All of us who have a website or just intend to build one heard of importance of using key words. We have been bombarded from multiple sources that we must stuff our content with relevant keywords and use them in a key words meta tag while optimizing for search engines. Is it a true? Not so much. I know that I would probably upset those who make a living on doing " extensive key-word research" for websites (and I fell into this trap myself at some point), but key words are completely irrelevant f… Continue

The Center for Media Research has released a study by Vertical Response that shows just where many of these ‘Main Street’ players are going with their online dollars. The big winners: e-mail and social media. With only 3.8% of small business folks NOT planning on using e-mail marketing and with social media carrying the perception of being free (which they so rudely discover it is far from free) this should make some in the banner and search crowd a little wary.

Congratulations to Barrett Adams, who has been named as an instructor for Small Business Webcast. Barrett is the co-founder of Sound Line Communications. Their flagship product, SoundLineMBX, replaces traditional phone systems and overpriced carriers with more cost effective, feature rich, and easy to use high-definition phone systems. SoundLineMBX’s primary data center facility is located at the Westin in downtown Seattle, WA, home to one of the largest Internet exchange points in the world. So… Continue

Congratulations to Eric Taneda, who has been named as an instructor for Small Business Webcast. Eric Taneda, MCSE and A+ certified, has been a consultant at Onsitehelp.com since 1995. Onsitehelp.com provides small, high growth companies with technology consulting services, to optimize their I.T. operations. The use of a combination of proven technologies already in common use by large companies, and innovative new methods to keep down costs, to bring the benefits of high availability and enhance… Continue

Congratulations to Dustin Walling, MS, CPBA, who has been named as an instructor for Small Business Webcast. Dustin is principal of Dustin Walling Associates, a Seattle area management consulting firm that helps build high performance organizations. Dustin is a trusted advisor, coach, writer, speaker and thought leader. Dustin’s specialty is strategic and operational consulting in the areas of leadership, organizational alignment, performance management and professional development. DWA has been… Continue