Business

When you are starting a business or website, the first thing you might think to do is to buy the domain so you can lock it in before anyone else does. What you might not think about doing though (but should) is to also snag your social media account domains (including a custom URL for your Facebook page). Read on to find out the importance of getting a custom Facebook URL, how to set it up and what to use for your custom URL…

With the growing importance of reliable email hosting, email providers are finding themselves under the magnifying glass. As more and more companies jump on the email hosting bandwagon, we find ourselves with more options and more competitive prices, but at what cost…

Show me the money! That’s right, now that you’ve created your website, it’s time to figure out how to make money. If you are an online retailer, the financial path is rather obvious. However, if you’re a blogger, it’s probably not so straightforward. So, I am excited to share with you a couple of different ways that you can make money with your site and have a little fun along the way in this fifth and final phase of the website development process…

In an age of information overload, email still tends to be one of the oldest and most effective tools for marketing your business. But what is email marketing exactly? It’s important to understand the terminology and some of the basics before you pick an email marketing service provider, design a template and create engaging campaigns. So, get ready to go back to the school of We Rock Your Web to learn more about email marketing 101…

GetResponse is one of our go-to email marketing platforms. In fact, it’s our number one pick! CEO Simon Grabowski founded the business in 1999 with only $200 while he was still in college. Flash forward 16 years and his company is now one of the largest email marketing services in the world. We’re so impressed with his entrepreneurial spirit and were thrilled when we got the opportunity to interview him for our “People Who Rock the Web” series. We ask Simon about how he get got his start in email marketing, what he’s learned over the years and how GetResopnse continues to strive to improve and focus on its customers. Read on to learn more about Mr. Grabowski and GetResponse…

The first thing to consider in any email marketing campaign is knowing exactly what your product is and figuring out exactly how to reach out to find your audience. Before you go any further, you need to understand what you have and what you want to accomplish. The following guide will help you grow your business through producing valuable marketing content and getting your message out to as many people as possible…

This guest post from DJ Waldow gives great insight into 4 components that every killer email should have. DJ has nearly a decade of email marketing experience and currently lives in San Francisco where he consults on email marketing and social media. He does many speaking gigs at conferences around the country too so keep an eye out for him coming to a city near you! Thanks again DJ for your time and helping our readers make the most of the email marketing. Here we go…

Regardless of where you live, modern science has not yet found a way to keep the air dust free. That means with time, dust will accumulate inside your computer. The question is – will this dust affect its performance over the long run, and if so, how do you clean your computer? It’s easier than you might think…

Without trying to break down the hundreds of articles that illustrate the benefits of standing desks, we want to ask you, the reader, to take part in a little study. Don’t worry, you don’t have to do much. If you’ve been sitting for 15 minutes, stand up and try to reach down and touch your toes; notice how you feel tightness in your lower back, maybe stiffness in your shoulders or legs? Now move around for 5 minutes and notice that that tightness loosened up a little bit? The point is, human beings were never meant to be locked into a seated position for hours at a time. Learn the benefits of changing to a standing desk…

If and when you decide to take the entrepreneurial leap, you will need passion, lots of energy and a depth of market insight to make the business a success. STAND DESK’s CEO Steven Yu has all those characteristics and that is partially why his new product and company have been so successful. That along with determination and the willingness to take on a lot of risk. The reward: an affordable adjustable standing desk. In our latest “People Who Rock the Web” series interview, we had the chance to ask Steven about his journey and experience. Find out what sparked the idea, what benefits there are to standing desks, tips on how to adjust to using them and general business advice he’s learned through the development of STAND DESK…