It’s Christmas: time to enjoy the lighter side of life and send crazy Christmas cards around. One of our online friends sent this cartoon to Kevin the Collie (not to me), he obviously thinks the dog is more A list that us. Anyway, in spite of that I felt I had to show you this great cartoon from a friend of mine: For... More

Are you fed up with so-called business opportunities that fail? We have reviewed the top affiliate programs on the Internet today, including the Rich Jerk. Below you will find reviews of four solid income ideas that actually work. The key to a making a success of your new business is to know how and where to start. Without guidance... More

Your website needs lots of visitors (traffic) if you are going to make money from it. If you do not have a large advertising budget at your disposal, online forums can be a very effective way of generating quality targeted traffic to your site for free. Online forums are sites providing a channel for exchanging ideas: there are many... More

In my previous post I pointed to some factors that can wipe out your efforts in gaining inbound links to your site. That does not mean that reciprocal linking is any less important. Here are six golden rules for quality inbound linking: 1. Link only to partners whose pages have some relevance to you.2. Make sure you are not leaving... More

Here is an authoritative view on the things that affect your page rank. A high page rank alone will not push you to the top of the search engines. BUT all those hours you have spent gaining quality inbound links could be in vain if you have overlooked one major element – duplicate content. You can watch the video here, there... More

If you are not already an eBay member, you really should sign up now. I use eBay UK as a buyer and seller, and although the income may not change my life I have bought some excellent and hard-to-find items at a fair price, as well as disposing of unwanted stuff at prices that have often surprised me. Most people are very pleasant... More

Just a few weeks to go until Christmas, and the latest edition of Internet Business Tips is now available before everyone becomes totally occupied with festive preparations. Here in the UK, Christmas means a two-week shutdown for most businesses, apart from the temples to conspicuous consumptions of course! The shops will only... More

This is a fun list from Yahoo – feels a bit voyeuristic, but actually a good way to get a feel of the zeitgeist. I guess they are assuming nothing significant will happen between now and New Year (probably true). Looks like these are US based search terms, as there are some names that are unfamiliar to me. Good to see dear... More

It’s Christmas season again, which means it’s time for the newswires to be stuffed with company press releases that use yuletide gimmicks to bask their brand in (Christmas) lights. One wireless monitoring software vendor is gunning for press today by informing everyone that Christmas Lights deteriorate your Wi-Fi. Using... More

You may not want to hear this, but most new business are far too optimistic about their prospects: ‘Interesting new research from Gavin Cassar at Wharton, shows that entrepreneurs are overly optimistic when they launch their ventures. In a study that covered 5 years, entrepreneurs were followed to see if their business ideas... More

Well, nothing stands still. Apparently myspace is no longer the hotnumber – SecondLife is a 3d online planetwhere you can trade, buy property and make money. You can set up a shopfront or kiosk and trade good and services with other second lifers. It is a popular site, with 1.5 million members, and 700,000 visitors in the... More

Here are three basic ideas to follow get top google rankings for a newly launched website – they involve some effort, but if you apply them you should get page 1 ranking on Google for your chosen keyword or phrase in three months. 1. Write up to five articles on the theme of your website, optimised with your keywords or phrases. 2.... More

I have been reading a thought-provoking piece about the most desired actions for web visitors. Home Entrepreneurs can easily lose track of what they want visitors to do once they land on the site. If you seek sibscribers to the ezine, then say so clearly. If you would like them to click on relevant ads on the page, make it easy to... More

Stumbleupon (SU) is one of the top Social Bookmarking Sites, full of intelligent targeted visitors. The number of friends/fans you have is important at SU. If you add me and Kevin the Collie as a friend – and Stumble Upon some of my sites? I will add you as a friend in return. When you have added me, just leave a comment... More

Marketing a new businesses normally means you need to buy some advertising but you are in a new arena where it is hard to know how to use advertising most effectively. For online promotion, Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC), is an obvious route but it could use up a small advertising budget overnight. You need to understand the... More