by Diane Armitage | Apr 10, 2013 | Mindset & Motivation
This morning as I was working out with my tennis coach, Bill Howie, he suggested a great intention meditation that reminded me why everyone calls him the “Zen Master of Tennis.” What he explained is similar to what we’ve learned from “paradigm...
by Diane Armitage | Jan 29, 2013 | Mindset & Motivation
Years ago, I got my certification in Feng Shui, and my home looks more like a Buddhist monk’s than some blond Orange County chick’s house. I also love the Chinese New Year, and believe that each “Year of” can coincide beautifully with...
by Diane Armitage | Jan 28, 2013 | Mindset & Motivation
The other morning, I opened my e-mail to a few negative e-mails from one of my client’s offices. I call those “negative vibrations” (to say the least!). The client is going through a great deal of positive clean up and transformation, but this can...
by | Jan 31, 2012 | Marketing Ideas To Go "BOOM!"
This morning, one of my “Free Websites Secrets” subscribers asked me about the advantages of doing SEO work on and off his site vs. the PPC advertising he’s currently doing. PPC – PayPerClick – is also referred to as Sponsored Advertising in the...
by | Nov 14, 2011 | Marketing Ideas To Go "BOOM!", Working On Your Business
About three feet away from me, the hummingbirds are lining up at my feeder like cars at a solitary gas station. The feeder is suctioned to my front window, just a few feet from my desk, and about 40 feet above the ocean below. Of course, being “high and...
by Diane Armitage | Sep 2, 2011 | Mindset & Motivation
For several months now, I’ve been running trails on a big hill here in Laguna Beach, and I’ve seen all sorts of wild life. I’ve even had a coyote run alongside me for nearly a quarter mile … just loping along, acting like some kind of pet. I’ve...
by | Aug 31, 2011 | Fast Fixes For Lame Websites, Working On Your Business
We’re in the process of redoing a client’s site and website marketing, and have finally been given access to his existing shopping cart so that we can connect the two together. Turns out, their online shopping cart can’t be connected to our new site! While we’ve...
by | Aug 24, 2011 | Social Media Marketing
The other day, I was talking to a very dear client with a website that is being designed and launched shortly by an outside programming team. He hired me for the writing of the content, hired my writers for the writing of all the product in his shopping cart, and...
by | Aug 19, 2011 | Marketing Ideas To Go "BOOM!"
You know how I’m always harping on you to GET THE RIGHT DOMAIN NAME and USE IT EVERYWHERE . . . right? I’d say this is one of the subjects I’m most ruthless about as your domain is your foundational element to everything you build in your website...
by | Aug 15, 2011 | Fast Fixes For Lame Websites
If you’re a subscriber in my “Rise Above the Internet Din” weekly subscription, you know I’ve been reviewing a couple restaurant web sites. These are high-end, long-standing, highly regarded restaurants in Las Vegas, and the chef and business...