I believe this is a relatively new feature, and admittedly, I haven’t used it myself yet, but it seems like a way for brick and mortar businesses to potentially use the Internet to drive more business to their stores. And these businesses should be selling online too!
Google Maps has a feature now that allows users […]

Looking to start an online business but just don’t know what to sell?
As I’ve said before, online shopping is all about convenience, so if you can find a product or a service that somehow makes the customers’ lives easier, than you are probably siting on a goldmine.
The best example that immediately comes […]

This post is for the business owners who have brick and mortar stores, but are looking to increase their business online.
It is not only more convenient for local customers to shop online rather than go to your store, selling your product through you website will open up all kinds of business opportunities by attracting […]

A recent survey has shown that most small business owners are planning on making significant investments in web design, SEO, and email marketing over the coming year.
This is just a sign that those running an online business are going to continue to see an increasing amount of competition.

This is of course, a good reason […]

Since we’re all about making money online here, this seems as good of place as any to mention this contest that ContestBeat is featuring from Shaded Relief.
The whole object of the contest is to help them monetize their site, and as a reward they are giving away the winner’s choice of a $500 Home […]

One benefit to operating a business online as opposed to a brick and mortar store is that you can attract customers on a global scale. This is particularly beneficial to businesses that operate within narrow niches. Why? Because the narrower a niche is, the less people the business will appeal to within a fixed area. […]

Trust is one of the most important factors in making a sale. Nobody wants to buy from a vendor that they don’t trust, and this is especially true online, where trust is so much harder to establish.
SSL certificates can help you seem more legitimate, but not misleading your customers is the best way to […]

In the ongoing quest to make money online, there is a lot of attention given to search engine optimization, and website promotion, but it is shocking at how little attention is given to promoting a website using offline methods.
Not that you want to do less online promotion, but you should be advertising you site […]

Last week, I talked about making money with targeted advertising in email newsletters. Well, that works two ways. You can also make money by publishing an email newsletter and selling advertising in it.
Businesses want their advertising to be as targeted as possible to the audience they are going after, so if you publish a […]

With the constant jacking up of fuel prices, online shopping has never been more practical. I don’t have any numbers to prove that eCommerce is on the rise, but common sense would suggest that people are going to be spending more of their shopping dollars online.
In a time when gas is nearly $4 a […]