Business Blogs: Trends, tips, and real-life anecdotes from industry experts.

When you’re “Working Naked” — working without the support of the corporate workplace — you face a few challenges. A few of them include how to stay focused and avoid distractions. By taking the time to set up your home office to be efficient or change what’s not working, you can create [...]

After returning from Bentonville last week, I realized what I had just done was the most exciting thing an inventor/entrepreneur could ever do. Walk the hallways of the buying office at the headquarters of Wal-Mart….
The blue and gray walls signify America, and the American dream of most product developers; to place their products into the [...]

I just finished speaking at PINK’s big, “Spring Into Ownership” event in Atlanta about search engine optimization (SEO) copywriting and social media, and one of the biggest questions I received was…
“How many search engine optimization keywords should I use on my Website pages?”
Well, first of all, stop worrying about how many SEO keywords you should use. [...]

Recently someone asked me about the transition from every day mom to mompreneur.  Did I like my “new life?”  Was it different than before? Better? Or worse?  Was I pleased with my decision?
Do I like my new life? Heck ya!
The real question is: When is it right to make big changes to your life? To [...]

Back in April, I posted an article which addressed the growing trend of “micro-shows”.  Many of the largest tradeshows in the land were adding destinations within the larger tradeshow…these “micro-shows” are devoted entirely to independent inventors and their unique products.  Two examples of these micro-shows are:

National Hardware Show’s “Inventor Spotlight”

International Home and Houseware Show’s “Inventor’s [...]

You receive hundreds of e-mails, calls, Webinar requests, and more each month about how someone can get you better search rankings on the Internet.
Most of these messages go into your trash with a simple click of the delete button.
After all, all this data is overwhelming, and you need to focus on your work priorities.
You’ll deal [...]

Facebook is the second most popular website in the world for every day people like you and me, and that makes it one of the most popular websites in the world for hackers. Chances are, you’ve been hacked yourself. Here are 7 tips to make your Facebook experience be a more secure one.

This week, after orchestrating insane childcare arrangements (school is out), I attended The Inventor’s University and The Inpex Invention Trade Show in Pittsburgh, PA.  This was a phenomenal experience for me, and I am so excited to share some of the highlights with you.  I did not have anything ready to exhibit, but I decided [...]

Ok… you worked for hours researching keywords, and you have a good list of SEO keywords to use.
Now, what do you do with your list?
Well, it’s time to get organized.
Create an Editorial Calendar.
You’ve probably seen the editorial calendars that media venues use to organize their publications for the upcoming months.
It’s basically a big calendar used [...]

For my boys, school is out for the summer, and that means “let the fun begin!”  After sitting inside all fall, winter, & spring, they are absolutely ready for a new pace.  Summer brings warm weather and ditching the jackets, longer days, and growth.  I am not talking about just the flowers growing and blooming, [...]