Princeville Community Association Website

Featured Web Project: Princeville is a resort community located on the North shore of the Garden Isle of Kauai.  The Princeville Community Association governs the policies and rules of the Princeville residential community.  The website serves as a resource to members of the Princeville Community Association and provides helpful information for new residents of Princeville. What Emagine...

Promote & Sell Hand Made Items on Etsy.com

A friend and client of mine who sells handmade hemp and bamboo clothing, hemp homeware and gift items recently learned about Etsy.com and went about making a profile and store for herself to promote her hand-made products. She already has a shopping cart-enabled website but thought it would be valuable to feature her products on this popular site for additional exposure on the web....

Creative Outlets Online…

I am lucky to be in a family of many talented people. My daughter loves to write poetry and has taken some stunning photographs. My partner Paul is an illustrator, writer and graphic artist and his sister, Lina, a wonderful writer and photographer as well, has recently expanded her limitless creativity into the realm of graphic art. A few months ago she turned us on to RedBubble.com –...

Google Grants

Need to get the word out online about your non-profit organizations’ fundraiser or event? Google offers AdWords (pay-per-click) grants to non-profit organizations (501 C3’s). For more information, visit...

Get your business listed in Yahoo! Local & Google Maps

Did you know you can add your business to Google Maps and Yahoo! Local for free?  By mapping your business or vacation rental location in Google Maps and Yahoo! Local you gain valuable added exposure in these search engines. The free listings offer a link back to your website, plus you can link to your Google Maps and Yahoo! Local listings right from your website, making it easier for your...

How To Use Google Alerts

With the popularity of Social Media where customers and patrons share reviews of your service and/or product(s) online, it is important for businesses to keep up with what is being said about them online. Google Alerts allows you to do just that – easily....

Vacation Rental Marketing Ideas

The changes in County policies governing and taxing vacation rentals and the low visitor numbers this summer are having a serious impact on many vacation rental owners. The following measures may help you keep a competitive edge and keep your vacation rental profitable in these lean economic times....

Don’t Forget Your Website in Print Advertising!

I was at the airport recently waiting for my luggage and as I was perusing the rack cards I noticed a client’s rack brochure. As I reviewed it I noticed that their website URL wasn’t anywhere on the brochure and I thought about what a missed opportunity that was....

Hawaii Tourism Conference

Hawaii Tourism Conference, August 2008 Last week I attended the Hawaii Tourism Conference in Honolulu themed “So Much More Hawaii”. As many of my clients are in the visitor industry I wanted to hear what the experts forecast for the State’s tourism industry. The following are my notes of the various presentations that I attended and some reminders of things we can all do to...