Black Hat SEO is one marketing technique used by various businesses and companies today. With the aid of the available tools via the Internet, one company may market its’ products and services getting higher rankings on search engines with little sweat.

JCPenney.com recently took this route getting them a lot of negative attention and losing them a lot of ground against their competition after being caught by search engines like Google.

This strategy sounds too good to be true, and for good reason — with the unethical ways in the Black Hat world, you should be aware of the consequences that may arise. [ more . . . ]

Rachel Sequoia isn’t a real person. Rachel Cherones just plays her on viral campaigns.

In late March, this video popped up on YouTube and spread like wildfire. The video portrays Rachel Sequoia pitching her groovy business plan to a group of venture capitalists. It’s almost immediately clear that Rachel is either (a) an insane hippie, or (b) the star of prank.

For small business owners, giving control of an entire section of your business and, more importantly, the entire portion that faces your customers can be a personal challenge. Many small business owners are doing this for the first time. There is no other type of consulting for your business that takes as much control over what your business is as much as a marketing agency does. This can be a personal struggle – you’re releasing control of your business to someone else. You’re letting go. [ more . . . ]