Life as a Pro Blogger

I am a professional blogger and have been for some time. What I mean by that is that I make my living and pay the bills through my online activities with my blogs. Most bloggers out there are not pro. Many would like to be and are trying to get to that point. But, what [...]


Ultimate Guide To Running Your Business From Anywhere

One of the beauties of running an internet business is the ability to work from anywhere. Additionally, recent reviews of the 4 Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferris, has created renewed interest in the idea of being able to run a business from anywhere. One of the things he talks about in [...]


Essential Steps to Web Traffic to Your Business

This is the fifth of a six part series on how to get your small business website off the ground.
Yesterday I discussed the most important aspect there is in terms of online promotion of your business website - communication. I also mentioned the importance of content on your business site and that a blog is [...]


How To Draw in Visitors and Make Them Like You

This is the fourth of a six part series on how to get your small business website off the ground.
At this point, I am going to assume that you have a business website that is online already. I am hoping that you have considered the topics I have talked about in the prior posts of [...]


Getting Your Business Website Online

This is the third of a six part series on how to get your small business website off the ground.
OK, now you have a grand plan in place for using your business website to actually bring in business. Now you need to actually get the site online. The important thing to keep in mind here [...]


What’s the Point of Your Website?

This is the first of a six part series on how to get your small business website off the ground. Be sure to subscribe to my RSS feed and/or bookmark this website so that you can follow the series to conclusion.
There are a lot of people out there (you may be one of them) [...]


7 Actions for Success

I recently found an article in Entreprenuer magazine entitled 7 Secrets to Success. The article talks about the seven C’s, however it has a 7-point small action plan that I like even better and thought I would pass along to you. For each, I am going to include my own comments on it, because I [...]


Will Politics Affect our 2007 Business Plans?

It is that time of year again. Time to end one year and move onto the next. I always spend some time each year reviewing what I accomplished in the year and set plans for the next. On that note, I will likely share a few thoughts in that regard here on Buzzscreen in the [...]


The Business of Forums

Many sites today use web forums and many others are looking into starting one. Forums can make a great addition to a website. By providing that sense of community, your site gets a new level of stickiness. Once you get the forums off the ground, they will be a source of continual repeat traffic. But, [...]


10 Tips for Web Success

The webmaster’s biggest job is to get their traffic up and keep customers/visitors coming back. Building the site is one thing, but simply building and posting a website does not guarantee traffic. In fact, a website could be beautiful and an example of all the latest technology and still not attract a single visitor if [...]