With social networking being at a high point and increasing steadily, the drive for interactive websites is ever on the increase.
A lot of people want a website that’s not simply static and they’re looking for interaction when they log onto the net – from Twitter to Facebook to YouTube – we want to connect.
As an online business owner this means that adding a webcast to your online business is a great move.
First, what is a webcast?
In simple terms it’s a video recording placed on the web. Just …

I never had vacations until 2 years ago. Hubby worked construction and wasn’t paid unless he worked. It just didn’t happen. Now that he has paid vacations it’s a whole new ball game and so many things have changed.
We used to try and get away at least once a year without the kids for a weekend. But now that the kids are getting older we are finding the need to runaway at least twice a year. I can tell at this moment that it’s been …

I know this blog is mostly about work and how to build your business and resources to help. BUT, the fact is that if you are going to be a WAHM then you have kids. Otherwise you are a work at home woman, man or person. lol It does take kids to be a work at home MOM. I know that I have many readers that aren’t mom’s, so please just ignore this post.
From now on there will more info on here …

The more I VA the more I learn. Isn’t that the way with every job/profession though? I have learned a lot in the last 4 months and not all of it has been good. But, I am bound and determined to learn from the experiences no matter what.
At this time I have learned that I need to stick more heavily to my niche. I want to work exclusively with the wahmcart shopping cart for product management and doing blog management and promotion in wordpress. Yes, …

Ask for feedback.
Always have a way for your users to send you feedback. This will help you make changes your customers want to keep them coming back, and even recommend you to their friends. You can put feedback boxes or questions on different pages, or you can add a message board with a feedback section.

Keep your website simple.
Simple websites are not only easier to navigate, they also load faster so your customers don’t get frustrated waiting to find what they’re looking for. Sites that are overloaded with graphics, buttons and advertisements will confuse your customer about where the content of the site is.

Know your marketing audience.
If you watch the latest hot cartoon and then watch reruns of shows from the 60s, you’re probably going to see not only commercials for different products, but they’re going to be totally different styles. In the same way, a website whose audience is older shouldn’t have things that will appeal to teens or a younger generation. Knowing your audience is the first step to meeting their needs.

Previously, I’ve fit my online hours in when I can around my offline appointments. This has worked well until recently. Now that I am transitioning to more online work and less offline, I found myself in a bind the last couple of weeks.
My clients were used to emailing me at all hours and getting pretty quick responses. Yes, I had spoiled them in that regard. Also, it shows I check my emails too often doesn’t it? GUILTY!
One client has been pretty …