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"Look at the spring facelift your site got! I am loving the new, softer, rounder look and the colors do POP! Your care about keeping content fresh and your attention for detail is indicative of how you run your business."


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"Thanks for hosting such a great OnlineBizU.com member call on Internet traffic for local business. One of the questions asked was whether this would be a business model for a consultant. You said it was, and I'm here to say it is, too! The list of directories you gave that provide listings for local business was invaluable. I didn't know about most of them! I never would have thought of Craigslist.com as a place to advertise. Also, the tip you gave about setting up a 'throw away' email address was pure gold. Not only will that prevent spam in my 'real' business mailbox, but I can set up email addresses for either different types of inquiries or from different sources. Not only can I help my clients with laser-targeted advertising, this is another way I can track the sources of my own traffic!"


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"I just finished listening to the members-only teleclass, Repurposing Profit Machine.  I soooo appreciate the value, content and clarity you put into everything you do!  The content was well worth paying for and you gave it away to OnlineBizU.com members for FREEEEEE!!!!  Your class was just as clear and to the point as your many articles and your handout was PHENOMENAL -- not one of those weak 1-page fill-in the blank sheets that some hosts use for their teleclasses -- yours is CHOCK FULL of the totally valuable content you shared within the call.  The whole topic of REPURPOSING work so we don't have to re-create the wheel is just so useful in and of itself and you broke it down into over 15 ways we can do it!!  HOORAY!!!  Thanks, as always, for being such an awesome resource!  You totally deserve your title as Queen of Online Biz Resources!  : ) 

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"Just wanted to thank you for a great teleclass. I dialed in because I needed help to structure my own teleclasses and your method of turning a previously written article into a teleseminar was especially appealing. You led us through some easy-to-follow steps - and I'm looking forward to trying them out for myself!  My membership at OnlineBizU is proving invaluable as I build my own business online - you're very generous with all the articles and resources you share - thank you!"  

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"Thank you for developing and offering Online Biz University - it is one of my top go-to resources. I get so much value from my membership. I enjoy learning new programs and tools (and Donna offers several fantastic resources for continual learning to occur). As my knowledge increases, I am able to demonstrate this new expertise to my clients and offer additional services in my practice, which has allowed me to grow my business." 

Kelly Johnson, Virtual Assistant
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Stephanie Buehler, MPW, PsyD, CST,
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"The uniqueness of what Donna offers is what is most impressive. She'll either have an idea or lead you to a source that no one else who might have a similar product is talking about. I LOVE having that kind of unrivaled information. I rate it as one of the top return's on investments for people who want to get more clients online." 

Pat Weber, America's #1 Coach for Introverts, Shy and Reluctant Who Sell,
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Branding Yourself Online

What does your brand say about you and your business? Here you'll find some useful tips on making your brand unique.

