One of the hardest things about conducting business online is keeping a clear focus. It seems almost every day I’m enticed by a new product that would make my online life much easier. If only these were junk advertisements, I wouldn’t be distracted. But many of the offers really are helpful for building an online […]

When a potential customer arrives at your site, he may be very interested in your product or service. But because you are a stranger, there is some apprehension about making payments to you online. What if you aren’t who you say you are? What if the product is inferior? How can a person feel safe […]

Reading summaries of current business books (as mentioned in my last post) is one way to keep up with trends and information. There are many others, including reading the business section of the newspapers, reading various business magazines, reading business books from the library or your local bookstore. Whatever your method of keeping current, time […]

When working online, excellent customer service is even more important than it is in the offline world. Your perspective clients can’t see you face to face, hear the way you speak, or judge your body language. Those are all decisions that come into play when someone is deciding whether or not to do business with […]

There are many ways to create demand for a product. One of them is by using fear of loss. The potential buyer makes up his mind to purchase when the possibility arises that the product may no longer be available. I saw this method in action the other day. My daughter and I went into […]

I recently purchased Dragon Naturally Speaking version 9.  This speech recognition software turns talk into text and is faster and more accurate than typing.  E-mail, instant messaging and surfing the web can all by done by voice. So far, I like the program very much. I found that I had to teach it how I speak, which took me […]

justmakemoneyonline.com is a blog about beginning to make money online and right now I am part of their challenge to make at least $100 online in 2007. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but the most I have made in three years is about $15. Just goes to show Internet Marketing is not quite […]