It's been 10 years since I first saw Dr. James Levine being interviewed on Primetime 20/20 while walking at a treadmill desk. As soon as I saw it, I KNEW the treadmill desk was the perfect solution for one of my biggest problems -- making exercise a regular part of my day. Sure I'd go to the gym a couple days a week to walk on the treadmill but my mind was always back at … [Read More...]
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PPC for Local Business — Needed Now More Than Ever
How are your traffic conversion skills? Getting traffic is one thing. Converting that traffic is something else. A lot depends on the source of the traffic, but it … [Read More...]
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How I Got Started in CPA Marketing
When I got started online, local internet marketing was still in its infancy. There weren't that many products or tools available, and small business owners were still … [Read More...]
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Do You Struggle to Get Offline Clients?
When I started GeoLocal.com back in 2001, I really enjoyed helping small local businesses get online. I had plenty of clients, most of them through word of mouth, referrals and speaking engagements. It was great. The Dirty Little Secret But … [Read More...]
Out of the Dark … Into the Light
Hi everyone! It’s taken a really really long time, but I'm finally back among the living. After my Mom died (it’s still SO hard to write those words or to believe them), life was very very dark. I couldn’t grasp that she was really … [Read More...]
Remembering 9/11
Every year on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, I stop to reflect on the events of that terrible day and remember those who died. I watch the TV coverage and think about how many people went to work or were simply going about their lives, … [Read More...]
Don’t Quit
Words of wisdom from my wonderful Mother, it was typed on a sheet of paper she gave to me, author unknown... When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are … [Read More...]
Would You Like to Turn Back the Clock?
Back in 2007, I read an article in the Houston Chronicle by columnist Leon Hale that made me stop and think. Here's what he said: When you get as old as I am, people come around and ask questions like, "If you could crank the calendars back and … [Read More...]