Have you ever worked with someone who just uses words they don’t need to, or maybe you’re the one who occasionally tosses in an a little technical lingo?

Well… STOP IT!

You know who you are. Please stop. Using valueless words does not make your product better. It just creates space between you and you coworkers, customers and public.

Communicate more effectively and keep your clients engaged by staying away from the dangerous 4, 5 or even 6-letter words that confuse and distract the less tech and biz savvy. Some of these include…

While brilliant folks throughout time have commented on the constant flux of the world, it REALLY is true this time.

The world HAS changed.

You no longer need THOUSANDS of dollars to grow an idea into a business. A decent idea, a few cups of Joe, and a few helpful tips can get you on you’ll way to realizing your vision. So put down the excuses and lets get our launch hats on.

In this article I am going to examine a few free (or very cheap) tools that can help develop you business. Without further delay, Tips to Launch your Business with Free & Almost Free Stuff…

For kicks I dug up this article I wrote about web design in about 1999. When I sit down with a client who is very green with online presence, this is the most basic structure I start with. It might seem elementary, but the basics are worth driving home...

Content (major element)

The first and most important design element is content. You MUST provide a reason for visiting your site. Why Would You Visit? This also means that your main content must be presented so that the user recognizes it as such.

Time management is a huge industry with books on the subject regularly making it into the most popular items list on Amazon.com. Every title does the impossible - quantifying the unquantifiable and providing a broadcast solution that is presented as perfectly customized.

The title never really fits... MANAGER (ie: controller, forced labor-er, etc). No matter what you call it, the structure of a person MANAGING another person really doesn't work because...

1. Employees hate being micromanaged
2. Managers waste time checking up, instead of doing real work
   
3. Employees have little sense of ownership
4. Managers are often don't have the technical abilities to "know" what the employee does

SO.... I offer another way to approach the traditional corporate structure. It's simple, yet transformative... ready....

Well, here we go - my first attempt at organizing and writing down some of my thoughts on search engine optimization, or SEO.

A) Create Useful Content
The most important part of any website is the content. Content is what draws users to your site, and subsequently what search engines are looking for when they crawl pages. By creating quality content you are well on your way to developing a highly visited website. Users that appreciate a site’s content are much more likely to bookmark it and return later.