How to Stand Out: Differentiate Your Business with Authenticity
Donna Gunter
How to Stand Out:  Differentiate Your Business with Authenticity Do you regularly incorporate your personality into your business so that your ideal clients are naturally drawn to you? Playing to your gifts and being who you are for a living is an extraordinarily rewarding way to run your business. Here's a unique way to make your business stand out in a crowd: . . . keep reading
Do You Own - And Control Your Domain Name? You May Be Surprised!
Chip Cooper
Do You Own - And Control Your Domain Name? You May Be Surprised! All too often, website owners are lax in nailing down ownership and control of valuable domain names, and as a result, are often required to litigate these issues costing them thousands. . . . keep reading
Making a Great Tagline
Samantha Hartley
Making a Great Tagline Many businesses desire to create a tagline but aren't quite sure how to go about it. Most of the time, people who want a tagline are searching for a concise, effective way to talk about what they offer. They want something catchy and memorable, easy for their prospects to remember as well as themselves. Here are 5 characteristics of successful, brand-building taglines: . . . keep reading
Elevator Pitch: 7 Steps to a Killer 30-Second Commercial That Works Every Time
Elevator Pitch:  7 Steps to a Killer 30-Second Commercial That Works Every Time Even though your business may be completely Internet based, there are still numerous times when you need to give your elevator pitch (elevator speech), or your 30-second commercial that explains what you do and how you do it. Having a ready-made elevator pitch at your disposal continues to be an important online marketing tool that you need to continuously sharpen. . . . keep reading
DOWNLOAD: Your Target Market Interview Worksheet
Donna Gunter
DOWNLOAD:  Your Target Market Interview Worksheet Learn the most important questions to ask when you need to find out more about your target market in this 6-page worksheet. . . . keep reading
Storytelling: A Powerful Marketing Strategy for Your Online Business
Donna Gunter
Storytelling:  A Powerful Marketing Strategy for Your Online Business Before the advent of pencil and paper and writing, ancient peoples depended solely upon storytelling to pass along the history of their families and tribes from one generation to the next. You can create the same kind of connection to your customer base by telling your story or the story of a successful client. Stories help people create visual images of what you're trying to get across. . . . keep reading
10 Essential Questions to Ask Your Target Market
Donna Gunter
10 Essential Questions to Ask Your Target Market One of the most terrifying decisions an online business owner makes is the decision to refine and define their target market because they're scared of excluding people. However, the more focused you are in your marketing efforts and the better you understand and can define your target market, the easier your marketing becomes. Here are 10 questions you can ask your target market to get a better understanding of their needs: . . . keep reading
How to Use Your Website to Disqualify Your Prospects
Donna Gunter
How to Use Your Website to Disqualify Your Prospects How many prospective clients have you spoken to recently who are great at draining your time and energy but can't seem to find the money or desire to hire you? Consequently, I implemented one strategy that has been my secret weapon in my client cultivation process -- I use my website to disqualify as many prospects as I can. Here's how you can do the same: . . . keep reading
10 Key Questions to Ask to Unlock Your Expertise
Donna Gunter
10 Key Questions to Ask to Unlock Your Expertise Many business owners wrestle with this notion of "expertise", feeling certain that they don't know enough to be looked upon by anyone as an expert.Your knowledge, likes and dislikes, and life experiences are all valuable keys to help you unlock your expertise. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself to help you assess your expertise: . . . keep reading
Online Reputation Management For Your Small Business
Caroline Melberg
Online Reputation Management For Your Small Business By maintaining a consistent approach to online marketing, you can ensure that your reputation online is unmarred by negativity and reputation-killing talk. The essence of all on-line reputation management is ensuring that more positive reflections of your business appear in as many places online as possible, as often as possible, and to keep fresh content alive about you and your business that creates a positive impression. . . . keep reading
How to Create a Unique Selling Proposition for Your Online Business
Donna Gunter
How to Create a Unique Selling Proposition for Your Online Business A Unique Selling Proposition is a slogan, thought, idea, and way of doing business that makes you unique, different and distinct from other businesses in your niche or in your industry. Here's how you create an effective USP for your online business: . . . keep reading
Putting the "Authentic You" in Your Online Business
Donna Gunter
Do your prospective clients get a true sense of you when they read your brochure, peruse your business card, stumble across your web site, read your blog, or listen to your podcast? As a service business owner, one of your most unique selling propositions is YOU. Here's how I learned to integrate my true self into my own online business. . . . keep reading
Top 7 Strategies to Build Trust in Your Online Service Business
Donna Gunter
Giving your visitors confidence that they can trust what you do and say is one key to success in the online world. There are 7 prime strategies you can use to eliminate the barriers in doing business with you and set visitors on the path of getting to know, like, respect and trust you. . . . keep reading
7 Strategies to Choosing an Effective Domain Name
Donna Gunter
Your domain name is the beginning of the establishment of your presence online, The process of picking the "right" domain name takes some time and thought so that the domain name serves you well into the future. Here are 7 strategies you can use to pck an effective domain name: . . . keep reading
How to Find Your Niche, Determine Your Ideal Client, and Target Your Market
Donna Gunter
The more focused you can become in defining what you do and in describing the group who needs what you do, the more effective your marketing becomes. Weeding out all those prospects who don't fit your niche, target market, or ideal client profile will leave you with a much better qualified pool of prospective clients. Here are 7 questions for you to consider in determining your niche, describing your ideal client, and finding your target market. . . . keep reading
How to Find Your Target Market Online
Donna Gunter
Many business owners are looking for their target market in all the wrong places. Worse yet is the business owner whose target market is "everybody". Doing your target market research ahead of time will save you a great deal of grief and headache. There are seven great research tools I recommend that are available online for you to research your target market. . . . keep reading
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