Chris Castner: Home Business Arizona

Legal Guide for Bloggers

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:29:44 GMT

If you publish a blog (business or personal), you might want to check out the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Legal Guide for Bloggers.

The EFF guide is for all U.S. bloggers, from novice publishers to the more experienced. It focuses on three major areas:

Blogger Legal Liability Issues
Bloggers as Journalists
Other Legal Issues for Bloggers

Each of the above sections features an excellent array of helpful FAQs and other information.

There is also a very handy index with corresponding links to all FAQs.

Quick Tip - Marketing Your Web Site

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:09:42 GMT

A few important considerations when marketing your website:

Your website should be a primary element in your overall marketing plan. Think strategically, rather than tactically.
Choose a domain name that is easy to remember, and easy to spell (especially if heard on the radio). Generally, shorter domain names are better, as is the standard commercial dot-com ending. Avoid the use of hyphens and numerals in the name. Use either the name of your company (if short) or your main product in composing the domain name.
Your website address (URL) should be listed on all your marketing materials, such as letterhead, business cards, press releases, invoices, flyers, display ads, etc. Include it in all of your advertising.
Offline media and traditional publicity methods are also important. Promotional press releases should be sent to newspapers, broadcasters, etc.
Write informative articles for online and offline publications. Include your website address. This is usually done at the end of the article, where author information is mentioned.
Consider starting a blog to use in conjunction with your website. Frequent postings will help develop regular readers and a sense of credibility for you and your business. Also, search engines are quick to index blog postings.

Arizona's Small-Business Economy Among Best in Nation

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 20:39:45 GMT

Arizona ranks #1 in a recent national survey of small-business owners when asked to assess how good business conditions were. The May, 2005 data was released in the latest quarterly report by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

Small-business owners, when asked to assess how good business conditions were, rated Arizona first in net-percent-improving category, first in net-percent saying sales were good and first in net-percent claiming profits were good.

The survey's first question asks small-business owners to rank how supportive their state's business environment is, including government, banks, media and community groups. Here, Arizona came in fifth among the largest state economies, in front of Texas and well ahead of California.

Said Michelle Bolton, Arizona NFIB director:

"It's no surprise at all that we're performing better than such states as California, but part of the reason is that we've naturally had a pretty darn good business climate overall, a climate which is conducive to creating stable conditions."

Work From Your Arizona Home

Mon, 30 May 2005 16:43:21 GMT

72% of American households are thinking about starting a home-based business, according to a recent Harris poll. This is a great option for soon-to-be-retired or retired individuals, as well as stay-at-home spouses., in fast-developing Greater Phoenix communities like Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, and Carefree.

If you are currently working a regular job, you can start part-time, and build your home business...until you drop the "day job."

Site Build It! provides a highly effective way to successfully market your new online business to the world. No previous experience is needed! This great software package does everything for you...from brainstorming an idea, deveoping content, building a website, and getting search engine rankings in the top 1-3%. Check it out today!