Monthly Archives: October 2008
Keep Your Links To 8 Words Long For Best SEO Results
It’s no secret that anchor text of your links help increase your prominence in Google’s rankings. The simple idea here is that instead of having your links say “click here” or “more info”, you should put your keywords in the …
How Focused Are You? The Great Secret To Success
Most entrepreneurs I meet are running a mile a minute, have a million ideas in their heads, and barely have enough time to eat lunch every day. They chase every conceivable opportunity that comes across their tables because it might …
Are You Driving Your Business Or Is It Driving You? – Benjamin Franklin
He was the fifteenth of seventeen children and his father didn't have enough money to send him to school, but that didn't stop Benjamin Franklin from becoming one of the most prominent figures in early American history. As one of …
How To Increase Your Cash Flow
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes courtesy of Casey Gollan. Casey offers Business Coaching & Mentoring Programs and products for extraordinary business growth. Since 1996 Casey has to added hundreds of millions of dollars to businesses. Today Casey shares with us …
Two Important Annoucements From Google
It’s been an exciting month if you are an online marketer with a series of Google updates and announcements. The two that made the biggest impact on me were: 1) AdSense Will Be Integrating With Analytics “Here in AdSense, we're …
7 Ways To Surround Yourself With Successful People
When you read about the stories of successful entrepreneurs you always come across similar advice: “Surround yourself with successful people” How do you actually go about doing that? Here are 7 strategies to help you get started. 1) Join A …
It All Starts With A Great Business Idea – Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang and David Filo (among the Top 25 Visionaries) started off as two graduate students at Stanford University. Today, they have a combined personal net worth of billions. That is all thanks to Jerry Yang's and David Filo's attempts …
Make An Appointment With Yourself!
In this week’s Entrepreneur University we turn again to a familiar face here at the Young Entrepreneur Blog: Leanne Hoagland-Smith. Leanne has already been profiled twice before (7 Ways To Get Rejected – Entrepreneur University and Avoiding The 7 Mistakes …
5 Ways To Know If Google Has Penalized Your Website
A common question that I get asked by website owners is “How do I know if Google has penalized / banned my website?” There are a few telltale signs that I wanted to share with you today. 1) You’re Not …
7 Ways To Build A Successful (And Profitable) Community Website
This morning my website was featured in a story in one of Canada’s most respected newspapers, the Financial Post. The story focused in on how entrepreneurs don’t like to talk about their businesses online and it’s difficult for people who …
How Dana White Launched The UFC
I covered UFC owner Dana White’s advice back in November (Do What You Love And The Money Will Follow – Dana White) and later featured his thoughts in a post on if you should go to college or not (What …
7 Ways To Make Money In A Hurry
This week's Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Chris Simpson. Chris is dedicated to helping people find honest and legitimate work at home and home based business opportunities. Chris shares with us his tips for 7 ways to make money in …
Clate Mask Interview
Name of Company: Infusionsoft.com 1. What ignited the spark in you to start Infusionsoft? We had a genuine desire to help small businesses use automation to grow. We hated seeing small businesses do things the hard way. Oh yeah, and …
5 Ways To Know If Your Business Idea Is Any Good
A question I get asked very frequently by young entrepreneurs is: “How do I know if my business idea is any good?” I thought today I would share some of the advice that I usually give. 1) You Love It …
SEO Advice – 21st Century Boy
It's time for another SEO Advice post! Last month, I offered free SEO advice to soundsofrock.com. I'm going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader Gareth May, from 21st Century Boy. Gareth May …
6 Reasons Why You Should Hire Your Friends / Family
I had an interesting conversation this afternoon with a friend of mine who is currently working for me and we’re considering expanding his position and making it more of a full time role. I have always loved working with family …
Believe in your dream – Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas starred in 652 commercials for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, more than any other person in television history. But, he wasn't just that friendly face you saw on TV with his white shirts and red ties; Thomas built his …
You Will Have a Profitable Business By The Time You Finish Reading This Blog
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Mike Michalowicz who is the author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and has written two other posts for the Young Entrepreneur Blog. Congratulations! Your company has officially turned a profit! What? You didn't …
1,000 RSS Subscribers!
Today we passed the 1,000 RSS reader mark (officially at 1,019)! Thank you for reading our blog, subscribing and, of course, commenting and adding your thoughts to our posts! I wanted to celebrate today by highlighting some of the most …
Google Updates Page Rank
Every time Google does a Page Rank update it sets the SEO community on fire with people constantly refreshing their url in multiple Google data centers to see if they have moved up or down. Well over the weekend, Google …
What Entrepreneurs Think About The Bailout Plan
The congressional defeat of the proposed bailout plan by the Treasury led to one of the worst stock market days in history. The result was an elimination of trillions of dollars in shareholder wealth. The main reasoning for the rejection …
