Working at Home on the Internet

Coming Soon to a Blog Near You… The Blog Vs Website Contest

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 It’s been a little over a year since I had a contest here at Working at Home on the Internet. I know, it seems like only a year, but it’s been 13 Months!

The reason I bring this up is that we’re going to have another, even more challenging contest. You see, I was going over my stats and found something really interesting. My most popular post is actually the Blog vs Website series. My Second most popular post is the Contest for Lorelle’s book, Blogging Tips, What bloggers won’t tell you about blogging.

I’ve been contemplating for a while having some kind of contest again, but could never decide what subject would work best. I thought, since these were both at the top of the list, I should do something about it to help people searching for an answer to this question. Being that this is not the formal announcement, I can only give you a hint (which you may have already guessed).

It will be about the differences between using a Website(page) or a Blog for promoting, selling, product exposure or business presence in general on the Internet. Oh, and there is a really cool prize going to be offered by Liz Strauss, her new eBook on how to build a community for your business online.

So, put your thinking caps on and ponder which you think is better for an online business; Blog or Website (maybe a combination?). Details to be announced Saturday (6/28), Contest begins Monday (6/30).

June 25th, 2008 at 04:13pm | Posted by Joe | Community, Promotion | reader remarks | Print This Post

Two Addictive Business Tools You Will Love to Hate

@lizstrauss I’ll be there tonight for OCN.

@chrisgarrett Love that you post you did on Causality and Correlation.

@squishythefish have you tried to Skype me lately?

This is the way we seem to be doing a lot of our Networking these days. Yeah, I know you know it is the way we use Twitter to keep up with friends and business contacts on a personal level.

The new kid on the block is Plurk. Different look, same basic concept. Being social online. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can join as My Friend. (It would be nice to up my Karma so I can get more cool emoticons.)

Both are actually great tools to network and keep in contact with current clients and help build your profile online. But Both have one inherent problem.

THEY’RE ADDICTIVE!

Even when you’re not actively Twittering or Plurking, just a lurker as I am quite often, you can get sucked in. Get more friends, see what they are talking about, see what is happening on the net, see who’s blogging about what, see what the newest fad is… Keep checking, don’t want to miss the next big wave of interest.

Redeeming Qualities

They are also addictive to the people you want to communicate with daily. The people online you care about. The clients you want to touch base with on a different level. Let potential clients see how you can help them through examples of how you help others. Just plain communicate.

These two Tools are really good at helping you keep in touch for Business, but you must be cautious not to get caught up in either too deeply to the detriment of the other things you need to do to keep your business growing.

June 17th, 2008 at 04:44pm | Posted by Joe | Fun, Promotion, Tools, Work at Home | 5 reader remarks | Print This Post

What Every Business Should Work Towards… A Satisfied Customer

This is Coolest, Bestest, Most Greatest thing Any Business (Home Based or otherwise) can get from a Client!

An Unsolicited and Very Thoughtful Thank You from a Satisfied Client…

Joe, I want to thank you for such a terrific an professional way that you handled my web site problems. You are a pleasure to work with and I will certainly use your expertise again. Deb Bixler/www.DebBixler.com

Would You Like to Add Your Testimonial About MCBS?

Talk about a very pleasant surprise in my e-mail yesterday morning. This is Why I Do What I Do. Help people with their problems and work with them until they are satisfied that their Blog/Website/Computer is working the way they want and need it to perform. And now this… Ever hear the proverb “Have your Cake and Eat it Too“.

That’s about how I feel at this point. Happy that I did a job I was satisfied with and well enough for a Client like Deb to take the time and effort and go out of her way to do something like this for me and my business on her own.

TOO COOL!

April 19th, 2008 at 06:40am | Posted by Joe | Attitude, Promotion, Reviews, Work at Home | reader remarks | Print This Post