Go41 Sample Restaurant Site

Do you want to have your own restaurant website in few minutes like the sample above, even if:

1. You don’t have computer technical knowledge?

2. No design skills?

Yes, you can create your stunning restaurant website in minutes by simply following the 4 steps provided by GOA41.com on their site:

1. Choose a template and colors – Currently goa41.com has 3 templates but of course you are free to change the colors and fonts.

2. Insert Pictures – You can upload your own images.

3. Write few sentences – just write and edit all the contents of your site by using GOA 41 designer like the menus of your restaurant and all other necessary  information. You can also preview your site anytime.

4. Publish your site – and if you are ready, publish your site and announce to the world your new restaurant website.

Impress your customers and friends, go to GOA 41 and create your stylish restaurant site.

Bon appétit everyone!

Image from TheList Company

Let me start by telling you  that this post is about business blogging, but in general it is also applicable to any type of blogs.

Almost every business owner wants to grow their market and reach a larger audience. There is no better tool nowadays but to give your “brick and mortar” business an online presence. This is where business blogging comes in.

Gone are the days when static pages are the king of the web landscape.  The power of blogging has been fully recognized by the business community as a powerful tool in reaching more potential customers.

If you are into business blogging then congratulations! You’ve done the first step (and sometimes the most important).

Since you already have a physical product  to offer  ( it applies to digital products and services too), all you have to do is to sell, sell and sell.

I won’t talk about landing pages here nor the aesthetic design of your business blog. I want to emphasize on this post on how to promote your product or business online in the quickest way possible.

Let’s forget the technical details of a blog. We don’t need the perfect keywords at this time,  in short we don’t need SEO. Believe me, it  will take t time for a search engine to index your business blog. Let’s forget social media such as Facebook,  Myspace, Twitter, etc..  Let’s keep those in the background for a moment.

Your goal is either to make or increase sales. In order for you to achieve this, you need to inform your potential buyers about your business blog. In blogging, the right term is to drive traffic in your site.

so… How can you promote your product as fastest as possible?

By using  a LIST. Most if not all internet marketing gurus will tell you that without list there will be no traffic. Some equates LIST with Profits. In some way it’s is true.

Spread the word about your business blog  by  building a list. But wait a minute, isn’t building a list takes a loooooonnng time?

Well, definitely yes.

But what if, instead of building YOUR OWN LIST, you can LEVERAGE on other people’s list? If you can ask favor from other people (internet marketer) who are willing to share their list, or do a swap so much the better. Just give a share for every sale (like an affiliate).

If you cannot find other people to promote your product through their list, there are companies out there whose specialty is building a list and either you can rent or buy from them. What’s so good about these companies, is they already have market segregation. If you are looking for a consumer list, you can request them to segregate the data according to your criteria such as geography, age, income, purchasing behavior and more. They can even provide you a special list according to your target such as business list, auto insurance list, etc.

I hope I’ve given you some initial idea in promoting your business blog.

Having a business blog pays – but having a profit pays even better!  This can be easily done the fastest way by leveraging on other people’s list.

This is another cool free application guys. If you have small and home-based businesses, Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 can come in very handy for you.

Why 2009 and not 2010? It is for the reason that Microsoft is no longer distributing this very handy and useful software after November 2009, but you can still download it from other third-party websites such as download.cnet.com.

Microsoft Accounting Express

Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 is an easy-to-use accounting software that works with any of the existing Microsoft Office suite of applications, with which you can easily create invoices, track expenses and banks, and do a wide variety of accounting works which can help you easily manage your business.

Importing data from Office Excel, etc. is also pretty easy which lets you start from where you are. Just check out this Office Accounting Express 2009 – You won’t even have any difficulty working with its features and tools.

With the help of step-by-step wizard, you can even get your accounting tasks commenced immediately, and best of all, this Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2009 can come to you 100% free of cost!!

All it takes is just download Office Accounting Express 2009, and you can get started! This free version works with Windows XP/2003/Server/Vista.

However, of note, this free version is designed for US and UK based small business only and does not support requirement outside of these two countries.

If you are looking for a “Must-Attend University for Bloggers” or if you feel that you are trying to learn a foreign language whenever you see the words “WordPress, FTP, Filezilla, Webhosting, RSS” and other alien words…

Or, if you just simply want to know the step-by-step process on how to setup a blog from choosing a domain name to using the “FeedBurner”…

Then… look no farther. I’m presenting to you the 10 Easy To Follow Videos Showing You How To Create Your Blog From Scratch!

These videos are for veteran bloggers too who wants to do some reviews  on their skills (no examinations needed! )

By the way, the course is FREE

Here’s the Menu and Outline of Each Free Video:

Video 1 – Why You Should Use WordPress

Discover why it is so important to use WordPress for your blog and how you can learn, for FREE, how to set up your very own blog.

