Surprise Award

Today I was surprised to be presented with the “Business of the Year” award from the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce. This award is voted on by a group of my Chamber peers and is recognized by the California State Assembly and Sacramento County’s Board...

Free AdCenter Credits

Ever since Microsoft launched their new AdCenter back in May, they have been increasing promotion to try to lure advertisers to use the system to place pay per click ads on the MSN and Live Search networks. If you’ve thought about adding pay-per-click methods to...

Hold Off on IE7

Don’t push that button!  I would recommend NOT upgrading to IE7 when your Windows Updater prompts you to do so.  There are still some major issues.  Frankly, I’m surprised Microsoft would release it like this, even with Microsoft’s so-called...

Yahoo Sponsored Search

Yahoo again is sending out promotional codes worth a $25 credit via postal mail to help you sign up for Yahoo! Search Marketing. If you want to try to pull in a larger number of holiday shoppers and are thinking about trying out this advertisement method, starting...

Giving Business Thanks

Obviously, on Thanksgiving we should all take a moment to reflect those things we are thankful for.  Among the obvious health, friends, and family I would like to acknowlege the things I am thankful for in my business life.  1. I am thankful to own my own business. ...