With Social Media being as hot as it is right now there are numerous discussions going on about small businesses replacing thier website with a Facebook Fan Page.  Still other small businesses are wondering if they should skip the website and focus all of their attention on Facebook. What’s my take on the issue?  Glad [...]

As I’ve previously mentioned the small business owner faces a dizzying array of choices when it comes to taking their business online. For instance Should you hire a web professional? Should you try and do it yourself? Or maybe you should opt for one of those websites you see advertised all the time on TV. [...]

In my last postI examined some of the choices a small business owner faces as they contemplate taking their business online. Now that you’ve chosen and registered your domain name and made the choice of a hosting provider it’s now time to turn your attention to choosing which kind of website is best for your [...]

Website Basics 101 I’m currently involved in entrepreneurial training provided by The SKED program. The training is for those who are considering starting a business or someone like me who has a business and is seeking to take their business to the next level. The training has been top notch with plenty of really useful [...]

I’m writing this information in August 2012.  Why do I point this otherwise piece of useless information out?  Simply because as hard as it is to believe in August 2012 there are still some small business owners who don’t see the need of a website! If you perhaps find yourself falling into this category let me give [...]

Now I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that you have a plan to market your business or organization locally here in Berea and in the surrounding communities.  Assuming my assumption is correct where does your website fit in your local marketing plan?  Have you had the time to think about [...]

One of the challenges of using Facebook is finding the time to post new content.  What if there was a way that you could post several things at once and schedule then to go out over the coming days or even weeks depending upon your needs?  Guess what?  Now you can do just that!  How [...]

Since it’s just you and me, let me ask you a question. How do you really feel about your website? Do you see it as a valuable asset that can help your business or organization reach it’s goals? Let me ask another question. Why do you even have a website?  I bet some of you [...]

Using a Facebook Fan Page to help market your small business should be a no brainer. Consider these benefits of marketing on Facebook: Relatively low cost compared to other forms of marketing. Notice I said “low cost” not “no cost”. There is a cost to using Facebook and that of course is your time. It [...]

Although  I‘m a web designer I’m more than that.  I really look at myself as an educator.   I’m a small business person myself.  I may do most of most business online, but nevertheless I am a small business person who faces the same kind of challenges that other small business people in Berea face.  I [...]