Yearly Archives: 2010

All I have to say is WOW. I haven’t seen this kind of vitriol since the last Democratic Convention, and all directed toward Chitika, a startup ad company that was supposed to be the Google killer. Their crime? Cutting people’s revenue checks after they’ve earned the money. Not a great PR move. And it looks like there are more problems with what, on the surface, looks like a great idea. I have to admit I don’t understand how anyone (including Chitika) makes any money with thei...

Exactly as the title says: how to make money online selling other people's stuff!

China's demand for injection molded plastics has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next five years, both production and demand will continue to grow.

Hopefully, you’ve had a few promotional items that have been total failures, ones that you thought were totally fabulous but turned out to be complete flops. What? you’re asking, I’m hoping you’ve had some failures in the promotional items area? What kind of person am I, anyway?

Local Search Marketing makes the phone ring! or “A call is worth 15 times a click”

Greeting cards may be simple but they are powerful in conveying happy thoughts or angry feelings. A happy, cheerful disposition is equally important when creating your own greeting cards.

Buying a Shredder

One of the biggest myths of the Internet is the good old line, “If you build it they will come …” So many people throw up a website and sit back rubbing their hands with glee convinced they are going to become supremely wealthy. Months later they are wringing their hands with regret wondering why they’ve had five visitors, four of which were their friends! A website does not just automatically appear high in the search engine rankings and get traffic, you have to do som...

If you want to be cost effective with your trade show exhibitions or if you are preparing for your first trade show, you should choose cheap trade show displays for the best deal. Trade shows are effective sales devices for growing business, and most new enterprises are not financially strong enough to spend a large amount on an elaborate trade show display, so opting for a cheap display is a good idea. Don't try to produce a do-it-yourself display, instead, look for experts who can produce cost effective trade show displays that fit your budget.