We believe that cheap web hosting is still a really bad idea, yet we continue to hear from some new or prospective customers why they want to stay with their cheap web hosting provider.
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Why Building Your Own Website Is Often Bad for Business
It happened to me again recently: A potential customer told me that he was “tech savvy” and wanted to build his business website himself. He, like many small business owners I have encountered, seemed threatened by lack of budget or by someone else helping him with his business, or has been burned in the past […]
Writing for Your Business: Publish to Your Web Site, Syndicate Everywhere
You’ve heard me say this many times: You should write for your business. Writing for your business is a tool to showcase what you do. I know that it is easier said than done. Who has time to write? It’s challenging enough being business owner, bookkeeper, manager and marketer of your own business. The last […]
Repetition Will Ease the Pain
If you have a website for your business, you should be using it as a tool to showcase what you do. Pick a topic, write a couple of paragraphs about it and then post it on your website. Blogging, posting, writing — whatever you call it, start doing it.
Your website is an investment. Want a return on it, then use it!
What’s your website ROI? You built a website to promote your business online, but building it isn’t enough anymore. You have to use your website to get a return on investment. Otherwise, you are wasting your time and money. Here’s the deal… I have tremendous respect for anyone running a business that generates enough […]
We’re not going to make our customers pay for any of our inefficiencies
This is a brilliant interview with Jeff Bezos. Once I started watching it, I couldn’t stop. Jeff in an amazing visionary, leader and communicator. There are several great Jeff Bezos quotes out there, but this one is my favorite: Our profitability is not our customers problem… We’re not going to make our customers pay for […]