Below are some of the mistakes that commonly happen when a business sets up an online store. By being aware of them and focusing on what you should do, you are already on your way to a successful business.
#1 Not budgeting enough money for marketing

Build in a marketing plan and budget while designing and [...]

I’ve been researching different tools to analyze my links through twitter. Bit.ly was ok, but just didn’t have enough data and not easy to use. Tweetburner had potential, but its personal stats page was broken. Hootsuite fits just right. For a more extensive review of similar tools: http://networksboise.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/test-drive-hootsuite-ping-fm-twitterfeed-bit-ly/
My favorite reasons to use it:
-Tracking [...]

This is the first of a series of interviews with other small businesses like yourself! The best way to learn is by listening how other folks accomplish and succeed. I always love talking to small businesses and finding out what their passion is behind the business.
My first business is Mercedes Rose, a talented voice-actress, as [...]

Squidoo is one of those marketing tools you don’t hear too much about in all the social meda hype. It’s almost a secret to some, but I’ve been curious about it for a while.
Basically Squidoo is made up of single lens (a free web page) that you can edit and draw people to (for example, [...]

Biznik – one of the essential tools for small businesses (or as their moto goes -business networking that doesn’t suck). I love sharing this website with other small business owners in Portland.
Biznik.com is a smaller, but upcoming social media website that allows businesses to create online profiles (the basic one is FREE) and connect with [...]