Maria Marsala's Articles

The articles below have appeared in various business publications. Some have been written for a specific industry; however, the concepts presented are universal and apply to virtually all industries.

NOTE: You may print our articles for your personal use. All articles are copy written and cannot be used in your training, seminars, corporate newsletters, ezine, magazines, newspapers or web sites without asking Maria for permission.

Business Building

•   Best Places For Tax Information
•   Choose The Right CPA For Your Business
•   Choosing Health Insurance For Business Owners
•  Get Rid Of Your Business Hats
•  Reasons Why You Don't Want To Go Public
•  Are Your Clients Making You Sick?
•   10 Proven Ways to Say No To Someone Who Wants To "Pick Your Brain"
•   10 Rights of Service Business Owners *NEW*
•   Kick Self-Employment to the Curb! *NEW*
•   What Does A Virtual Assistant Do?

Marketing With Integrity

•   Ideal Client Article
•   6 P's of Marketing
•   What's Marketing with Integrity?
•   Be Different!
•   It's About Building Relationships
•   One-hour Marketing Solution
•   10 Ways To Develop Confidence In New Situations
•  How To Get Paid Every Time You Speak - REALLY!
•   To Use The Back Of A Business Card -- Or Not *NEW*
•   What To Include In A Bio or Press Release
•   Press Releases: Free Publicity & Newspaper Links
•   Printing Process: A Primer
•   Did You Remember To Send A Nice Note?

Marketing Using Articles

•   10 Terrific Ways To Use ONE Article To Get Yourself KNOWN *Just Updated*
•   Ways To Promote Your Business When Your Passion Is Writing
•  How To Turn Your Articles Into An Ebook Or Book: Step-by-Step Directions
•  13 Short and Powerful Reasons To Write Articles Now *Just Updated*
•  Creating Products Using Your Services
•   Article Banks = Internet Marketing Gold

Marketing On the Internet

•   Let Your Visitors Choose Your Keywords
•   Online Newsletter (Ezine) Don't's
•   33 Low Cost and Simple Ways To Promote Your Ezine
•   Are You Asking For Permission or Disaster?
•  Protect Your Web Site's Email Address
•   What's Color Have To Do With It?
•   10 Ways To Make Your Web site Trustable
•   What's 200 Words Have To Do With Your Computer?
•   Help Search Engines Find Your Web Site With These 7 Tips
•  "Do Ask, Do Tell" - Top 10 Most Helpful Online Customer Survey Resources
•   What Does =20 Mean?
•   10 Ways To Protect Your Computer Against a Virus *Just Updated*
•   What does "lol" Mean? (and many more acronyms)
•   Don't Count Your Hit's!
•   Is Your Web site Untitled?
•   It is an ASCII or Binary file?
•   Removing Those Pesky">"">">"?'s
•   How R Your Permissions?
•   How To Keep Your Readers On YOUR Site
•   Give them the Email Format They Want
•   When You Must Leave Your Computer at Home
•   Saving Documents Where You Want Them Saved
•   Protecting and Saving Your Computer Passwords
•   What In The World Do I Do With All These Unwanted CD's?

Networking To Increase Your Net-Worth

•   Ways to Network In A Bowl
•   Networking For Success
•   Networking For Your Clients
•   Do You Have a Fear of Networking?
•   Questions to Ask At A Meeting That Includes a Meal *NEW*

Personal Stuff for Business Owners

•   Will You Be Lost If Your Cards Are Stolen?
•   How To Create Your Yearly Theme
•   All About Changing Habits
•   50 Ways To Find Serenity
•   So What's Your Excuse?
•   Find Your Ideal Place to Live
•   What is Healthy Support?
•   It's About Attitude
•   Dream It, Create It, Become It
•   Do You Love A Man?
•   What Can You Do With An Idea?
•   Create A Vision That Is Uniquely You
•   Create Your Very Own WOW List
•   Is Your Life Out Of Control? Then Do Something About It!
•   10 Hours or 10 Days To An Organized Kitchen
•   Throw "Time Management" Out The Window *Just Updated*
•   Spending and Debt Quiz
•   What is the Quality Of Your Life Quiz