Jerry - the Ebiz Guy

Most people think of websites as “passive marketing”.  Websites are passive marketing tools because customers have to come to the website on their own.  Websites do not find new customers, the serve customers that find you.  That’s not a completely true statement, but it is mostly true.
Passive Marketing
Passive marketing methods are dependent [...]

Social Networks
http://twitter.com - Social networking
http://hubpages.com - Share your expertise
http://squidoo.com - Share your expertise
http://digg.com - Learn what people are loving right now - and network with them
http://delicious.com - Bookmarking site … with networking
http://myspace.com - Advertise and friend building
http://plaxo.com - Social networking
http://linkedin.com - Social networking
http://facebook.com - Social networking
http://youtube.com - Online videos, advertising, and social networking
http://answers.yahoo.com - Share [...]

Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most discussed methods for improving traffic to your website.  Search engines, such as Google.com, Yahoo.com, MSN.com, and others are all trying to help web surfers find what they are looking for.  This is harder than it sounds.  Search engine companies are always working on their advanced [...]

If you spend any time at all on the internet, then you know that nearly every major website has some form of community features.  Whether it is posting a review, setting up a profile, or making friends, most websites have features that allow visitors to participate in some fashion.
While there are many fantastic communities [...]

Once upon a time, it was easy to email total strangers.  All you needed was their email address.  Most people would give you their email addresses and were excited to hear from you, even if you were sending a marketing letter.   Times have changed.  People are inundated with spam, scams, and more.
If your business relies [...]

Search engine optimization (SEO) is actually more complicated than most people realize.  After all, not every business needs results from the search engines.  Some businesses only need local results.  Then there are businesses that rely on search engines for 100% of their revenue.
Once you figure out what your basic needs are, then you have to [...]

If you ask any expert to help you get 100,000 visitors to your website, they will tell you it can’t be done, or at least you have to spend a lot of money to do it. If you use conventional methods then this is true. But let’s think out of the box. What if you [...]