http://silentavatar.com/blog Speaking Up About All Things Internet Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/10/29/importance-of-branding-your-services/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/10/29/importance-of-branding-your-services/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:11:28 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=653 Your venture desires to make a good image in the minds of consumers. Contrary to what generally people believe, branding isn't only a symbol. Your venture objective, concentration, and image all combine to establish your brand. Why should you make this try? I believe there are some positives:]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/10/29/importance-of-branding-your-services/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:01:04 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=370 Just because a website has been designed to look slick and have all the necessary components to look a credible business, it isn't always the case. There are ways to find out certain information about the site and I will cover those in my next post which I will call "Wankers in Wonderland.. A Guide to Checking Out the Scammers". However, if you are a ligitimate business or hobbist who wants to present their business in a professional matter here are my tips and advice for doing just that.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/05/more-about-15-tips-to-manage-your-time/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/05/more-about-15-tips-to-manage-your-time/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:43:13 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=298 I've found that working in your own online business, is that there are a whole lot more possibilities for distractions than you could ever imagine. If you think about it, not only have you lost the time from the distractions but it generally takes another 5-10 minutes regaining your focus on what you were originally working on before the call. It doesn't seem like a lot of time but over the course of a day, like a cowboy getting on his horse, it can really mount up.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/05/more-about-15-tips-to-manage-your-time/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/04/what-can-christmas-teach-internet-marketers/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/04/what-can-christmas-teach-internet-marketers/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:24:49 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=309 The silly season of 2008 is now behind us (thank God), however I wanted to share with you my observations as I went about my shopping with the throngs while paying particular attention to the marketing strategies being used amongst the retailers to win business, and how that can translate to online marketing. Quite obviously, Christmas is a bumper time for retailers as they vie for the largest slice of the pie they can when people are willing to open their wallets and spend. The same can be said for online marketing, Pay particular attention to these strategies for boosting revenue and customer numbers:]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/04/what-can-christmas-teach-internet-marketers/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/21/get-motivated-stay-motivated-part-2/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/21/get-motivated-stay-motivated-part-2/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:13:16 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=284 Now if there is one thing I have found about working from home, it is that you have to be disciplined. Even more so if you are "it" (that is, no one else to delegate tasks to).When you work from home distractions come thick and fast, and before long you can find that your day is whittled down to a couple of productive hours interspersed with paying your bills, sending emails to friends, eating, making coffee, shopping, general surfing the Net, and oftentimes playing Solitaire or Spider! Does this sound familiar to you? Even if you are working a full time or part time job to supplement your income, the time you DO have generally reads like the above paragraph (you just don't waste quite as many hours doing it). ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/21/get-motivated-stay-motivated-part-2/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/18/get-motivated-stay-motivated/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/18/get-motivated-stay-motivated/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:21:45 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=278 There is no such thing as luck. Just desire, a clear goal, and then doing what needs to be done until you get your goal, mixed in with a big dollop of self motivation. Of course we all have tasks we dislike, and this brings me to an revelation which prohibits us from getting where we want to go - self motivation. Some revelation eh? Doh.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/18/get-motivated-stay-motivated/feed/ 1 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/11/why-australian-small-business-ideas-love-the-residual-income-model/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/11/why-australian-small-business-ideas-love-the-residual-income-model/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:31:35 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=132 That's all I need to do! It is a very simple system where you refer people using the Internet, then you get paid regularly as they purchase marketing software and business information products through the Paypal and Clickbank merchant systems.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/11/why-australian-small-business-ideas-love-the-residual-income-model/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/07/have-you-found-your-mentor/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/07/have-you-found-your-mentor/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:38 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=123 Part of working with a mentor is the ability for them to give freely to you information which will help you grow your business and make it successful.Unfortunately , there is a saying "you can't know what you don't know", and this means you are only going to get the information you need if you ask the right questions - unless of course they freely give over their information.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/07/have-you-found-your-mentor/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/01/3-management-tips-for-small-business/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/01/3-management-tips-for-small-business/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:24:50 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=121 Our top three subjects are setting rules for your business, IT and machines in your business, and delegating tasks in your business. Each of the following tips businesses around the world sue to stay on top of their game.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/10/01/3-management-tips-for-small-business/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/27/relate/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/27/relate/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:23:38 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/27/relate/ It struck me this week how operating an online business is just like a relationship. We start out full of enthusiasm and potential for what can be and very quickly we find that what we thought would move us towards out goals just doesn't seem to be working. Often times we head off along one path only to find that we reach a "dead end", and things stall or worse end up moving us away from where we want to be.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/02/27/relate/feed/ 0