bWyse Blog

It’s Time to Review Your Website Privacy Policy

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST

Has it been a while since you wrote your website privacy policy? If so, there’s no time like the present to review your policy and make any nece

Theresa Tsukahara - Comcast Xfinity

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:30:00 PST

Are you seeking fast internet speeds at a great price? This week Wendy and I want to introduce you to Theresa Tsukahara. We met Theresa

Google’s Updated Privacy Policy

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PST

Last week Google announced that it will begin to follow your activities across all of its websites, such as YouTube and Gmail, as well as its search e

McDonald’s Twitter Campaign #FAIL

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:30:00 PST

The thing to keep in mind when delving into the world of Social Media is that you are NOT in control of the content. Ultimately, as you create y

So Much Yarn

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:15:00 PST

Another fabulous client of ours is So Much Yarn. We were introduced to Lauren Lindeman back in 2005 through our weekly networking meetings.

Facebook Announced Everyone to Get Timeline

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:00 PST

On Tuesday, January 24th - Facebook announced that over the next few weeks, EVERYONE will get the new profile TIMELINE layout. It’s a little b

YOU`RE INVITED! Small Business Networking

YOU`RE INVITED! Small Business Networking (June Bachman) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:45:00 PST

As an Internet Marketing company, Wendy and I do a lot of different things to market and promote our business using the Internet. However, one o

Pinterest: New Social Networking Website

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:00 PST

When things show up in my life, or cross my path, I try to listen. In the past two weeks, I’ve heard the word “Pinterest” twice, from two diff

February Holiday Marketing Ideas

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:00 PST

February has a few holidays with which we are all very familiar, such as: Ground Hog Day on the 2nd Super Bowl Sunday 5th Valentine’s Day on the

Seattle Ki Society

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:45:00 PST

The Seattle Ki Society is a Dojo where you can study Ki-Aikido. Aikido means “the way to union with the ki of the universe.” It is a defen

Google Alerts - A Great Little Tool

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:15:00 PST

With the continued growth of community building and online conversations through social media networks, it is increasingly more important to ensure yo

Meet Dee Swem - Massage Therapist

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST

Each Thursday morning Wendy and I get up early and head to the Family Pancake House in Redmond to attend our weekly BNI meeting. This meeting is

Blogging - If I Can Do It YOU Can Do It!

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:45:00 PST

We’re a couple weeks into the New Year now … so far so good regarding my resolution to blog more consistently each week. But it isn’t without it

Is it Easy to Find Your Domain on Your Fan Page?

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:45:00 PST

Where is your website domain name on your Facebook Fan Page? If you need to take a moment and go check – your fans probably can’t find it very e

NWLPC - Doug Rector

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PST

One very interesting, and also very long time customer of ours is Doug Rector of NW Loss Prevention Consulting. We met Doug when we sat next to

Microsoft BING Surpasses Yahoo! for the First Time

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:45:00 PST

In the month of December 2011, Microsoft's search engine BING beat Yahoo! in search queries for the first time. Congratulations Microsoft BING!

New Redmond Fitness Center: ELECTROFIT

June@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:15:00 PST

One of bWyse's value statements is to support the growth of other small businesses. Wendy and I firmly believe that not only was our country fou

Social Media Strategy Workshop NEXT Week!

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:45:00 PST

Our business has evolved in many ways over the years. About five years ago we realized there were a number of small business owners who were “Do It Yo

Incorporate Holidays into Your Marketing Plan

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST

If you're anything like Wendy and I generating new content for your website is a daily challenge. As you've heard Wendy rant during her workshop

Friday Featured Client: Arts West Unique Gifts

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:45:00 PST

As bWyse moves into its tenth year of business, Wendy and I thought a fun way to celebrate our success would be to feature one of our clients each wee

Facebook Ads - How to Get More Clicks

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:45:00 PST

Looking for new ways to market and advertise your business online? It may be time to checkout Facebook Ads. Facebook Ads are displayed o

Facebook`s New Timeline Profile Layout
What do YOU Think?

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:45:00 PST

Facebook is at it again … making changes to how the personal profile pages work. This time they are experimenting with a “timeline” format.

What I Learned About Marketing While Cooking a Thanksgiving Dinner

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 8 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST

Just like identifying the steps you will take to prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner for your 35 invited guests, a great marketing plan underscores

The Holidays ALREADY?

