Fortune 500 Companies Using WordPress
I use WordPress for almost every site that I build. If you are unfamiliar with this program, it is acontent managementsystem (CMS) that allows the businessowner to edit and manage their own web site. When I first started using WordPress to build web sites for companies, I had some push back from some of my clients. Some said, “It’s ablogging software, I don’t want to blog.” Others thought the system was too amateur to be used on their web site. If the site didn’t cost them $5000, then it wasn’t good enough for them. How wrong they were! Not only have I worked on web sites throughout the United States, I’ve created WordPress sites for companies doing business in Ceylon, the United Arab Emirates, and Dubai! It seems that larger corporations are also following suite. Here is a list of Fortune 500 companies that use WordPress for their web sites, as well.
Categories: Small Business Tags: content management system, Facebook, general electric, google +, pepsi corporation, UPS, wall street journal, wordpress, yahoo!
What I Learned About Business From Batman
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about What I Learned About Business From The Lord of the Rings. Now, I am going to look at the lessons taught to us by billionaire Bruce Wayne, aka Batman. There is a lot that can be learned from this Caped Crusader. In his alter ego, he’s a billion dollar businessman. He’s a master of the business world, but his real advice comes from what he does as a superhero. Here’s what I mean… Read more…
Categories: Small Business Tags: Batgirl, Batman, business help, business partners, Commissioner Gordon, customer service, Gotham City, Joker, Robin
Reasons To Join A Networking Referral Group
If you are a small business owner, have you ever considered joining a Networking Referral Group? Just about every community has a networking organization where business people and entrepreneurs meet and try to build their businesses. The networking group offers a lot of benefits for your business. By joining one of these groups, which is a nominal fee, you have the opportunity to meet with some really great people within your community and form business alliances. I belong to a group called Tiger Networking and since I joined a few months ago, my business has increased. I highly recommend joining any group that build business relationships for you. Below are five benefits that you gain by joining one of these groups… This article was originally published by this author, James Fowler, on www.myfivebest.com.
Cutting Loose The Cubical And Becoming Self-Employed
Three years ago, I left my job as a Director of Marketing to make a new life as a small business owner. It is one of the best decisions I ever made. It’s not like the steady paycheck of the office job wasn’t good – because it was – but having the freedom of owning your own business has a lot of merit. You just have to weigh which is best for you and make the right decisions for you and your family. If you think you might want to work for yourself, here is a top five list that you might want to consider when planning that jump into the world of entrepreneurs. Read more…
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What I Learned About Business From Lord Of The Rings
I grew up reading works of J.R.R. Tolkien and his tales of Middle Earth. Those stories formed some of the fundamental ways I look at life. No, I don’t think there are orcs running around wanting to take over the world of Men, but I do think there are some very good lessons that can be applied to your business. What? You don’t think Dwarves, Elves, and Hobbits can offer excellent business advice? You’d be wrong! There is a lot these mythical creatures can offer you in your very “real world” business. Here are five lessons learned from Professor Tolkien. Read more…
Categories: Small Business Tags: Business Sense, Dwarves, Elves, Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf, Gollum, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, lord of the rings, Middle Earth, Orcs
Escaping The Puppetmaster
Why don’t we take the responsibility in our lives? You could throw a wonderfully thick steak on the grill, a bottle of wine and have a wonderful dinner with your spouse for less than $20 or you could go out and have the same meal for $80 and complain about the service.
You could drive to work everyday and do what the boss tells you to do for $15 an hour or you could walk downstairs at 9am, and work for yourself until its time to do something else – making many more times your current salary.
Why would you mow someone else’s lawn for minimum wage if you could find your dream job and hire someone else to mow your lawn?
Can you fail at your dream? Yes. Will you find success if you never try? No.
You can achieve your goals if you believe in yourself and take responsibility for your future. Who’s controlling you and what are you giving up in your life to avoid falling down if you fail?
Categories: Small Business Tags: marionette, minimum wage, puppetmaster, responsibility, Small Business, work for yourself
Promote Your Business Without Going Broke
If you are in business, you have to promote yourself. However, advertising for your business might prove to be more expensive than you can afford. So how does one compensate for lack of big advertising dollars, yet still get the message out to potential clients and customers? What do you do to progress your business up to the point where you can spend to get people through your door? The answer isn’t so difficult. There are several tactics I’ve used to get the word out without spending an arm and a leg. Here are five methods to promote your business without spending everything. To Read More About This, Click Here.
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Napkinology – making your business sell!
I came by this interesting video today. It contains a lot of tongue-in-cheek talking, but once you get past the monotonous guy, it is delivering a fantastic message that you need to hear if you are trying to sell product in your business. It explains that your sales are directly related to the personal experience you give your customer. Watch this video and learn!
Special Thanks to Willie for turning me on to this video!
Categories: Marketing In General, Small Business, Video Tags: getting sales, Intensity quotient, napkinology, perceived value, personal experience
Needs, Wants, and Desires
Traditionally, the three basic needs are food, clothing and shelter. They are the necessities to survive and have made man the predominate species on the planet. In our modern age, however, the “Need” has grown to more than just the “big three”. Today, we “Need” money to pay for certain things that are required, by law. For instance, you need to have electricity in your house. Thus, you “Need” some sort of income or assistance to pay for that electricity. Read more…
Categories: Marketing In General, Small Business Tags: Desires, Gasoline Prices, Government, minimum wage, mywebsource1, Needs, oil companies, poverty level, refineries, Wants
The Enigma of Email Efficiency
Email worries getting you down? Are you bogged down in the quagmire of email overload? Is online communication stressing out your offline life? There are ways to curtail this confounding correspondence. You can learn to email better, answer more quickly, and discard your digital doldrums.
We all have email in our lives. It is a necessary evil that we cannot live without. It is a cousin to our other 21st century addictions: The cell phone and DVR. Sometimes it seems that it is taking over our lives, but the following ways can help you to put email in check and give you much more time during the day.
Categories: Marketing In General, Small Business Tags: email, email address, email clutter, email folders, email management, email message, inbox, managing email, reply all