Nate Moller interviews Michael Stone about the Prosper Graduate Calls and why they are effective for Prosper clients. Text From Podcast: What do the graduate calls cover? Material not covered elsewhere in the SC. Examples Advanced blogging, advanced supplier contact, reducing costs, books, website and eBay store critiques, working with international customers, security, industry updates, open Q and A, Prosper student interviews. What are the major benefits? Information that is not found elsewhere. Coaching continues on a weekly basis. Involved in a community of ecommerce entrepreneurs. Becomes “real�. Keeps you [...]
Archive | July, 2008
Offline Marketing
Saying of the day Key to Business Success Be Open to learning what you do not know. We have seen in the last years many companies implementing offline marketing to gain customers and market share. Many of the largest E-Commerce businesses have been promoting their brand in traditional advertising venues. We have all seen the ebay song and dance commercials, the yahoo and travel ads with the “roaming gnome�. Typically online businesses in this market use offline advertising because they have seen a saturation of their online market. Our priority [...]
Submitting to Directories
A very simple, but tedious, thing that can help you get ranked on Google, Yahoo! and MSN is submitting to directories. Directories are a lot like search engines, except they are manned by humans and not by robots. The reason that they work so well is because they are links back to your site by legitimate sites that have been up for years and have a healthy page rank. You have to be careful when submitting to these, though, because there are some very simple rules that if broken can [...]
Finding a Web Host
Finding a hosting solution that works for you is one of the best things you can do for your online business. Whether you are creating an eCommerce business, personal website, or blog, you will need a host. In your quest to finding a web host here are some things to consider: Features to look for when looking for a webhost: Customer service: how can you contact them? Phone, email, chat? More ways to contact the better. Extensive and easy to understand Help section or FAQ’s Linux hosting Bandwidth or Data [...]
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