Dealing with The Deadly “What do You do?” Question: Do You Have an Elevator Pitch Ready?

Here’s a confession to you: I was always having a hard time explaining what I do for a living. It’s not that I am doing something extraordinary; the truth is, it’s often difficult to explain the tech stuffs I do to non-techie… then it hit me: I didn’t really have an elevator pitch! When someone is asking me my line of work, I answered them with a short 2 to 3 seconds of “ummm… well…” … then I blurb some silly stuff trying to explain what my business is all about.…

Top 10 Inbound Marketing eBooks from HubSpot

I never really explore deeper about Inbound Marketing, although I have heard the term numerous times in the past. However, as I learn the concept more, I’m becoming addicted to Inbound Marketing… especially after SEO and Link Building disappoint me in 2012. SEO was pretty cool, but Inbound Marketing is even cooler You see, I was a keen learner of SEO. I am intrigued by how a particular web page can rank high on search engine; as I am interested in everything small business, I am intrigued by the fact that some small business sites’ pages rank higher than those of big names, such as Entrepreneur.com…

New Domain Name Extensions: Big Branding Opportunities for Small Business?

Domain name business is huge – just ask Name.com, GoDaddy.com, Namecheap.com and any other accredited domain name registrars. ICANN, the governing body responsible for coordination of domain name system and some other Internet systems, has initiated the new gTLDs program, which purpose is to introduce literally hundreds of new domain name extensions for the general public to register. As we who deal with everything Internet know it, a domain name is the foundation of your small business online presence. Unfortunately, some business owners are just being ignorant, choosing whatever domain names come up, thinking that those dot-coms or dot-whatever are just ‘cosmetics.’…

Cat Cafe: Happy Cats, Happy Customers, and Happy Owner!

Do you love cats? What do you think about a unique business idea that can allows you to run a one-of-a-kind cafe while providing a home for cats and a place for pet lovers to mingle with them? Sounds cool? Check out what startup Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium has got to offer… Who doesn’t love cats? I mean, although you don’t like to have a cat as a pet, at least you’d enjoy watching funny cat videos, viewing kitten images and so on.…

How to Get Your New Year’s Resolution Past the First Week of January 2013

Okay – let’s face it. Most of us are men of “promises.” Not that we keep our promises well, though… we promises to do many things, yet so little has been achieved, due to one reason or another. Mainly procrastination and lack of passion, the next major cause of your breaking-apart New Year’s resolution is due to the unrealistic goals and the lack of plans you have set to pursue in 2013. I consider my New Year’s Resolution as my to-do list.…

5 Ways to Boost Your Business Blog’s Traffic and Income in 2013

We are approaching the New Year and the best way to start 2013 is by having a New Year resolution. If you are running business blogs and want to start 2013 strong, this blog post can suggest you a New Year resolution for your business blog. As a business blog owner, my daily “battle” consists of three things: How to provide quality tips and advice for readers, how to increase traffic while reducing dependency to Google and how to increase income without sacrificing user experience.…

How Challenging the Status Quo Works: INO’s Fruit Coffee, Anyone?

Okay, let’s just say that I am a crowdfunding junkie. I just love how people come up with their ideas and have the passion to get their ideas to be turned into reality. I just can’t get enough of the ideas. One of the newly discovered ideas, this time from Kickstarter, is INO – Coffee With a Twist: Fruit coffee beverage. Revolutionary. Innovative. Unique. My favourite. But wait… I can understand orange juice or latte, but fruit coffee? Yes, you read it right – UK-based INO World Ltd.…

Top Small Business Blogs to Read in 2013

If you are looking for some of the best hand-picked small business blogs to read and inspire you in 2013, you’ve stumbled upon the right place! This blog post will share a part of my business blog reading list. You can add your favourite small business blog to the list – or share the list to your readers, too, if you want… You see, I love business blogging. While many bloggers enjoy posting fail videos, rants and weird stuffs, I – and also many others – love sharing to our readers who are looking for tips and ideas on how to start a business or manage their business better.…

What a Merry Christmas Means to Me

Christmas has always been special to me for many reasons. One reason is due to the obvious fact that I am a Christian and I love and loved by Jesus. Another reason is the fact that I spend every Christmas and New Year looking back what I personally and professionally have been through throughout the year, as well as planning for new goals and targets to fight for past the New Year. Yes, my family and I are not the shopping-spree-kinda-family.…

How to inspire others even if you are nobody

You don’t have to be Tony Robbins or any other famous motivators to inspire others! Just share your success and let your words speak by themselves. Well, you know what, I never really want to be a famous person. To me, success is not measured by fame or money. It’s better for me to establish a business and let it have all the glory and honor. Me? I just want to keep myself away. I don’t like the limelight; I just want to do my thing and do what matter most to me.…