Author Archives: Derrick
6 Great Resources For New & Upcoming Entrepreneurs in London, Ontario
If you have a business idea or simply believe you could use some advice, or direction you are not alone. When I first started as an entrepreneur, I was a somewhat shy and insecure college student. I didn’t ask for help or advice, and that was a mistake that set me back years as I…
Starting a niche content site or a blog to make passive income
Sometimes as a small business owner, you need to consider diversifying your income streams. I have learned from personal experience that it is usually wise not to put all your eggs in one basket. In addition to the products, services, or information you already sell… you might want to consider starting a niche content site…
Marketing is actually cheap. It’s just a lot of work.
We’re in the middle of a culture switch. For decades, marketers have pumped out their message to us. They relentlessly hunted us, knowing with enough exposure… they would find people who actually wanted what they were selling, and drive us to buy stuff. The thing about this shotgun approach is that eventually we were all…
Using online video to get noticed online, and increase your small business’ sales
I am a big fan of online videos. To me, online videos provide two of the most crucial elements of getting noticed online. 1) It allows you to help improve the internet as a whole. I truly believe that when you are more helpful to others, it directly affects your business’ bottom line. 2) By…
A personal reflection & Introducing the Make Passive Income Blog
In my view, I have fairly average intelligence. I am able to understand and comprehend a lot of things, but have always found it impossible to dive into a textbook. I think I might have had a homework allergy as well. I concluded in my early 20s that achieving my financial and life goals could…
3 ways your web designer should be optimizing your site for search engines
Having a web site is a great start for getting yourself or your business noticed online. Saying that, having a web site that is difficult or impossible to find in search engines is like having a retail location without a sign. It isn’t doing you a lot of good, if it’s difficult to find you.…
Godaddy Down – A not so anonymous plea to hacking groups
Today, a member of the hacking group Anonymous took down Godaddy.com, along with over 5,000,000 web sites that they host, and email services for these web sites as well. The reasons for the attack have currently not been revealed. Part of the reason appears to be the fact Godaddy was pressured into supporting SOPA, which…
Hiring a web designer off of Kijiji
I have been advertising in Kijijis computer services section for years. You can hire real high quality contractors, freelancers, and entrepreneurs off of Kijiji. The problem is that when you can advertise for free on Kijiji, this opens the market to anyone and everyone. I would like to provide you with some tips on hiring…
Adding Video to LinkedIn Profile
I was speaking to my friend who is a videographer that is exploring ways to utilize social media for business. I thought why not help people create simple & professional videos that they can add to their linked in profile. Even if people don’t want to pay a videographer to produce a video intended for…
BusinessTalks 2012 @ The Hilton Grand Ballroom – June 12th, 2012
Overall Ratiing: 4.0 The second annual BusinessTalks conference, the apparent brain child of a young entrepreneur and social media guru Matt Ross, seemed to go off without a hitch. The networking event packed the house at the Hilton Grand Ballroom. Along with some exhibitor space ($120 this year) the main feature was a panel of…