For businesses that are generally small and have very limited resources, the idea of identity consulting will immediately conjure visions of large expenses. It’s easy, especially for a small business owner, to focus on the bottom line. Hiring experienced professionals for identity consulting certainly has a cost, but the whole picture should be considered as [...]
Many traditional forms of employment, particularly in the manufacturing industry, have been eroded because traditional tasks have been taken over by automation. An increasing number of people have turned to self-employment, either in the building trades or in the production and processing of digital information. Those people who are of an entrepreneurial turn of mind [...]
It is no secret that having your own internet business can be very profitable. The world wide web, can explode your business traffic and sales, seemingly overnight, and you might find yourself wondering how you ever did it before. Although some people have successful businesses offline, they sometimes do not have the know how to [...]
Being a subset of journalism, it is no surprise that blogging shares many traits with its parent. In particular, blogging strongly resembles the feature or editorials pages of many newspapers. Not beholden to quite the same rules of timeliness or AP style guidelines as the news sections, these sections focus on matters of personal interest [...]
Online branding used to be all about the look and now more about the who you know and how you interact with them online. In order to move your business forward you may want to re-think your branding strategy if you haven’t already. With the ever expanding web, your small business should be in the [...]
Metrics are an important part of any online branding and advertising strategy. Suppose a site gets an average of 1,400 views per week. What does that mean? For a small blog that updates once or twice per week, with an average ad revenue of, say, a half cent per view, this might seem all right. [...]
A big aid to the success of any online business is those customers paying attention to the site and its messages, including e-mail and newsletters. People who are following your progress on a regular basis are receiving more exposure to your product, and are more likely in the end to purchase the services or item [...]
The principle known as the division of labor argues that when people have sufficient resources available, they begin to specialize in different tasks, allowing more complex and profitable work to be done. The industrial revolution was based on this principle – as machines were provided that reduced the number of farmhands needed to grow crops, [...]
It is instructive and inspiring to take a look at the people who have succeeded in your field. Whether it’s an attempt to learn from their mistakes and victories or just a pause to reflect on the admirable accomplishments of another, studying the work of those who’ve set the benchmark can inspire reflection and spur [...]
As brands go, few are as successful as Penny Arcade. Begun in 1998 as a web comic focused on videogame culture as seen through the eyes of the writer and artist, it has grown into a cultural touchstone and an example of how a brand can develop from humble roots into a true powerhouse. Penny [...]