Business Reviews

Archive for the ‘Marketing Tools’ Category

I have a new favorite plugin for Wordpress, Statpress Reloaded is something every self hosted blog should have. What it does is tracks incoming traffic, referring URLs, and shows what keywords are bringing in the traffic and to which of your posts. It’s free and Read the rest of this entry »

I found Similarsites.com today by accident when I was doing some analytical work (checking on competitors of a client). What they let you do is search for a site you like, and they return results of sites that are similar to it. It’s a great way to find competitors, or just find more blogs or sites like ones you already visit. Read the rest of this entry »

I saw John Chow do a sponsored review of Safe Swaps and really think this place has potential. What they let you do is go on their system and find other people with email lists and arrange a swap where you do a mailing for them and they do one for you. I’ve been approached in the past by other marketers who wanted to do this, but the problem has always been accountability. You just never knew if they had a list the size they claimed, or would do a mailing at all if yours went out first. Read the rest of this entry »

I just bought Artisteer 2 the other day and really like it. The problem was the existing free themes out there just weren’t exactly what I was looking for, and editing php files was pretty much out of the question (not going to learn that just for a theme). It was amazingly difficult to find a Wordpress theme maker or editor until I stumbled across Artisteer. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve spoken with a lot of people over the years who found us by searching for M.O.R.E. Inc. because of a direct mailing they did. After several hours of research and speaking with people who tried some of their opportunities, all I can say is HOLY CRAP! I’ve never seen a BBB report this bad, in fact I’ve never seen them put so much commentary in any report. Read the rest of this entry »