After spending the whole day at WordCampNYC on Saturday, I wanted to write this post about the event and a little bit about WordPress in general. The event was two days long, but I could only attend the first day and enjoyed every minute of it.

I just signed up to attend the WordCampNYC this weekend in New York City.

The event is on Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, 2009. It will be held at Baruch College of the City University of New York. Although my ticket covers both days, I will be attending only on Saturday.

With the 2009 holiday season upon us, many businesses have already started their customer engagement activities in order to get the best out of the most lucrative period of the year. This year everything looks good for holiday sales. The question is whether you and your business is ready. To help you with your preparations and promotional activities for the holiday shopping season, I put together a list of items that you should consider for your to do list.

Rarely, do I have my customers start a conversation with the reason of their need for a web presence. These business owners start off on the wrong foot when planning their web sites. You should ask yourself, “Why do I need a web site”. This is the first step in developing a successful web presence.

Project budgets and deadlines are always major concerns in any line of business. Regardless of the size of a project, there is always a need for being on top of activities to make sure that deadlines are met and work can be completed without running off budget. As the number of contributors to a project increases, it gets more complicated to coordinate the multitude of tasks handled by different people. No matter how complicated projects are, using a project management tool will always be helpful in completing them smoothly.

If you make a decision today to learn Internet marketing, you will finally be able to say you were in the right place at the right time and it made all the difference in the world. What you might find yourself wondering though, is what makes now any different than any other day?

Free. I love the word. It’s a great way to start any new endeavor and if you’re reading this article you are probably just getting started on the Internet. Maybe you’ve been thinking about it for a while but you’ve been slow to put any money into it because you’ve been put off by all the conflicting claims. Every web hosting site you visit says they have the best prices and the best service. They can’t all be right!