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PST

Santa may still be on vacation, but if you're running a business it's time to start thinking about preparing your website and marketing strategy for t

Microsoft Tags, QR Codes and Your Smartphone

wendy@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PST

Microsoft Tag VideoThey are popping up everywhere, in Sunday circulars on ketchup bottles. What are those funny looking things that look

Start Video Blogging Today!

info@bWyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PST

One video is all it takes to get started adding video content to your blog. Early last year we fleshed out the benefits to adding video content

Google Places and PO Boxes

june@bWyse.com (June Bachman) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PST

The Google Places guidelines state that a "precise, accurate address" must be used to describe your business's location. You must use a physical

Google Plus: What You Need to Know

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PST

The last week of June, Google quietly launched their newest service into a testing mode. You may have heard about Google Plus but are wondering what i

6 Things Small Businesses Shouldn’t Do With Their Websites

info@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PST

1. Ignore it so that it becomes less and less relevant to the search engines. The search engines are increasingly motivated to deliver

6 "C" Words to Use to Market Your Website

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 PST

Are you making the most of marketing your website? Here is a refresher of things you can be doing to increase the exposure of your website - based on

Review Websites: Why They are Important to Your Business

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PST

Consider for a moment this statistic: More than 80% of search engine results point to social networking results and review websites . . . instead of t

PAW LMIRL . . . Social Media and Your Teenager

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST

We interrupt your regularly scheduled newsletter from bWyse for all of the parents of teenagers out there. It’s been awhile since we wrote about kids

Questions and Answers: Updating Your Website Content

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:00:00 PST

Like we've said many times before ... your website content is one of the most important variables that search engines look at when deciding where to r

Smart Phones, Local Search and Your Website

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 PST

Yester year’s cutting edge flip-phones are being traded in for phones with brains. Smart phones give you instantaneous, local internet search results.

Internet Marketing Trends -- 2011

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 PST

As the “Year of the Video” is coming to a close, we at bWyse want to explore our observations of what we believe are the Internet Marketing Trends for

Internet Boater Safety Course

Wedny@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 PST

As a reasonable land-based human who saw Titanic a few years ago, before you left the dock you would probably run through a little boater safety check

Are You Scaring Your Website Visitors?

wendy@bwyse.com ( Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 PST

With Halloween near, this is a good time of the year to identify any ghouls and goblins that might be scaring away your website visitors, your custome

Who is Your Best Employee?

wendy@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PST

A simple definition of labor, is something produced by work. In the spirit of Labor Day, the national holiday that celebrates the esprit de corps of w

Facebook Stats – Active Users vs. Likes

june@bwyse.com (June) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

We had an interesting question pop up this week. We were asked the difference between “Monthly Active Users” and “Total Likes” in the report tha

THINK About Your Website

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

How long has it been since you took a few minutes to glance through your website from an objective point of view? It’s a good idea from time to

Everyone is a Cop in Delhi, India.

june@bwyse.com (June) — Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

The traffic police in Delhi, India launched a Facebook page to crack down on bad drivers. When a driver sees someone breaking the traffic laws,

Facebook Stats for Your Business

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

A recent study about Facebook usage will help businesses figure out the best day of the week to post to their Facebook Fan pages.

14 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

Use your blog or e-Newsletter to create an opportunity to have a conversation with your visitors. Get your visitors talking to other visitors. Jump in

15 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

Use media files, audio or video, to share information with your website visitors. Teach your site visitors something! Add interesting content to your

16 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PST

Use special offers to motivate your visitors to subscribe to your blog, return to your site next week or buy from your online store, instead of your b

Prepare Your Online Store for the Holidays!

wendy@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PST

Over the last decade, retailers have seen a steady and measurable increase in their online sales. We attribute the increase in online sales activity t

Should Your Business be on Twitter?

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 7 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PST

Social Media is a good idea for your small business for a couple of reasons. Most importantly, prospective customers are three times more likely to tr

Facebook: For Businesses!

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 PST

We are in our fifth of the six part series on Social Media Marketing. By now we’ve mastered publishing and sharing, and it is finally time to start ne

Friend Confirmations Posted to My Wall

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Sat, 8 May 2010 00:00:00 PST

QUESTION: Every time I confirm a friend on Facebook, it is announced on my wall. Is there any way to turn this notification off? ANSWER:

Social Media Strategy: Sharing!

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST

The next articles in our Social Media series are about the second step in the Publish-Share-Network strategy. Now that you’ve established your blog

Social Media Strategy: Content is Still Queen

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Social media marketing will increase your brand awareness, improve your online visibility and potentially drive more traffic back to your website. In

Is Your Website Ready to Generate Leads?

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Your website can be an extremely powerful tool in support of your lead generation efforts. One website objective is to persuade your visitors to conta

Confused by Your Facebook Feeds?

