Virtual Enterprise Program

I was invited to go to the Kapaa High School Virtual Enterprise Program presentation at the Kauai Beach Resort last night.  This is the second year that I have been involved as a mentor and have attended their presentation. Virtual Enterprise is a student-run “virtual” business model created by a team of  students with the guidance of a teacher and outside business partners who help...

Kinipopo Shopping Village

Featured Web Project: My latest website project is for the Kinipopo Shopping Village.  The website serves as an online hub for the businesses, restaurants and shops located in this small but bustling courtyard shopping complex on Kauai’s coconut coast.  Each business page integrates with  Google Maps so that visitors can get driving directions and see patron reviews.  Google Analytics...

Great Ways to Use Twitter for Small Business

Here are some links to some great ways to use Twitter for your small business....

Hanalei Dolphin Restaurant

Featured Web Project: My latest project was for The Hanalei Dolphin Restaurant website.  Completely re-designed and refurbished, the new website has dedicated pages for The restaurant, fish market and new sushi lounge.  All copy on the website has been completely “over hauled” and the Restaurant and Sushi Lounge pages include full menus as well as flash image galleries.  The site...

Google Local Coupons

Yet another (Free) way to attract customers online.  Small businesses can use Google Local listings to promote special offers, discounts and giveaways, offering Google searchers incentive to choose your business above your competition.  By adding coupons to your listing in Google Maps, Google’s users can print your coupons and bring them to your business.  Coupons will appear alongside...

My Favorite Directories

Having quality inbound links pointing to your website is essential for search engine success.  Need some ideas for where to look for quality inbound links to your website?  Here are some of my favorite directories… Kauai Vacation Resorts Directory Need to promote your Kauai vacation rental property? This directory will help drive traffic and ...

Google’s Place Pages

Here’s yet another opportunity to use Google’s Local Listings to promote your business. “…Post to your Place Page is nothing more than a Twitter-like status update box with a 160-character limit that updates your business listing with whatever current information you want to expose to the Google  audience.   You can access it from your Local Business Center dashboard...

Creating a Social Media Contest

Here’s a great article on how to effectively promote your brand through Social Media channels. 5 Tips for Creating a Successful Social Media Contest by Clay...

Send Large Files with YouSendIt.com

Ever need to send a really large file to someone but it’s too big to send or receive via email?  Try YouSendIt.com.  It’s free and works like a...

Email Marketing Options

The following are a few recommended email marketing companies that I suggest for building an email mailing list and sending periodic email blasts and newsletters to your past and potential client lists. iContact – Using email marketing to directly connect you with your customers has been simplified. Sign up for an account today – empower your businesses’ online communication...