I was just cruising the internet and came upon an article by Tom Nudd on AdFreak which show how Google is soothing privacy concerns in Japan related to its Street View Google Maps project. So, number one, I just thought that was cute, and I hope it made you smile – very gumby-esque (or bob [...]

Hi guys. I know Thursday is not my usual day for posting, but we recently received an interesting e-mail here at TatStore that I wanted to pass on to you guys. Before I get into this topic I’d like to express the two distinct reasons I’m sharing this post with you. One, I think this [...]

Hey everyone, I found a great website called Party Pop, it seems to be very popular with those looking for party planners.  You can register at http://www.partypop.com/register_vendor1.cfm.  As far as I can see, it is free for a basic listing.  This site ranks very very well in google searches so I suggest checking it out [...]

Every time you comment on a forum, create a blog, add a new web page, or list your local business in a directory, you are creating content that is then crawled by the search engines and used to create results page. When a searcher types in a word or phrase into a search engine, they [...]

Branding has often been associated with ridiculous attempts by companies like Coke to make you think about their product constantly. Coke is known to have actually paid shows like American Idol to incorporate “Coke red” into their set and attempt to use subliminal advertising in the hopes these over-the-top schemes will make you go out and buy Coke right this instant. The truth is none of these schemes has accomplished anything except making normal people laugh. However, branding is not all a silly waste of money, almost everything you buy has branding associated with it that convinced you it was the better product for you. Maybe you bought a double cheeseburger from McDonalds because you’re broke, hungry and have that “dollar-menu-aires” song stuck in head that reminded you that McDonalds is the place people like you buy their fast food. Or, maybe you got your heating and cooling fixed by the local repair man with that catchy tag line. My point is, everyone should utilize branding in their business, and since I like you guys I’m going to share some free ways to help you do that on the web today.

CRM or customer relationship management is a very popular buzz word that has been being thrown around a lot in the business and marketing circles. Unfortunately, most people don’t address small scale customer relationship management, and how valuable it can be to a local business. CRM is basically just keeping in touch with your customers in order to build a strong relationship with them so that they hire you to do their parties and recommend you to their friends and families.

During tough times, concentrating your marketing effort is crucial. For many small business owners, a marketing budget is one of the first expenses that get cut. And the owner’s time is spent trying to find people ready to buy their product now. If you have followed the marketing advice from this blog, then you are [...]

Today we are going walk through using YouTube to market your business. YouTube is an incredibly valuable tool to inform and educate customers and to bring in new customers. It is the quickest way to effectively tell customers about your services. You could put up a video of you explaining how to care for their tat, a video talking about tat parties, or even videos of customers getting tats. Much like the idea of hosting customer photos on your website, this is a method of driving traffic to your website. We’re going to talk about putting customer videos on the web, as it will likely be the most viral type of video.

Everyone knows about banner and search engine ads, but these cost money that doesn’t need to be spent. There are tons of ways to promote your website and your business. The two we are going to talk about today are offline promotions directing people online and internet yellow pages.

This is a quick blog introducing myself and discussing the very first step in Internet Marketing.