So if you read through my earlier blog posts in my Google Tools series, you learned great ways to create a new email account, add website analytics, find and fix website errors, create and embed video, and monitor your brand on the internet. I've decided to add one...
YouTube In case you're wondering, yes Google does own YouTube ergo it counts as part five of my Google Tools blog series! Right now, many small businesses underestimate the power of visual storytelling to market their business products or services. I hear from lots of entrepreneurs who believe it's too...
I've been looking forward to posting on this topic all week! Google Alerts and Google Reader are two of my favorite online tools. When these two tools are used at their full capacity, you can virtually monitor almost everything going on online about your brand, business, or yourself. You can...
Google Webmaster Central We are half way through the Google Tools for small business owners with websites. We've already covered Gmail and Google Analytics. Now I want to focus on Google Webmaster Central. Google Webmaster Central is a clearinghouse of website tools that allow you to...
Google Analytics for your Webpage Website analytics used to be a very costly and confusing addition to a website. Not anymore. With Google Analytics, you can see how many people are visiting your website, where they are located, and even what search terms they used to find you. This...
The recent tornado that struck Mapleton, Iowa should serve as a somber reminder to us all the importance of business disaster planning. It was not that long ago, that Parkersburg was also hit by a tornado, causing over $6 million in damage and so much more in grief....
At the heart of Twitter are "tweets". Tweets are all of the short messages that are posted to Twitter by registered members. In order to tweet, you must be a registered member- by the way, joining and using Twitter is 100% free. You do not need to register on Twitter...
Over the course of the next few months, I'm going to provide a review of the top five free Google tools you should be using if you have a website. Here is my challenge to you: make a commitment to set aside time to read these blog posts and setup...
If you haven’t read the fine print on Dodd-Frank (and I don’t know anyone that has – including myself) - you may have missed a nice little sweetener for small business. Effective July of 2011, banks will be allowed to pay interest on business accounts. For those of you that remember 1933, the Glass-Steagall...
A couple of weeks ago, I sprained my ankle. While this did put a major dent in my weekend activities, I still managed to go out to eat and do a little shopping. I’m glad I decided to go out, because it really helped me find a new appreciation for...
