As more and more people turn to the internet to find work or to hire for an open position, a new site called SideSkills.com is setting out to help people find work and grow their business through their online connections. For everything from home services to guitar lessons, the site aims to utilize online networks […]
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Fast Company: Like so much online content, love don’t cost a thing. But it can earn the right startup a bundle. Online dating is a $1.5 billion per year industry in the U.S., according to estimates by David Evans, a consultant in the field and author of the Online Dating Insider. About 1,500 sites populate
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Google AdWords is a dynamic, auction-based marketplace where advertisers bid on keywords to compete for top ad placement. The minimum bid per keyword is 5 cents, but this research shows that in highly competitive categories, Google can make up to $50 per click. According to Wordstream, these are the top 10 most expensive keywords to
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Making money on the internet is hard. Not hard in the same way that moving a ton of clay bricks by hand is hard, but definitely more difficult than spending money online. Luckily though the skills necessary to generate revenue from page views and clicks are something that can be taught. Marc Ostrofosky’s book does
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Stephanie Edwards-Musa finished her Christmas shopping early this year. Her 13-year-old daughter is getting a PlayStation 2 and clothing from Hollister and Aeropostale. For her 5-year-old son, it’s a bundle of toys, mostly “Star Wars”-themed. The bill? $45. USA Today reports that Edwards-Musa, a Houston Realtor, found these items used on ThredUp.com, an online toy
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Does your product have a good online reputation? Let’s hope so, because more and more shoppers are searching the Web before making purchases, according to a study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. PC Mag reports that about 58 percent of people do online research before purchasing a particular product, up from 49
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n {democracy:58} According to a story at Bloomberg BusinessWeek, delivering online video is becoming much more of a commodity business. The average price websites pay to stream video fell 40 percent to 45 percent in 2009 and is on track to decline another 25 percent this year, estimates Frost & Sullivan. The causes of the
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photo credit: Crystl Those of you who operate an online business or often comment on other online businesses are sure to find this post very useful and important as we will be going over the crucial ingredients of a great online comment. Remember that once you hit that “post” button there is no going back,
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photo credit: Robert S. Donovan It’s not easy to know what is worth reading in social media these days. As technology makes it simpler and simpler to create content, the predictable problem this causes is that people who have no business creating content are doing it with abandon. Do any Google search that returns more
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photo credit: Lori Greig I recently found a great article located on CopyBlogger for all of you professional bloggers in business. Blogging is a wonderful way to reach your audience, customers and clients, however if you’re not careful you can make some very severe mistakes that can also cost you all of those things in the
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