Spend Less Than You Earn

Very, very good article, although it really is nothing more than common sense. Difficult for me to do! [The Simple Dollar]

Fast Food, Convenience and Money

Good article. I am trying to cut way back on my fast food eating. This is not only for cost but for calories, too. This may help me do just that. [The Simple Dollar]

Frugal Skills List

Interesting article. Personnaly, there are times I think it best to just pay someone to do skilled work for you rather than do it 3 or 4 times yourself. The key is if you can afford it. [Frugal Upstate]

The 10 Ds of Creating a Social Media Use Policy

Very good article about developing a company social media policy. I’ve talked about that before, but it is increasingly important as you have more people in your company. [Entreprenuer]

How To Use Social Media To Grow Your Business

Short but sweet article by Outright. One key takeaway: promote others. That helps build more conversation for you… [Outright]

What’s the Secret to Monetizing Social Media?

Very good article about monetizing social media. The key part he starts off with, though is this: build traffic to your site or media accounts FIRST, then worry about monetizing them. [ProBlogger]

Google’s New Privacy Policy Is Easier But Scarier

I’m not sure what to think about this. I’ve already given my soul to Google, so why am I worried about what they do with the data? I just know that I am. [SE Round Table]

6 Fatal Symptoms You’re in the Wrong Niche

Very good, if short article. I know I’m making the mistake of writing where no one spends money on one of my blogs (engenetics^.org). [ProBlogger]

6 Quick Ways to Improve Your Blog’s Writing

Very, very good article about how to improve your writing. Read and heed. [BloggingPro]

How to Stop Writing Boring Blog Posts

Another great article. I like the part about sexy photos, too. [Men With Pens]

SOPA: Scaring Or Securing The Internet Users?

More information about just what SOPA and PIPA are. [HongKiat]

Hollywood Loves SOPA, Hates Innovative Technology

Very nice image from COED Magazine. Normally I don’t link to sites like that here, but this was too good to pass up. [COED Magazine]

White House Opposes Online Piracy Bills — For Now

Nice article about the change in thinking about SOPA/PIPA. Includes a small business perspective. [Entrepreneur]

My personal favorite web app for this is MailChimp, mostly because they are free, but also because they have a kick ass product with a lot of tips for their customers. Check them out.

The 3 Most Important Things to Do When Someone Joins Your Email List

Very nice article about email marketing and your first steps when someone signs up. The title is kinda misleading, though—the article really lists things that should be included in the signup process, not just what to do in the next couple of weeks after they sign up. [Constant Contact]

10 Ways To Get More Email Subscribers For Your Blog

Very good points on how to build your email list through your blog. [ProBlogger]

Email Marketing: 3 Ways to Increase Relevancy

Good article about some things to do in your email campaigns to increase your connections with your readers or customers. [Practical Ecommerce]

Introducing Wavelength

BONUS: This is an interetsing article. It’s about a new product/service that MailChimp will be comng out with in the next couple of monts. It’s a legal, ethical way to find other like-minded companies to partner with to grow your email list and customer base. I’ve signed up, and I’ll let you know more about it when it is released. [MailChimp]

How to Find More Time for Blogging

Nice article. I use Instapaper instead of Google bookmarks, though. [BloggingPro]

5 Ways Blogging Is Better than Social Networking

Good points, and something we should all remember. Still, you need to use blogs PLUS social media to help get your message out and meet your goals. [Practical Ecommerce]

The Holy Grail of Keyword Research for Blog Posts

Now this is a good article. It is pretty technical, in that it steps through Google AdWords and how to get some keywords for your blog or business website. Still, it is worth reading and wading through. [One Extra Pixel]

Top 10 Tricks for Getting Better Sleep

I like this article a lot. I especially like the tips on eating better and having a better evening routine to help you sleep. I hate to admit it, but the older I get th emore alcohol disrupts my sleep, too. [Lifehacker]

How To: Clean the Bedroom In Less Than 10 Minutes

This is another interesting article. I’m going to try this as a way to clean up our bedroom (and maybe other rooms). [Apartment Therapy]

How Can I Find Out Why My Email Account Just Spammed My Friends and Family?

This is a pretty technical article, but one that I could have used in the past myself. [Lifehacker]

What Would Happen to Your Business If You Lost All of Your Online Data

Very, very good article. It is not much on specifics, but gives you a good set of alternatives to think about. I use Dropbox, and backup my Google data back and forth regularly, plus BackupBuddy for all my websites, by the way. [Duct Tape Marketing]

Want to Be a Good Social Media Marketer? Don’t Do This

Nice article on marketing—and how not to do it. [Constant Contact]

Three Ways to Keep Your Customers Coming Back

Another good article, this time about taking care of your customers. [Entrepreneur]

No New Websites

The biggest change I will be implementing is not taking on any new clients and focusing on wrapping up the sites I am currently working on. I have five sites that I plan to complete by the end of March. After that… no more.

That may seem like a poor way to improve a business, but it will let me focus on another goal…

Focus On Monetization

The second change I will be implementing is learning ways to make money off of the existing websites I support. This will be through a combination of advertising and improving findability.

The point is to focus my energies where they really need to be to benefit everyone the most. I think that this new strategy will acommplish just that.

Mastering the Art of Slow Blogging

I have mixed thoughts on this article. On one hand, it’s a great counterpoint to publish, publish, publish! On the the other hand, you still really do need to put content out there to keep readers coming back. What do you think? [ProBlogger]

10 Terrific Creative Writing Blogs

Nice list of blogs about writing. Worth reading. [CopyBlogger]

6 Steps to a Loyal Blog Following

This is kind of a crossover article: one part blogging and one part marketing. Very good points, though—what can you do to get a better following (not just arger one). [ProBlogger]