Wednesday, September 17, 2008More Advice on Picking the Right Domain Name (plus other tips)
Despite weathering some well-known difficulties in recent years, the Los Angeles Times has still managed to maintain its status as one of the nation’s leading newspapers, and in particular, a reliable source of info for the business community. And no small part of that reputation comes from an author who’s been penning the newspaper’s small [...]
Sunday, September 14, 2008Grow Your Business and Make the Most of Your Hosting Space: Part 3: Subdomains, and SEO Considerations
Welcome to Part 3 in our instructional series on how to maximize the value of your hosting services via Added Domains, Parked Domains, and Subdomains. Every successful online business should understand how to employ these three assets in order to get the most out of money spent on online infrastructure. If you haven’t already, check [...]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008Grow Your Business and Make the Most of Your Hosting Space: Part 2: Parked Domains
Parked domains are just what you might think they are: Domain names you own and have registered, but aren’t currently using. They’re not actively associated with any hosting, website, or email services. They’re out of use, or “parked.”
What are the benefits of domain parking? Usually, a parked domain is a domain that you think may [...]
Sunday, September 7, 2008Grow Your Business and Make the Most of Your Hosting Space: Part 1: Add-On Domains
It’s the same with almost any business: Once you taste success, you’ll probably want to expand. And with online business, that usually means adding more sections to your website, or adding new websites altogether.
And, as a smart business manager, you’ll no doubt want to expand your site without having to pay for more hosting services. [...]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008How to Make Money Selling Domain Names
One of the most basic, most proven ways to make money online is domain name speculation. The act of buying domain names and reselling them when their value has increased, domain name speculation can be a lucrative addition to your online business revenues. When it’s done well and taken seriously, it can even be a [...]
Wednesday, April 23, 2008Is National Small Business Week on your Radar?
As you may know, this week is the SBA’s 55th annual Small Business Week, an event designed to put America’s small businesses in the spotlight.
But, considering that the week consists of celebrations and awards held almost exclusively in Washington, D.C. and New York City — should you even care?
Fortune Small Business Magazine’s Brandi Stewart runs [...]
Thursday, April 3, 2008SBA Gears Up for Small Business Week
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently launched a brand-new website in anticipation for this year’s Small Business Week, April 21 - 25. It’s a nice collection of news and info about the upcoming events. Click here to check it out.
Small Business Week is five days of events (most of which are held in New York [...]
Tuesday, March 11, 2008Update: Giant Stock Surge Answers Bleak Economic News
As if in direct reaction to our earlier story about the grim state of the American economy, Wall Street responded today by posting its biggest gain in more than five years.
The index jumped a whopping 416.66 points, its largest one-day jump since July 29, 2002, according to the New York Times’ Michael M. Grynbaum.
On Tuesday, [...]
Tuesday, March 11, 2008Economic Blues
Optimism is important in running a successful business. Why? Because, to get past the inevitable rocky patches, you need to have total faith in what you’re doing. Your belief in your company has to be stronger than the occasional downturns on the path to success.
Alas, news about the American economy in the past several months [...]
Monday, March 10, 2008More on the SBA: Reforming Federal Rules
Following up on last week’s entry about the value in getting to know the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), today we bring your attention to an interesting page on the SBA’s website aimed at improving outdated federal regulations that do more harm than good.
The SBA’s r3 — or, the Regulatory Review and Reform Initiative [...]