San Antonio, TX, - August 10, 2009 – Beryl Powell Consulting, a business education firm, is doing it's part to ensure that more and more women become self-sufficient and self-supporting by starting a business or jumpstarting a stalled business.  More and more women are coming to the realization that working a 9-to-5 job is not the answer to financial wealth and security nor is conducive to a fulfilling lifestyle. This recession has caused women to take their heads out of the sa... Read Full Story

Naymz, http://naymz.com – Let's your references to leave you reviews and build your online reputation Google Alerts, http://google.com/alerts - Let's you create keyword or topic queries of the latest relevant Google content. The alerts track blog posts, news articles, videos and even groups and can be delivered via email or RSS Backtype, http://backtype.com - Let's you find, follow, and share comments you've written Yacktrack, http://www.yacktrack.com - Lets you search for comments on your co... Read Full Story

I've gotten many request for information on how to start a business online and I've finally finished a new website that focuses only on starting a business. Smart Start-up Tactics will help you start or jumpstart your business by showing you how to create a business model using expertise and passion that will make money. So, if you haven't started your business yet and you've been wondering how-to or you've been in business for a little while but you are stuck head on over to Smart Start-up T... Read Full Story

This month's Smart Tactics webinar answers your What is, Should I and How do I questions I'm going to answer all the questions I've been sent that ask "What is", "Should I" and "How do I". So if you've been wondering How do I start an online business? How can I make money online? What is twitter and what can it do for your business? Should I have a website or a blog? Should I add music to my website? Should I use wordpress self-hosted or hosted? What is the difference between affiliate market... Read Full Story

Question – Beryl everyone’s talking about how the recession is causing their business to slow down. I’m not experiencing a slow down nor do I see one in my future and I’m becoming quite overwhelmed with all I have to do. How can I get all done and save my sanity at the same time? Answer – First, I’m glad the recession is not affecting your business and that you want to implement strategies to ensure that you continue succeeding. Here are few tactics you can implement to help you manage everyt... Read Full Story

Going Home Sale! My daughter has just told me that she wanted to move back home. Home is New Orleans, we've been living in San Antonio since Hurricane Katrina Though I really hate to see her go, she's my only child, she said New Orleans is where her heart is and it's breaking not being there. So, making a long story short, I want to all I can to ensure the her move and new life gets off on the right track so I've decided discount a few of my popular programs and services. Plus... Read Full Story

Question: How do I choose a topic for my teleseminar/webinar that hasn’t been done to death by my competitors? Answer: Teleseminar/Webinars are a great way to let prospective clients know you exist and how you can help achieve the outcome they are looking for. Don’t focus on what topics your competitors are doing because even if you are both covering the same topic on the same day each of you are putting your unique spin on that topic. Plus, there are always multiple points to cover on any to... Read Full Story

This has been a pretty busy telephone week for me. It seems a lot of us are concerned with reaching the half-way point of this year and feeling as if we haven't accomplished what we set out to accomplish as business owners. Some of us feel that we've even lost that loving feel we had for our business. It's true, as I've said in other emails, that it can be difficult to generate revenue right now. But, you have to keep at it. You just can't give up because you have to work... Read Full Story

Question: I’m working a fulltime job as I start my business what should I focus on during the few hours I have to build my business. Answer: Once you decide what you are going to do to generate revenue, who is going to buy what you are going to sell, who else is selling the same thing and how you are going to be seen as unique you want to create a website that visually appeals to your target market and clearly explains what you do to help them achieve what they are looking to achieve and asks... Read Full Story

Not all website traffic begins on the internet. Marketing locally is a great way to increase the visitors your website receive. Here are few old school marketing tactics that you can implement locally to increase your website traffic. Bumper Stickers – It’s as simple as printing your website address on a sticker and putting it on your car where it can be seen. Magnetic Car Sign – Another simple one but a little more expensive is having your website address and tagline or slogan printed on a ... Read Full Story