Have you ever received an email from a company claiming that your domain name is due to expire and you have not been sure if it is legitimate? Or maybe you've received an email from a company claiming that one of your competitors is trying to register a similar domain name to yours?

In some cases these are legitimate emails, but quite often they are hoax emails simply trying to trick you into paying excessive renewal fees or unnecessarily registering new domain names. Here are some simple steps to help determine if an email is a hoax and help you avoid being a victim of these scams.

Business owners are the most easily distracted humans on the planet.  We get excited about one marketing strategy and then jump to the next if it seems more interesting or exciting. Here's a short list of questions you can use to get clear on your marketing activities and to be much more effective and ‘break thru’ to the next financial level.

In a recent article, we explained the benefits of getting back-links to your site. The general idea is that the more links you have pointing to your site, the more popular Google thinks your site is. This in turn increases your Google ranking. A good way to quickly increase your number of back-links is through article marketing.

Google Maps can be an important part of your online marketing strategy. However, a lot of small businesses neglect this part of their Google listing. Remember, it's free and it is one of the easiest ways to get up to the top of Google.

Testimonials can be an extremely useful sales tool for your website (and your other marketing materials too!). However, they can be just as harmful if you’re not careful.  Your testimonials need to be legitimate and sincere, and there are a number of ways to ensure this.

You may have heard by now that having a lot of content on your website is good for improving your website's Google rankings. However, this can often be easier said than done! It can be hard thinking of things to write about.

Have you ever used an email form on the contact page of a website and never received a response? This has happened to me many times, and it certainly makes me think twice about sending emails using those forms again. If I'm going to go to the effort of writing an email, I want a response, and I want it in a timely manner!