How often are we reading or watching or linking to information that says that there is turmoil in the traditional media world? For example, the New York Times has a Billionaire investor, the Boston Globe was going to go out of Business, or Rupert Murdoch is going to do a deal with Bing and Microsoft and give Google a run for their money! Ha! I think Google is the one with the last laugh. The can of worms is out and they are all over the place. It is kind of like the War in Iraq and the War... Read Full Story

When I saw this interview with Barack Obama I was very pleased to see our government finally recognizing the economic engine of our country, small businesses. As he says small businesses have created 65% of all new jobs in the past decade and a half. With numbers like these why hasn’t government been sending more money to small businesses? I was actually surprised that none of the presidential candidates would not interview us on the small business site My Success Gateway, consideri... Read Full Story

I met Jim Ayer, a wooden jigsaw puzzle maker of J.C Ayer & Co. a few months ago through my son who wanted to stop by his Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle work shop here in Marblehead, Massachusetts. (He has a big wooden jigsaw puzzle piece outside his business as his sign and that attracted us to his business). Since the internet is perfect for niche businesses, this is the perfect niche business and I happen to be an internet marketing consultant. Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles are not like the typical... Read Full Story

Holy jeepers….if you have never had a 403 Error you are in for a fun time at the web site corral. We recently launched a sited called Teaching Personal Finance which is just that teaching 9-12 personal finance….a sorely needed curriculum in the USA and even in my own household. We purchased the Domain from the reputable Network Solutions. Did a little keyword research and it fit our niche. Placed the order. Built the web site. What we didn’t realize is this domain has... Read Full Story

Recently I’ve been going through a personal and a professional “re-org.” I’ve been meaning to write about the CRM subject for some time now. I recently attended an all star business event at Harvard called Gravity Summit. The event promoters pulled in top talent from many different companies, sort of like a who’s who of the major players in the online space both large and small companies. This one guy, happened to be an immigrant and successful entrepreneur Ga... Read Full Story

I’m currently working with several different companies in a few different industries, Healthcare, Software, Education and Small Appliances. Each industry has their own language and their own differentiation. At the same time there are many commonalities. All of these businesses are looking for qualified leads or qualified prospects to do at least one of the following: subscribe to a newsletter fill out a web form call an 800# walk into a store purchase a product online download a wh... Read Full Story

The Big Squeeze French's Mustard Bottle Shrink 6 oz. It seems like the consumer products that aren’t loaded with sugar or corn syrup are getting smaller and while the products loaded with corn syrup are being supersized here in the USA. I’m having a little trouble making the financial sense of it all. In the last week or so (Aug. 01, 2009) I went to my local grocery store to pick up some regular items and one of the things I needed was Frenchs Mustard. I like it because it is a... Read Full Story

Here is a simple way to look at SEO. Relevancy. Basically Google cares about 2 things in the SEO game: 1. Writing great content 2. And quality inbound links to your site Having been on the Internet since the mid 1990’s I’ve seen a lot of stuff come and go. As soon as something gets hot i.e. Facebook or Twitter a lot of people seem to try and capitalize on the traffic and the opportunity which only makes sense in a free market economy. SEO is hot and has been hot for a few years now. It sh... Read Full Story

Here is a simple way to look at SEO. Relevancy. Basically Google cares about 2 things in the SEO game: 1. Writing great content 2. And quality inbound links to your site Having been on the Internet since the mid 1990’s I’ve seen a lot of stuff come and go. As soon as something gets hot i.e. Facebook or Twitter a lot of people seem to try and capitalize on the traffic and the opportunity which only makes sense in a free market economy. SEO is hot and has been hot for a few years now. It sh... Read Full Story

I was asked by Businessweek to write this article for their web site. How CEO’s Can Play in the SEO & Social Media Sandbox, by Jim Peake Leveraging Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media (SM) is something that everyone at a business can participate in. There is a hidden and vitally important role that an executive (CEO/CXO) can play in the SEO game. Because executives often have higher level relationships with other organizations they can carry influence. The way to use t... Read Full Story