If you have an online presence (either a business website, or a number of sites) you will have some sort of hosting plan.  Whether you are paying for this or not, you will be hosting your websites with one or more companies.  For most people that have one or two sites chances are that you will have one hosting account with just one company.

But is hosting your websites with just one company smart?

This is a question that I was faced with this week.  You see, I have a number of my sites …

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I have been talking to a number of people lately in some Skype rooms I frequent, and for the most part, most of them have at least a site or two.  Their sites cover many topics, and it is great to see that the Internet can provide an outlet for you to express your passion, no matter what it is.

But at the same time, I hear a lot of grumbling from these same people that they really aren’t making any money online.  I know that this can be a challenge for some people, but in the case of these people that I have been talking to, they are all doing something wrong:  they aren’t monetizing their sites.

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I guess that the title of this post is maybe a little straight forward and almost hints that you might just not have the common sense to do what you are supposed to do.  I don’t mean to be rude or anything, but this realization just hit me this week:  I am very distracted.

It seems that with my increase in use of Twitter and Skype, I spend an inordinate amount of time using these two applications.  I have been known to interrupt whatever I am doing at the time to see what has just been tweeted, or posted in a Skype room.  Now I know that some of you will say that it is good to keep …

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One of the things that I find as an entrepreneur is that my mind is always working (or scheming) to find new ways to make money.  I will say that I am thankful for that, but at the same time, it can get a little tiring.

In fact, from time to time, I would say that my mind just gets too exhausted to get anything done.  I am sure that you have felt that time to time too, and the effects of an exhausted mind (and spirit) can wreak havoc on your business.

But …

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There are a lot of obvious differences between a business owner and an employee.  Some of the more common ones would be a paycheck, making $XX per hour, and being able to put in your time and leave the company you work for out of your mind when you go home.

But when it comes to being a business owner, one of the defining characteristics would be a different point of view on things.  Perhaps one of the most distinguishing differences would be the vocabulary of an entrepreneur compared to an employee.

For example, an …

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One of the biggest challenges that new business owners face is to curb their expectations of an instant windfall.  Many of these owners will give up on their business prematurely since they figure that it just won’t work and therefore they quit.

A good example of this phenomenon would be the dot com craze of the late nineties.  It was much like the goldrush of many years ago, and many people looked to the Internet to make a quick buck.  But when the dust cleared, many didn’t make their fortune and turned their backs …

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For those of you out there that are familiar with the Star Wars saga, this line might be familiar to you.  It was something that Yoda said to Luke Skywalker while training him to use the force and for me, it was the most important thing said in all of the movies.

Want to know why?

Well, it is a great piece of wisdom when it comes to business.  You will find that those who “do” succeed, …

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One of the big things that you should be focusing on with respect to your business is customer service.  In fact, your dealings with your customers are the lifeblood of your business, and if you neglect your customers, you will quickly see that your business doesn’t exist anymore.

Now, I am not going to make some sort of lecture about what your should do with respect to your customer service needs.  That is not what I want to talk about right now – instead of complaining about customer service, I actually want to praise one company that impressed me this week.

Yesterday, I received a phone call from GoDaddy.com.  Now, they are a domain registration company (if …

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