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Stephan Spencer

May 8, 2008

Drawbacks of Outsourcing to India or China

The cost savings of outsourcing low-level work overseas to countries like India, China, and the Philippines can look pretty attractive. But it's folly.

August 16, 2007

Blog + AdSense + SEO: So Easy, It's Child's Play

In answer to the question, “Can one earn a living blogging?” we turn to Chloe Spencer, my teenage daughter, who recently presented her blogging-for-profit story at the Professional Blogging: Ways and Means session at the BlogHer conference to an audience of passionate bloggers, business professionals, and savvy SEO acolytes. The focus of her presentation was about the story of her "Ultimate Neopets Cheats Blog,” which speaks to the heart of bloggers everywhere.


January 1, 2007

My New Year's Resolution: Getting Organized with GTD

I've read most of the excellent book "Getting Things Done" by productivity guru David Allen. And now I'm ready to transform the way I work and live -- to get everything out of my head and into a system....


December 20, 2006

Your Static Web Site on Steroids, Thanks to WordPress

Any web site can benefit from running on a blog platform such as WordPress, just from the SEO (search engine optimization) benefits alone...

November 22, 2006

Dipping Your Toes into the Blogosphere

The prospect of business blogging can terrify the inexperienced blogger. They may wonder: "What if I do it badly?" "What if I somehow manage to damage or destroy my or my company's reputation?!" Scary thought! But once you start blogging, I think you'll find those fears just melt away....


November 10, 2006

Blogging Your Way to the Top of the Search Engines

Getting high rankings with a blog is child's play -- with the right mentor by your side and tools at hand. With a few hours of SEO training, my 15-year-old daughter cracked the code on making money while she sleeps! How...?