On the night of December 24, 2209 (Yes, Christmas Eve), I made a big mistake.

Because I’m a well-respected online marketing consultant, I always feel obligated to watch what is going on in and around our industry so I can point my clients to what is good and keep them from the bad.

That night I received my up-teenth email about making Google Search a home-based business. I know that, if you receive e-mail at all, you know exactly which one I’m talking about. And, in case there is more than one company selling this product, this one is owned by a company named “Creative Search Training”.  Read more... (911 words, estimated 3:39 mins reading time)

In case you didn’t see the link on one of the other pages, I just wanted to point out that I have started a Larry Perry project.

I am looking for anyone/everyone whose name is Larry Perry. If thatr’s you or you know someone with that name, please go to http://weareall.larry-perry.com. 

I’m just asking those who feel comfortable with it to comment there with information about them. I don’t care what kind of info you leave but the minimum to leave is what part of the world you live in.  Read more... (222 words, estimated 53 secs reading time)

The Face of Advertising has Changed (because consumer habits have)

Phonebooks, tv, radio and the rest of the traditional advertising media have become much less effective since the Internet has taken over. Now, people of all ages have grown accustomed to finding their product and/or service online instead of cracking out the old Yellow Pages.

In fact, recent studies have found that a whopping 98% of the US online population uses the internet to find what they are intending to buy. And, more importantly, the majority of these people (53+%) are going offline via their telephones or actually walking into your store in order to make their purchase.  Read more... (395 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)