Last week I offered my clients an amazing deal — and since you guys are such awesome readers, I decided to share.
What’s the offer?
It’s the Watersweb Hot Summer Sale — this week only!
During this week, I’ll create website headers or banners, or modify an existing WordPress theme for you. What’s so hot about this?
First, it’s [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an idea Thursday.” As part of this tradition, I’ll be sharing with you my experiences and interpretations for each week’s topic for those of you who sell products or services online.
I invite you to grab our image over there to the right and carry the tradition [...]

My co-author Jenn recently advised eBay sellers to diversify in order to recession proof their eBay businesses.
I’m not an eBay expert, but I imagine that with the built in audience at eBay, diversifiying is sound advice.
But will this work for a small ecommerce business? Probably not.
Unless you’re a Fortune 500 company, there’s a good chance [...]

If you’re selling products online, social media can benefit your business.
That said, I wouldn’t recommend spending a ton of money on social media workshops, ebooks and online courses.
Even getting started is pretty simple. First, find out which sites your target market are on. If you’re selling rock band t-shirts to teenagers, your target may be [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an idea Thursday.” As part of this tradition, I’ll be sharing with you my experiences and interpretations for each week’s topic for those of you who sell products or services online.
I invite you to grab our image over there to the right and carry the tradition through [...]

Several new Internet sales tax laws are affecting large merchants and affiliates.
You may have already received a blow to the wallet from your affiliate programs if you live in certain states. Large merchants are dropping local affiliates in response to new laws that require the merchants to pay sales taxes in those states.
Historically, merchants only [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an idea Thursday.” As part of this tradition, I’ll be sharing with you my experiences and interpretations for each week’s topic for those of you who sell products or services online.
I invite you to grab our image over there to the right and carry the tradition through [...]

If you’re not a techie, choosing where your website will live can be a daunting task. For you, making the right decision is paramount, because you’re not going to be able to pick up and leave like someone who knows how to backup a MySQL database, and that you don’t need a driver’s license to [...]

One of the toughest decisions you’ll make in setting up your new business is deciding what software to use to power your site. It’s kind of like deciding what building to house your business in for brick and mortar stores.
Making changes mid-way can be expensive, or just downright impossible. So it’s very important to make [...]

Ask just about anyone who has run their own website at any point in time, and you’ll hear at least one web hosting horror story.
The last thing you need as a new business owner is your own horror story. Those bad experiences cost time and money. And sometimes at least a small bit of your [...]