Setting up an internet business, or indeed, any business isn't easy. However, there are a few basic things that you can do when starting out that can make your business appear to be more professional - and therefore, more likely to obtain sales, leads or other actions that are desirable to your bottom line.

This article considers a variety of aspects that can make your business more professional, from professional email addresses to virtual assistants. 

Getting started in Internet Marketing can be both challenging and expensive. There are as many lessons to learn as advice to avoid. That said, it's not all gloomy, with some common sense preperation work and a little bit of advice you can get your internet marketing career on the road to success.

This article outlines 10 hazards that you will need to avoid when you start out on your internet marketing adventure.

Over the past two years I've outsourced over two hundred different projects - some very small requring just a few hours of work, others very big requiring on going development. 

This article provides 10 tips on providing freelancing services. It's a must read for any aspiring programming or graphic design freelancer.

Within, setting realistic expectations is considered as is the importance of delivery and developing client relations. 

When you first start a small business you'll probably start off with just one project and one client, however, as you grow (hopefully!) you'll obtain more clients. As time goes on you'll find yourself handling many projects and many clients. 

Within this article, I have provided some tips regarding the management of projects and clients when you need to consider the management of multiple projects and multiple clients.

Many of the lessons herein have been derrived from the development of our Facebook program and Facebook Blackberry app. 

When launching a new product or service, buying Facebook fans may seem like a quick and easy path to success. However, there are many pit falls to buying Facebook fans and investing your cash gaining Facebook fans naturally may work out much better for you. 

This article considers the distinction between real Facebook fans and fake Facebook fans, it also points out how Facebook fans are sold to end consumers. 

In summary, before you purchase Facebook fans, you should read this article. 

Everyone talks about Facebook Fans. All major corporations seem to want them, but why should getting Facebook fans be important to you and your brand?This article investigates the reasons why getting Facebook fans could be important to your brand, and therefore your business.  

Social media entrepreneur Daniel Offer, owner of Chit Chat for Facebook, looks back on what social media and Facebook did for us in 2011. He outlines his ten social media and Facebook predictions for 2012.

Offer considers the possibility of Facebook's stock market listing, the problems with Facebook timeline and third party developer engagement in social media. 

Rumour has it that everyone on Facebook will be rolled out to the new Facebook timeline in time for Christmas, the bad news is that you can't stop this happening. However, if you're like me and slightly impatient for the impending moment when Facebook swaps over our Facebook walls to a Facebook timeline. Following a few easy instructions within this article you too can show off and play with your new Facebook timeline ahead of schedule. 

Fraping isn't everyone's idea of fun. However, nothing is funny unless you take the mick out of someone right? If you've ever considered what the most horrible ways to Facebook frapes are, then you'll want to read this article. 

This article describes 10 of the most horrible ways in which you can Facebook frape someone. Prepare yourself to be horrified by some of the funniest Facebook frape ideas. 

Practical jokes are an art form, but playing practical jokes and pulling off pranks on Facebook requires true creativity. This article contains  several ideas for Facebook pranks that can help get you started thinking about the ultimate way to use and abuse your social network. Enjoy!

Surveys are interesting because you can fill them out and then tag a friend (or several) to read your answers and also to fill out the same survey. They can then tag more friends and the survey will act much like a chain status update or chain mail. It can be a way to get to know a lot of friends in a short period of time. Surveys also have the potential to make your profile interesting. If friends know they can find a fun, interesting, revealing survey on your profile, they may make it a habit to visit often. 

This article describes a variety of Facebook surveys that you can do - the random note survey, the how old survey and more are revealed within! 

Turning status updates into games is a nice way to add some flavor to your profile and learn more about friends. If you get creative enough and do it often, people may start visiting your page just to see what updates you are providing.

Within this article, I've described a variety of fun Facebook status games that you may like to play with your friends. 

Enjoy!

You may already be familiar with the fact that Facebook is no longer just for connecting with friends and family, but did you know that it can provide dramatic benefits to a small business that are seeking to engage with their target market online.

For many small businesses in this difficult economy, it can be tough to spend enough money to create a successful advertising campaign. In fact, with the large number of new startup websites online, you have to be a savvy Internet marketer in order to get noticed whatsoever. Luckily, social media provides a free advertising venue for your small business, and when used correctly, it can help to level the playing field between your small company and a larger corporation.

If you’re a regular Facebook user, chances are you’ve seen eye-catching status updates and “likes” from a friend.  You might find that he or she has “liked” something such as OMG! Look at What Justin Bieber Just Did…Captured on Video! or Guys: 10 Surefire Ways to Make Women Addicted to You!  Intrigued, you click the link, only to find that it takes too much investment or risks your privacy.  You must click the Like button, add an application, take a survey, notify other friends, or complete some other time-wasting, risky task in order to see the compelling video, picture, or article that was promised.

Ever since the development of the hugely successful Japanese video game ‘Harvest Moon,’ the market for games seeking to make farming an enjoyable and engaging experience has hugely increased. One of these games, named Farm Town, exploded recently onto Facebook in the form of a browser-based flash game, and those who signed up haven’t looked back since. In fact, not only is Farm Town an excellent game in comparison to its major Facebook rival Farmville, but also a wonderful experience in its own right.