I don’t know about you, but the article marketing field has gotten pretty heavy with competition lately. Ever since the internet marketing “hawkers” have decided it’s the next best place to “make a buck” they’ve been touting it as the “latest and greatest method” to make your first million. Pul-leeze spare me. Read more about Don’t “Buy In” To Article Marketing Scams

Everyone knows that “content is King” on the internet. That means you need to consistently add new stuff to your website and share your content with other compatible websites by allowing them to print your articles. One thing you don’t want to do when sharing your content is mess up and get penalized by the search engines. That would not be a good thing. So I’m thrilled to say my colleague, Chris Knight of EzineArticles.com, is releasing a fabulous training package this Tuesday. I can’t tell you anymore about it yet, but I know it will be outstanding. Watch this space for details.

There’s no better time than the first of the year to create a brand new action plan. If your results have been lackluster, why keep doing the same thing and getting the same results? It’s time to focus on those things that are working for you and add some new, more effective actions into the mix. Create the road map you will work by over the next few months. You can get this done in five days and have a month-by-month plan for action to guide you through the year.

Get started today. Click here to begin your Strategic Action Plan.

Are you tired of beating your head against the wall searching for freelance work? It can be a challenge and a daunting task for many people. But where do you find the jobs and projects you need to succeed without getting into a bidding war with low cost overseas workers? Read more about Looking for Freelance Work?

All you have to do is read a few of my messages or talk with me for a short time to know that I am a proponent of using news releases as a marketing strategy for your small business. And you must bear one thing in mind — you do not control what gets printed in the news from your release. Your objective is to write such a great news release that publications will want to print it in it’s entirety. Here’s a short note I received from a small business owner and my response to her issue. Read more about A Press Release Is Not An Ad

Last year, I was astonished that many of the cards I received were marketing promotions, not the greetings they were intended to be. I may have felt differently about these cards if they were from someone I hear from on a regular basis. But I doubt it. Read more about Send A Holiday Greeting, Not a Marketing Promotion

A small business owner recently asked, “I want to put out a press release announcing the new web site and partnership. However, this being the week before Christmas, I am worried that a lot of people are not reading their e-mail. Do you have any thoughts on this?” Read more about Send Press Release At Holiday Time?

Business books are one of the hottest commodities you can create — but they are not easy to market and require a big investment of time. Everyone I know has a book in them. Whether you take the time to write it or not, that’s up to you. One small business owner recently tackled that task. But he forgot to create a marketing plan to help get the word out. Read more about Small Business Marketing — Begin At The End

The economy seems to be picking up and most forecasters expect this to be a jollier holiday for retailers. But a good business person leaves nothing to chance, especially in the crucial seasonal sales period. The actions you take now can make the difference between a Merry Christmas and a Nasty Noel. Read more about 12 Super Tips for Holiday Sales

Do getting work done and doing business mean the same thing? Nope. They’re not the same thing. Here’s my perspective.

• Getting Work Done
  Way too often I see small business owners who will market like crazy to get enough work to last for a month or two. Then they stop marketing. When two months have passed and that work dries up, they market like crazy again until they get more work, then they stop marketing again. It’s a crazy and exhausting way to do business. Read more about Keep Your Small Business Pipeline Full