Author Archive for admin
Wishbox
I just discovered a great new customer feedback tool called Wishbox, brought to you by the folks at JotForm. I have used JotForm on some websites for creating contact/email forms. Very easy to use and they have free forms and paid versions of their services. This new Wishbox tool is brand new tool that provides [...]
Add a Contact Form to Your Facebook Page
Do you have a Facebook page for your business? If so, it might be helpful to add a contact form there so that your fans (a.k.a. potential customers) can contact you if they need to while they’re on Facebook. ContactMe is an app made for Facebook, which enables you to add a Contact tab to [...]
Net Mechanic HTML Check
I’ve come across a neat site that provides a web tool you can use the check for HTML errors on your website. Let’s face it, some of us need a bit of help with HTML…we’re not all experts. So this tool might be of help to you if you need a little help in that [...]
Weave App for iPhone
If you have an online business or crafting business, or hobby that you need to manage–or if you just need some help managing the craziness of your everyday life–and if you have an iPhone, then there is a great new app that you might find really helpful. It’s called Weave, and it’s brought to you [...]
Craft Show Fundamentals
Do you do craft shows? Or are you thinking about getting started selling at craft shows, but aren’t sure of all the ins and outs? Either way, this eBook may be a great resource for you. It’s called Craft Show Fundamentals, and it’s available from the owner of The Kraft Outlet. Craft Show Fundamentals is [...]
Is Your Site Speed Hurting Your Google Ranking?
Did you know that the speed of your website can affect your Google ranking? Website speed has been a factor in Google’s ranking algorithm since last year. Google says it’s not the most important factor, out of around 200 different ranking factors. But since it is a factor, it is worth paying at least a [...]
An eBook for Craft Show Crafters
Are you thinking about starting to sell your crafts at craft shows? Or maybe you already sell at craft shows but want some advice on how to make the most of the experience? If so, you might want to get the new eBook called Breaking Into the Craft Show Circuit. Talena, the author, uses her [...]
Counting Social Signals from Google and Bing
Just a quick link to share from the Search Engine Land blog. It’s a fabulous article that gives a lot of extremely helpful information on whether or not and how social signals are impacting website page ranks at Google and Bing. What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count? Read that article to find [...]
Does Google Page Rank Still Matter?
I’ve talked about this before at OBJ but like a good wine, good SEO talk never goes out of style. Google Page Rank is worth talking about from time to time, even if it might not be as important as it was once perceived to be. As a refresher and simply put, Google’s Page Rank [...]
Square Up Follow Up
Previously I posted about a credit card processing service called Square Up. I just wanted to give a quick follow-up on that service since I have used it a few times now. Originally, I started processing credit card payments with a full fledged merchant account. Once that got too expensive, due to PCI fees and [...]
Mad Mimi Email Marketing
I just added another mailing list/email marketing service to our Mailing Lists & Newsletters resource page. It’s called Mad Mimi and it really is a full-featured email marketing service designed for any size business. They have a very basic free option, and then numerous options that incur a monthly fee, based on the number of [...]
Blogger Custom Domains
If you’re using Blogger for your business blog, then it’s important (IMO) that you have a custom domain–as opposed to a blogspot.com domain. It is more professional, it’s easier for your visitors to remember and type in, and it just makes sense. And it makes sense even if you just blog for the fun of [...]
Add a Favicon to Your Blogger Blog
For those of you who like to blog, be it blogging for business or otherwise, you’ll be pleased to know that Blogger has now made it easy to add a favicon to your Blogger blog. Favicons are the small “favorite icons” (= favicons) icons that appear in the browser’s address bar. If you look up [...]
Webspeak Musts for Online Business Owners
If you’re thinking of launching an online business there are some basic Internet terms you should know, which I like to call “webspeak.” I have written an article on this topic for the latest issue of Creative Times Magazine. Please click on the magazine cover image if you’re interested and it will take you to [...]
Square Up
I had heard about Square Up (or “Square”) for credit card processing awhile back. But since I have been using ProPay I didn’t dig too much into it for more information. But my ProPay term is ending this June, so when an online pal asked about Square, I dug a bit deeper. And I like [...]
