Over the past 18 months my WordPress website creation services, offered under my Girly Girl Geek division, have become extremely popular.When I started offering the service I offered several money saving ‘packages’ as well as more individualized sites that required a consultation, estimates and a higher price tag. One was quick, easy and inexpensive, the…
Moving to a new area can teach you a lot of things, but it wasn’t until I became an entrepreneur that I noticed it can also educate you about business. And more specifically about how fearful businesses can be about making changes. I’ve been bit surprised at how many local businesses here in my corner…
If you’re reading this, you are probably already aware that one of the most important things you can do for your small business is to create a website. If you’re just starting out or looking to give your current site an overhaul you are faced with choices as to just how to build one. You…
According to World Internet Usage Statistics (2008) 74.4% of North Americans are using the Internet. That’s over two hundred million people, and studies show that the Internet is playing an increasingly important role in people’s daily lives. When someone needs information or assistance with something, chances are they are going to turn to an Internet…
I’m in the midst of writing a new series of posts over at Home Office Warrior. Following up on information I shared here in my post “5 Reasons Some Small Businesses are Online Reluctant and Why It May Spell Their Demise“. The new series is called “A Virtual Assistant’s Guide to Constructing a Web Presence”…
Old school businesspeople swear by word of mouth as the best way of marketing a business. While I believe this is still true, word of mouth no longer is restricted to one person telling another about their personal experiences with a given company or business. It used to be that if you had a good…
A business website. Do you have one? As I mentioned in an earlier post, every business in today’s market needs a website. It amazes me that some business people are still dragging their feet on this one. Perhaps its because there are still some people out there telling business owners that they don’t necessarily need one….