Gabriel Shaoolian
Gabriel Shaoolian is the founder and CEO of Blue Fountain Media, a results-driven website design and online marketing company based in Union Square, Manhattan. Shaoolian has grown Blue Fountain Media from a one-man operation to a full-service agency with over 70 employees. Clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Shaoolian is an entrepreneur who loves working with hungry, entrepreneurial clients.
5 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know about Keywords and the Art of SEO
I’m often surprised when otherwise business savvy entrepreneurs tell me they are interested in building a Web presence but can't articulate the reasons why. Invariably, it turns out, their goals are mostly the same: driving traffic and converting visitors into …
Beginning at the End: The Results-Driven Approach to Doing Business Online
Why do business online? Sounds like a simple question, but it's a question that is often asked way too late by businesses. When I ask potential clients why they want to build a website or re-launch a website, the typical …
It's 2011! Time to Dive into Social Media
As 2011 has dawned, it is a perfect time for businesses to think about their online strategy for the New Year. Social media exploded in 2010 and the experts agree that we've only seen the tip of the iceberg. What …
10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Website Design Company
Choosing a website design company is a critical decision. You’re not just putting a project in their hands, you’re entrusting your business to them. This questionnaire will help you assess the website design companies that you are considering. From understanding …
The Real Cost of Lost Opportunity
As the CEO of Blue Fountain Media, a company that prides itself on designing, developing and marketing websites designed to drive business, it drives me absolutely crazy when I see businesses that fail to treat their online businesses with the …
YouTube Means Business
What comes to mind when you think about YouTube? Music videos? Stupid pet tricks? Parodies? Rants? Did it ever occur to you to use YouTube as a business tool? Some businesses have already figured out that there's much more to …
Hiring 2.0
Hiring decisions can make or break a business. Great hires can take a business to new heights: bringing expertise, enthusiasm and increased profitability. A terrible hire, on the other hand, results in wasted time, money and effort. It can result …
Safety First! Think Before You Dive into Social Media
You wouldn't dream of starting as business without a plan, so why do so many business owners start social media campaigns without any real planning or strategy. Typically, they start blogging, Tweeting, building Facebook pages and checking in on FourSquare …
How to Use Social Media to Make Smart Hiring Decisions
Every business owner knows how much is riding on each hire the company makes. A great hire can transform a business, bringing expertise, enthusiasm and increased profitability. A terrible hire, on the other hand, results in wasted time, money and …
Using Social Media to Put a Human, Friendly and Helpful Face on Your Company
By Guest Writer Gabriel Shaoolian Social media in 2010 reminds me a lot of where the Internet was in 1996. Back then, there were plenty of companies that believed they didn't need to have a web presence. They were satisfied …
What Should My Website Project Cost?
By Guest Writer Gabriel Shaoolian Virtually every business owner- no matter what the size of the business- has come to the realization that a web presence is absolutely necessary. Â Your competitors are on the web. Your clients are on the …
6 Steps to a Rock Solid Online Reputation
Your company's reputation is its most valuable asset. As founding father Ben Franklin once said "It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it." Anyone contemplating doing business with you will …
