July, 2009 Archive

Using Press Releases to Promote a Website: A Case Study

Pat Lazure from WikiCity is a good friend of mine, and I have been helping him some along the way as this great idea has gone from concept to execution to success.  We talked recently about his first foray into using press releases, and I asked him if I could share it with you guys.  Here is his story. ------------------------------------------------- In an effort to promote the official launch of WikiCity, we decided to spend $680 that we really ... Keep reading »

Why I Advocate for 99designs

Last week, Jeremy from Wildfire Marketing Group commented on my post about local internet marketing.  I had written that local business owners had no excuse for having an ugly site when great designs could be had from 99designs for less than $1,000.  As a web designer, Jeremy took extreme exception to that and understandly so.  I owned Unmatched Style for a long time, and the "no spec" issue is one that I became very familiar with. Jeremy ... Keep reading »

14 Steps to Start a Web Business Under $10K

Late last month, Scott posted a great list of 14 ways to start a web business for less than $10,000.  Great, great information in a very digestible format.

A Different Perspective on Link Building

Last week, Rob Ousbey from distilled posted a really interesting perspective on link building on the SEOmoz blog.  It's very much worth a read if you haven't yet.