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 [...]

Have you heard the phrase, "interweb"?  The "interweb" word is a humorous word referring to internet users who are ignorant to how the internet works.  It is used primary by the "old school" technos to make fun of the average Joe users.  Okay, I get the joke, it’s fun and all.  But let’s talk marketing!
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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 [...]

In case you have not noticed, video is exploding over the internet.  YouTube.com is one of many sources that have made video simple and affordable to produce.   We have all seen the skateboard accidents and other funny videos.  Have you also noticed the number of commercials and information videos?  Have you noticed how many [...]

Websites can cost a fortune, or they can be free.  I have heard of websites that cost in the millions of dollars to build and require a staff to maintain them.  Consider sites like Amazon.com.   I would say that most businesses pay a few thousand dollars for their websites.   If you are on a tight [...]

The buzzwords are changing in the world of Internet marketing.  Your customers do not want to see the big flashy banner ads.  They want to know you as a person.  People want to do business with people they know and trust.  While conventional advertising has its place, being a trusted expert in your industry is [...]

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 [...]

The most challenging part of having a website is getting quality traffic to your website.  You build it, and then nothing!   What does it take to get people to visit your website?  This challenge is further compounded by all the empty promises of the so-called experts out there.  There has got to be something you [...]