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

When you sign into your Facebook account, in the center of the main page, you have your feeds - a list of what your friends are posting on Facebook.&n

2010: The Year of The Video

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

We’ve decided to spend the next six months sharing social media networking ideas and strategies that you can incorporate into your marketing plans. In

13 of 16 Marketing Tips

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Write a strong subject line for your email, as close to 35 characters as you can. It could increase your open rate by as much as 3%! Figure out which

The Power of Blogs for Online Stores

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

If you have an online store, don’t estimate the power of working a blog. A blog is a great way to communicate on a regular basis with your customer ba

12 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

It’s time to start saving all of those email addresses . . . who better to market to than those clients who have already asked you a question or purch

Build More Links

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

One of the best ways to increase your website’s ranking on search engines is by having more inbound links to your website. An inbound link is wh

11 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

A really great newsletter informs and amuses while it passively sells. Format a newsletter, write an informational article, passively promote yo

Your Business Needs a Facebook Fan Page

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek) — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

As I'm sure you are already aware, Facebook is one of the largest social networking sites dedicated to connecting people. In fact, Facebook is the sec

Tick, Tock, Time to Tweet

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

If you haven’t yet jumped on the Social Media Networking bandwagon … now is the time! Using your Twitter and Facebook Fan page to encourage your commu

Low Tech Ways to Expand Your Email List

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

Email blasts are a fantastic way to stay in touch with your prospect and customer base. Growing your list is a fabulous way to be able to send u

Reputation Management is a 24-7 Job

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

As social media continues to gain traction, your business hours will continue to expand. It’s great when you receive good comments, however, you

Haunts, Masks, and Cobwebs

Wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman, and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

Is your website scarring your customers? Here is our short list of ghoulishness that scares customers! Haunts Hauntingly Phone Numberless Pages:

Finding the RIGHT keyword phrases

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST

Wendy and I are constantly reminding our clients that one of the most important parts of their website is the content they write. Search engines

Kinder-logic, Images, and Optimizing

Wendy@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, and June Bachman) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST

One kindergarten lesson applies to marketing our blogs and encouraging readership: books worth reading always have pretty pictures or illustrations in

10 of 16 Marketing Tips

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST

A great press release is a condensed article, written in journalistic style. It’s a perfect tool to drive traffic to your website that can be used to

How to Build a Relationship with Your Online Store Customers

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek) — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST

This series of emails illustrates how lasting relationships are built with your online store customers; one at a time by grabbing every opportunity to

9 of 16 Marketing Tips

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST

Commit to writing a weekly blog post! It adds fresh content to your website on a regular basis, informs your clients, and brands you as the knowledgea

Be Ruthless and Unassuming

wendy@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST

Sometimes you need a big hammer to get your point across. Well, consider this article our big hammer! The following are the essentials to optimizing a

8 of 16 Marketing Tips

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST

You are the expert in your field, right? Great, now start writing about all that knowledge in your head to increase your website’s visibility, to incr

Email Marketing

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST

One of the best ways to drive sales to your website is by marketing to your email database of contacts. The best way to communicate with your contacts

7 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST

Are you creating a buzz about you, your business, your products or service If you want to generate a buzz, look to social networking to be networking.

6 of 16 Marketing Tips

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST

Link Popularity An important search engine variable deserving of your attention! Be selective when choosing a linking partner, one that has a high ra

4 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST

Is your domain on your license plate frame, embroidered on your favorite jacket and on the local Chamber of Commerce website? There is a lot that goes

S'More Fire Starter

Wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PST

Search engines and the internet gave us instantaneous access to a world of information. Cell phones have replaced phone booths. And, local search is

Honey Bees are Busy Buzzing, Are YOU?

info@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek and June Bachman) — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 PST

It’s S P R I N G!! Flowers are blooming, birds are tweeting, and bees are buzzing. The question at hand is … ARE YOU? Short and swee

5 of 15 Marketing Tips

Wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST

Search engines are increasingly striving for delivering search results that web surfers want, not necessarily what they asked for. How can you help th

2 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST

Brief as it is, this tip is a powerful trust-building tool that you can leverage into your

Phishing, Spear Phishing and Whaling . . . Don't Be Easily Fooled

Wendy@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, June Bachman and Wendy Ogryzek) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST

There are a number of different types of strategies spammers use in their attempt to steal your personal and private information using email. The best

3 of 16 Marketing Tips

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST

Why go to the library when you have the world at your fingertips at home? While it is true that the dollar amount of online transactions has increased

Series Introduction

Wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, Teresa Mitchell and June Bachman) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Introduction to 16 Do-it-yourself Website Marketing Tips Series Here it is, straight up! Doing business in a down economy is NO time to retreat from

1 of 16 MarketingTips

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, Teresa Mitchell and June Bachman) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

Introduction to 16 Do-it-yourself Website Marketing Tips Series Here it is, straight up! Doing business in a down economy is NO time to retreat from

Green Business

Wendy@bWyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, June Bachman and Wendy Ogryzek) — Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

St. Patrick's Day inspired us to think of a few ways the color green shows up in business.

