Services – Help with Your Online Business

Our Services

While almost 30 years of combined experience in our own entrepreneurial endeavors helped in formulating online business strategies and setting up our different online business units, there are unique aspects to this type of work. Structuring your online business model on the front end, or tweaking your product and service profiles to take maximum advantage of online environments can be very challenging.

If you are a small business, sole proprietor, start-up, or looking to escape from enslavement employment, we can help you with:

  • electronic communications strategy
  • email – award-winning newsletters, product fliers, list management
  • direct marketing – mailing campaigns, analytics, list maintenance and development, targeted strategies
  • integrated marketing and messaging, social media strategy
  • sales and presentation training
  • customer service policy and implementation
  • online store set-up using on-demand service providers
  • travel-based business opportunities
  • wholesale travel club membership

Please contact us for a free consultation!

Also, see our other Resource pages for helpful information and educational products.

Online All-Stars

We’ve researched and developed a roster of online All-Stars over the years. These are trusted service providers and resources we have used in our own online endeavors which we highly recommend.

WP Blog Host – Empathetic and effective help from a hosting provider? John Hoff (a real person with a super service ethic) delivers! Great hosting packages – budget friendly options, including automatic monthly billing – personal and cheerful service. John Hoff is also the author of WordPress Defender: 30 Ways to Secure Your Blog from Attack Anyone Can Do.

Blue Sun Studio - Multi-media design, web design, book and cover design, and inspired coaching for creative people.. Through the process of in-depth consultation and strategic coaching, Blue Sun helps business, design and writing clients define vision, marketing lifestyle, strategies and communication plan and then assists in creating the products, brands, logos, images and designs to tell a unique story. Services include coaching programs, websites, logos, banners, marketing materials, book covers, e-zines, Facebook pages and any other design products you need to share your message with the public.  Blue Sun designed PassingThru’s wonderful graphics and The Narcissist: A User’s Guide e-book Betsy co-authored.

Anti-Social Development – Kim Woodbridge – A trusted provider who does ongoing work for PassingThru, Kim specializes in the entire range of WordPress based website implementation including installation, theme design, upgrades, unique customizations and ongoing site maintenance. Service packages range from Complete Blog Start, monthly retainer Tech Support, template and paid platform conversions, custom Facebook pages and much more. Kim works quickly and intuitively, delivering outstanding value at extremely reasonable rates. Plus she’s got one of the funnier kids on the planet.

Blogging Without A Blog – Lessons in blogging from seasoned blogger, Barbara Swafford. Quality discussions and information aplenty to help you get started. Even more importantly, create online community with supportive individuals who understand what you’ve taken on. Use Barbara’s Free Blog Registry to begin promoting your efforts by showcasing your blog and finding other bloggers. Then pop over to the Blog Boutique for examples (free header backgrounds!) of Barbara’s graphic arts skills. Barbara’s visionary framework has been the springboard for many successful blogging efforts, including our own.

Shades of Crimson Davina Haisell, editor and copywriting consultant, helps you reach your audience by leveraging your words for greatest impact, transforming your writing to help your natural voice show through. With over 20 years in editing and proofreading, Davina also provides in-depth services including manuscript review, structural and stylistic editing, copy editing, final proof and fact-check. Davina is also a wonderful ambassador for the city of Vancouver to first-time visitors, as my account of our day together attests. Render the write impact with Shades of Crimson.