Video 2 – How To Get Your Own Domain Name

Discover how easy and fast it is to get your very own domain name for your new blog or website

Video 3 – How To Get A Web Host

Discover how easy and fast it is to set up your own hosting account for your new blog or website. And you’ll also be surprised at how very affordable it is to host your own blog.

Video 4 – How To Install WordPress

Discover how you can install the WordPress platform for your new blog! It’s free and it’s very easy to use once you’ve installed it.

Video 5 – How To Upload Files To Your Webhost Using FTP

Discover how to upload files to your own website or blog using FTP. Don’t worry, FTP is just like sending an email with attachment to your friend.

Video 6 – Choosing A WordPress Theme For Your New Blog

Discover how easy and painless it is to get your own free theme for your new WordPress blog.

WordPress 2.8 Ready Theme

Video 7 – How To Install And Use WordPress Plugins

Find out how you can easily install and use WordPress plugins for your new WordPress blog. Plugins are extra tools for WordPress.

Video 8 – How To Create Your First Blog Post And Blog Page

Discover how easy, simple and fast it is to create your first blog post and blog page. If you know how to type, you’ll find this video very easy to follow indeed

Video 9 – What RSS Is And Why You Need It

Discover what the mysterious letters “rss” means and learn how it can make you super effective on the information highway

Video 10 – How To Use Feedburner For Supercharging Your RSS Capabilities

Learn about “feedburner”, and how you can use it to help you boost your rss capabilities.

If you have any comments or questions on setting-up your blog please send me a personal email or feel free to add some comments on this post. Enjoy!

8 blood tests, 3 x-rays, 2 ECGs, 1 Urinalysis and yet still no results why I got sick.

Yup, I was sick and downed for more than a week. It started last week, Thursday night , when I felt like I’m about to collapse after just playing 2-sets of easy badminton game.

It’s not the badminton game that made me sick, but the… alright I admit..self-abused! Yes, I overworked myself- I pushed my self to the limit, too much!  I still want to work but my frail body cannot cope up anymore.

I don’t want to send the wrong message here. I got sick not because of working too much on my blog but due to another project..BIG project, which we will launch this week. And, I won’t blame anybody but myself. I was not able to managed my time and the people around me effectively.

When I was in the hospital, my wife didn’t let me use my laptop even if the hospital is wifi enabled. She even didn’t let me touch my mobile phone! Can you believe that? The only luxury that I had was the TV.

Being sick is the farthest thing in my mind!

In spite of this, there were valuable lesson that I’ve learned… and there were blessings that I was not aware  of.

There was one night in the hospital when my family members and my wife’s  were all present. It was like a party less the happy birthday song. My wife told me that this is the first time when both of our family members were all gathered in one place. She reminded me that this did not materialize even in our wedding day!

There were a lot of  life’s reflections that happened to me during my stay in the hospital. It gave me a lot of time to think my priorities in life.

I was too caught up with the sheer pandemonium of life that I often neglect or put into less priority the things that are  more eternal. Shelter, peace, joy, family, friends, good relationships, being able to sustain the food in the table are just some of the basics of life that are truly needed, and I’m very thankful that God already has given me these blessings. In reality, these are far more greater than with the the things that I have.

One big lesson that I’ve learned is that “someone up there” is in control of my life, whether I will make it through the storms or not.

Download your copy of Discover The Work You Were Born To Do & learn how YOU can become an Inspired Entrepreneur, discover work you love & become your own boss!

This is a shameless plug for someone whose work I think everyone needs to know about…

Nick Williams’s book – The Work You Were Born To Do – has made a big impression on my life… Every time I meet a challenge along the way, I still pick up that book, and I immediately find a quote or a passage which reminds me why I decided to start my own business and what following your heart is all about.

Anyway, Nick is on an ambitious mission to get the essence of his message – that we can all create successful businesses around work we LOVE – out to as many people as possible…

… and in order to do so, he’s turned his signature book – The Work You Were Born To Do – into a fantastic e-course.

I’ve been recommending people buy his book for years now and it’s just got even easier – because he’s now offering this great course totally free of charge on his website!

Simply click below, sign-up, and the first issue will be with you in moments:

http://www.inspired-entrepreneur.com/work

It’s a multimedia e-course so you can either stop the audio and read the issue, or you can close your eyes and let Nick talk you through his step-by-step approach. I find the second option refreshing when you’ve been staring at a computer screen for a little too long!

I cannot recommend Nick highly enough, so here’s that link again…

http://www.inspired-entrepreneur.com/work