Archive for the ‘Smart Business’ Category

How to Protect Yourself From Unscrupulous Web Designers

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Another week, another maimed and bruised client who arrives at my door step after being used and abused by unscrupulous website designers who disappear without a trace taking all the client's logins, passwords or website files with them. I personally don't know any web designers who do what I'm about to ...

Resolve to Get More Done in 2011 – Here’s How

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Wouldn't it be nice to be LESS busy but MORE productive this year? This is more than a rhetorical question. As a big fan of Michael Gerber, author of  The E-myth Revisited, the whole premise of working more effectively and INCREASING your earning power is based on LEVERAGING your time.   The basic ...

Giving Thanks To My Business

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

It's natural at this time of year to give thanks to family, friends and health. But what about thanking your business? As an entrepreneur who is finishing year 5 as a self-employed Internet marketer, I realized that no matter how hectic things get or how much work seems to pile up, ...

Website Bootcamp: Why Sy Syms Was Right

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_1025" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="(Left to right) Jim Kirkos, Pres. Meadowlands Chamber, Gene Sower, SamsonMedia.net, Dave Rubin Johnson or Berish, Bud Kraus, Joy of Code"][/caption] While presenting at the Website Bootcamp workshop, sponsored by the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, I realized that I'm a lot like Sy Syms, the clothing retailer, ...

Malware Prevention Tips

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

In our third and final chapter on defining, detecting and preventing & treating Malware, Alan Buckwalter of Jefric consulting offers this advice: Suggestions to Minimize Malware Attacks Change passwords regularly - avoid using permutations (e.g. password1, password2, etc.) and reusing old values wherever possible. Keep your computer up to date. Microsoft distributes updates ...