ThoseGeeks LLC

Over the years, I’ve fought hard to keep most of my communication in one place. It’s part of being able to keep up with everything which needs my attention every day. I have a ton of e-mail addresses, but they’re all routed into my Gmail, and for several years, this has worked very well. But…...

We’ve all heard that social media and blogging are the newest, virtually cost-free tools to market your business through teaching and building trust. But there are some of us who aren’t comfortable with writing. If...

Several times every year, I get an e-mail or a phonecall from someone asking about a message they received regarding their domain name. In every case, some other company is trying to use scare tactics to coerce a customer into renewing the domain with them, thus transferring it away...

I went to pick up some lunch today and overheard the owner say “you’re picky, picky, but we’re here to spoil people.” That’s one hell of a business objective I say. Are you going to spoil your customers today? Photo credit Bibi

So you’ve taken the jump and signed up for a blog and now you’re wondering what you should write about. You’re looking for that perfect story which is going to wow your audience and convince people they HAVE to subscribe to your blog. You ...

In a recent survey, we asked the question “What is your greatest barrier to writing for your audience online?” 50% of participants said they didn’t know enough about the tools for distributing their knowledge online; 16% said they did write and enjoy it; 16% said they were uncomfortable blowi...

Have you ever wondered how much of you has made it into Google? If you have a website, a Twitter account, a Facebook account, and if others are linking to any of that, Google is indexing that stuff every day. Why is this important? Well, because it’s you . . . and anybody can find it. ...

A couple years ago, there was no ThoseGeeks blog. There was one simple reason–I didn’t like writing. It wasn’t that I hated writing, but I was a little afraid of putting it out there for the world to see. In writing for business, we’re tasked with writing for real people. The wr...

Consider these three simple rules when choosing your next domain name, and you’ll be in the right. 1. Make It Memorable. Your domain is how people are going to remember you once they’ve found you, or you’ve found them. If it’s something easy to remember, it will stick out in the minds. If it’...

The numbers have been tallied, and we have our winners (and earlier than I said I would)...

As the final topic for our contest, we want your feedback. We’ve now written over 100 posts. Some have been how-to’s, some thoughts and observations, others announcements. As...

This is the fourth post in our blog discussion contest. You know that overused, but insanely true saying–”the only thing that never changes is that everything changes.” That’s especially true for the online small business owner. New technologies are out all the time. New in...