics For Your Blog. 15 Methods For Finding New Ideas
We all know that we need content for our blogs. But trying to figure out what to write can sometimes be a struggle. Even if using GPTchat still have to provide it with topics. for your blog Below are a few of the ways I go about finding interesting topics to write about: Use Search To Find Topics For Your Blog “Google alerts. Simply go to “Google alerts,” pick your favourite … [Read more...]
Social Media Is The New “Word Of Mouth”
Everybody knows that word of mouth is the best form of advertising. The question is how do you get people to start talking about your business? Is Social Media the new word of Mouth? Well... I guess that is an assumption on my part. Perhaps everybody doesn’t know that word of mouth is the best. But it certainly has been in my experience. When I first started developing youth clubs and later … [Read more...]
Advertising: Facebook Vs Google Which Is Better?
Everybody knows that Google is the top dog when it comes to advertising. Well, that used to be the case but it has lost some of its primacy. Now I know that a lot of people don’t like the social media giant but the fact is that it is now the top dog when it comes to promoting your products. That means if you are not at least on Facebook you are losing traffic and No Business of any kind can … [Read more...]
Advertising: Top 8 Questions Every Business Should Ask
What Are My Basic Demographics of Those I Am Advertising to? Find the percentage of males/females/etc you estimate are in your advertising niche. Their Family Status and Age Range For example, more males seek information on Martial arts whereas more females seek information on swimming lesson plans. Your customer's family status may be important to your product. Children may be important to … [Read more...]
Business Online: 4 Reasons To Start Promoting Yours
Here are my 4 reasons why you should not delay and immediately start promoting your business online. I hear what you are thinking but don't be so convinced your business is not promotable online. Very few are in that boat and I mean very few and you are almost certainly not one of them.1. There is an increase in consumer spending. This was a trend that was happening before the pandemic but now it … [Read more...]
The Single Easiest Way To Get More Traffic
Why is getting traffic so hard? Why can’t I just post to my blog and do organic postings on my Facebook page to get more traffic?It’s a very straightforward question and although competition on the net is only getting more fierce you can still make a little bit of money online by simply posting to your blog and organically posting on your Facebook page. It depends on your niche of course and … [Read more...]
Number 1 Reason Why Facebook Ads Are So Expensive
“But Facebook ads are so expensive!”I get this comment all the time when I tell people that I help businesses promote their products on Facebook. It’s not the only advertising I do nor is it the only way I help businesses but that is the one that people latch onto resulting in the above comment. To be fair it is by far the place where I do the most advertising and honestly, I find this … [Read more...]
Easy SEO: The Complete Guide
In my article Business Success is Not Just Locations, Location, Location, I pointed out that chasing high ranking only is a mug's game. And in SEO is Hard There Has To Be An Easier Way. I made it clear that SEO is hard. Pretty obvious from the title I know. But I didn't mean to suggest that you should not do any SEO. Ignoring SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) altogether is also not the best way to … [Read more...]