Archive for March, 2007
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Do you need the www?
Did you know that to a search engine www.officeanimation.com is different from officeanimation.com? They treat each domain separately and this can work against your page ranking. For example, you might use officeanimation.com to traverse your site, but people who link to your site use www.officeanimation.com. To a search engine, those links in are ranked separately […]
No Comments » - Posted in Web Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Silicon Valley - Entrepreneur Haven?
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) released a study that showed while entrepreneurship is high in Silicon Valley, it is not unique. The rest of California and several other major Metropolitan Areas had higher rates of entrepreneurship.
The study does indicate that there are several factors that contibute to the high rate of entrepreneurship in Silicon […]
No Comments » - Posted in Micro-Biz News by Ricki Steigerwald
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
TabletKids - Traveling with Kids
TabletHotels.com is a website that recommends hotels and destinations for those who like to travel in style. They now have a section specially dedicated to luxury hotels and destinations for families with kids.
This is a great source for VAs and entrepreneurs.
No Comments » - Posted in Work/Life by Ricki Steigerwald
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Sending Email at the Ideal Time
How do you get your newsletter to your subscribers at the ideal time when they are located all over the world? It is afternoon in Europe when it is morning here in the states.
With certain Email Services such as AWeber, you can splice up your list and set different times to send your newsletter depending […]
No Comments » - Posted in Web Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Monday, March 26th, 2007
8 Glasses of Water A Myth
I have tried many different diets and they all say drink 8 glasses a day or more. However, it is not necessarily true.
The amount of water you need depends on the weather, the amount of exercise, and your body makeup. Some people need less water than others.
So why, are diets gun ho about 8 glasses […]
No Comments » - Posted in Work/Life by Ricki Steigerwald
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Making Plain Text Look Good
At the beginning of March, I published a posting about whether you need plain text or not. It turns out that having a well written plain text newsletter can increase your delivery by not making your email look spam and, also, increasing your readership.
But is there a way to make plain text look pretty? AWeber’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in Web Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
The Story of Baby Einstein
If you haven’t checked out Microsoft’s Small Business Summit yet, you might want to. It’s free. Although the live sessions will finish this afternoon, the recorded sessions are starting to be made public. They are released 72 hours after the session has completed.
On the first day of the Summit, one of the speakers was Julie […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Creating Products by Ricki Steigerwald
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
The Economic Outlook
Another important Microsoft Small Business Summit was the presentation by Wayne Best from Visa, about the economic outlook. Here are my notes.
He used statistical data of Visa transactions (”17 out of every 100 dollars in US is put on a Visa card”) as well as outside sources.
Overall, he states that economic growth is […]
No Comments » - Posted in Micro-Biz News by Ricki Steigerwald
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Keeping an Old Computer Useful
K. Mandla’s posting, “Ten things you can do to keep an old computer useful,” has some great tips on how to maintain the computer so it goes as fast as it can.
My old computer was given to my parents who use it for surfing, reading email and a Word document now and then. It is […]
No Comments » - Posted in Computer Setup by Ricki Steigerwald
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Balancing Work and Exercise
Startup Nation released an article in this week’s newsletter about how to incorporate exercise with your work life.
“Outrunning the Tiger-How to Make Physical Fitness a Business Asset” highlights several ways to include exercise in your daily life.
Move your office to walking distance from your home.
Walk around the airport while you wait for flights.
Schedule exercise like […]
