Brad Smith

Building Backlinks and Linking – SEO Part 3

by Brad Smith on January 14, 2011 · 6 comments

Welcome to part three in my series on Search Engine Optimization (SEO).  This week, we’ll discuss the key external factors including the importance of linking and backlinking to your site, and how backlinks determine how much traffic major search engines like google and Bing will drive to your site. In part one of the series, [...]

Corbett Barr

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Corbett Barr is my guest this week as we discuss how to structure a business to support your lifestyle,  building traffic for your web site, how to build a personal brand, and building a successful business.  Corbett, who runs two successful businesses, recently moved towards a personal brand a CorbettBarr.com. Download the MP3 File Here [...]

This week, I’m writing about on-page Search Engine Optimization (SEO) factors that are used to determine the relevance of your web site in google. On page SEO is a critical skill to master as it is completely under your control, and can make the difference between your page showing up in the search listings or [...]

Online Business Passive Income Chalk Talk

by Brad Smith on December 19, 2010 · 0 comments

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A lot of people don’t really understand the idea behind passive income for their online business.  I put together this short chalk talk to help you understand how to design a business that generates passive income.  The idea here is to shape and organize your business so that the business works for you, rather than [...]

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In this week’s show I feature and interview with top blogger Pat Flynn from SmartPassiveIncome.com.   Pat talks about selling his Pogs on ebay, building his first ebook business, and his huge success with his new blog.  Pat started an ebook business after getting laid off that led to two very successful businesses as well as [...]

This week, I’m going to launch into a three part series on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) including the secrets that helped my web sites to reach 1 million unique visitors per year.  What does this have to do with building a business?  Simply everything – the techniques I’m going to teach you are worth their [...]

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In this week’s show I interview Maren Kate from Escaping the 9 to 5 and one of Forbes top women entrepreneurs to follow.  We talk about how she got started as an entrepreneur online, her various businesses, and some of the challenges in building a new business.  She also talks extensively about her two new [...]

While many of you are braving the crowds on this Black Thursday to get a gift for your loved one, I wanted to remind the readers out there that my Kindle drawing deadline closes at midnight Eastern time on 1 December 2010.  All you need to do to enter the drawing is to subscribe to [...]

The Pareto Principle of 80-20 and Your Business

by Brad Smith on November 22, 2010 · 2 comments

Starting out as a new entrepreneur, you will waste a lot of time. Its inevitable.  In fact, I’ve been doing business for almost 20 years, and I still manage to engage in a lot of unproductive stuff – whether its checking my email 20 times a day or checking my favorite news site when I [...]

Social Media Psychology – OBZ Podcast Episode 8

by Brad Smith on November 18, 2010 · 0 comments

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This week I cover the psychology of social media.  Psychology plays a critical role online in attracting customers, establishing a relationship with them, developing trust and ultimately in their decision to purchase your product or service.  I introduce some of the most significant aspects of online social behavior and how they are used in online [...]