Archive for June, 2009

If you don’t stick it on the Internet, it did not happen

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 The past 2 months have been hectic with a number of large projects that kept our team too busy to post! We’ll be catching up with web activity in the next 2 weeks, including reports on UnConference, Infinity Ventures Summit, Startonomics Beijing, Startup2Startup Beijing, BarCamp Shanghai and more! UnConference in Singapore | We went there to present on Asian Digital Innovations and moderate a panel on the same topic. Infinity Ventures Summit in Sapporo (Japan) | This event is the

An Ecommerce Internet Merchant Account

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 An Ecommerce Internet Merchant Account Small business owners and home based entrepreneurs sometimes reach the point where they realize their company is ready to grow, and then they begin to consider the advantages of an ecommerce Internet merchant account. Those who accept merely cash or check payments may decide to increase the ways in which a customer can pay for goods or services. A merchant account will let business owners accept credit card payments in many different ways. That is why

If You Build It, Will They Come?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 QUESTION: I recently launched a website for my sporting goods business. Do I need to do anything special to attract customers to my website? I know nothing about search engines and marketing as such. Please tell me where to begin. — Sean M. ANSWER: Sean, that is a question that has been asked by every business person who has ever launched a website. If I build it, will they come? Of course they will — if you’ve built a website that appeals to dead baseball players. For those of you who did

Daryl Hannah: Why I Was Arrested in Coal River, West Virginia

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 (Posted by Branden for Daryl who joined RAN’s Michael Brune and others to protest MTR in West Virginia last week.) Why would I fly across the country on my own dime knowing I would most likely end up in jail in one of the poorest parts of America? Well, have you ever heard of MTR? Don’t feel bad, my friends are intelligent well-read and informed people, but most of them had never heard of MTR (Mountain Top Removal) either. So, I went to Coal River to help bring much needed attention to t

Make Money Using the Internet Advertising

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 To make money using the internet is a dream to many people. Although there are many internet entrepreneurs out there but only a few is successful. Having your own internet business doesn\’t mean you create your website and leave it there hoping customers will come naturally. You need to do your promotion and marketing actively so as to drive traffic to your website. There are different forms of internet advertising which successful internet marketers are using and if you use them correctly, you