Tips for Building a Prospect Database

Wendy@bWyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

This information is targeted at those of you who are in the beginning stages of building a prospect database for your e-marketing campaigns. These tip

Love Your Data? Protect Your Data

Wendy@bWyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

If you love your data you should protect your data. From what you ask? If we slice the lost-data-pie-chart, hard drive failure gets the biggest piece

Suggested New Year Resolutions for Your Website

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST

Happy New Year! It’s that time of year again, when we all take a little time to think about our resolutions and goals for the upcoming year. We at bWy

While the Cougars Ate Dessert

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST

Anyone catch the Apple Cup? Anyone catch the social media backlash at Motrin while the Cougars sent the Dawgs to their den without apple pie for

Customize Your Google Search Results

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

Google has added a new search feature - SearchWiki If you search Google (while being signed in) you may have noticed there are two new icons that sho

Domain Names ... Things to Keep in Mind

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

There is a lot we could chat about domain names, but I would like to talk about what I think the three most important things are, when considering a

3Rs: Revisit, Remove, Refresh

wendy@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

A diminished bowl of leftover Halloween candy, Tom Turkey lurking in the distance and Christmas trees sprouting in the aisles of the mall define this

Tell the World About Your Blog

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST

Let’s recap. In part 1 of this article we shared with you that a business blog creates an opportunity for two-way communication with your clients and

CLAIM Your Business - Before Someone Else Beats You to It

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST

Have You Claimed Your Business in Google Maps Yet?Do It Before Someone Else Beats You to It! Your listing is a free service in Google Maps. I'm

Are you Lucky?

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST

Are You Lucky? The Loser’s Guide to Getting Lucky! I love this and it is so true!Professor Wiseman is an English psychologist who has specializ

Blow Away the Fog and Get Clear -- Why Your Business Needs a Blog

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman) — Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST

You’ve heard about them … you’ve seen them … heck – you’ve probably even read a few! But you still may feel as though you are in the fog when it

Meta Tags: Data About Data

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PST

Meta tags are simply words that effectively and succinctly describe what a page of your website is all about. Meta tags are the words that the s

Swatch and Learn

wendy@bwyse.com (Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST

bWyse wants to talk about color and your website . Color styles change in web design the same as they do in the towel department at Macy’s -- th

What Peter Drucker Might Say about Your Website

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman) — Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST

Buried on page thirty-seven of The Practice of Management Peter Drucker asserted: “There is only one valid definition of a business purpose: to cre

Website Stats: What the Numbers Can Teach You

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman, Wendy Ogryzek and Teresa Mitchell) — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PST

bWyse believes that if you are not receiving website statistics, then you are not getting the most out of your website hosting. One way we diffe

The Bizness of Biznik

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman) — Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST

Social networking, it’s the hottest commodity on the internet, and we found a site that we think you should join. Think My Space, Facebook, Link

Shameless-self-promotion?

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Shameless-self-promotion? Nah, just tellin’ it how it is for some small business owners. Invited to participate on an “expert” panel on S

Add Testimonials to Your Website

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Something about Nothing

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

At bWyse we get our inspiration from wherever we can. This month we were inspired by a scholarly paper titled “How Nothing Became Something: Whitespac

Keywords is What it’s all About

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman ) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST

Do you want your website to be listed on the first page of a Google search? “Yes,” read on. Set Online Marketing Goals This article’s goals are f

IM Slang - Can You Read What Your Kids Type?

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST

Instant Messaging (IM) is rapidly exceeding email as a primary mean of communication - espcially among the young. Teenagers and kids use it all the ti

What You Should Know About Feeding Spiders

june@bwyse.com (Teresa Mitchell, Wendy Ogryzek, June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST

We, at bWyse, understand that technology, and other “ologies,” can be frightening, even spooky. Optimizing your website can be really scary. “Why?” yo

Online Video Success

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST

Until recently, the most advanced communication technology used offline was still too far ahead of the Internet infrastructure to cross over to wide s

Make Internet Marketing Work

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PST

The major search engines, Google, Yahoo! and MSN have become an integral part of most large company's business plans. Fortune 500 companies set aside

Content is King

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Tue, 1 May 2007 00:00:00 PST

Ok so you've built your website .... but now you find yourself wondering where are all the visitors? Why is it that you can't find your website when y

Top Search Engines - Top Search Terms

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST

Did You Know? According to Nielsen/Netratings, the Top Search Engines are: Google Search (53.6% of searches) Yahoo! Search (19.9% of searches)

Publish A Newsletter

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Write A Website Blog

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Submit Your Website to Industry Portals

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Write Articles for Other Websites

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Add Your URL to Your Email Signature Block

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Make Sure Your Email Address & Your Domain Name Match

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Place Your URL on ALL Printed Materials

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

Establish Cross Linking With Power Partners

june@bwyse.com (June Bachman) — Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

There are many opportunities to work with different companies that can assist with marketing your website. However, you don’t need to start ther

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