Developing Long Term Vision with Laser Focus is vital for any entrepreneur. First, focusing long term is developing a vision of your company, as it will be in twenty years. Next, creating daily accountability enables attainment of long-term vision. Building your internet business daily must be your focus. Understanding the long-term for Shook E-Commerce was seeing [...]
Branding An Internet Business Start Up
The old television series called Branded lurks in the back of my mind. The plot of every show was that Chuck Connors once again had to prove his worth because at one time he had been branded as a coward by a military tribunal. The life of the character he played was consumed correcting [...]
Excellence in Hosting
Which web- hosting is best for you and your business? Many questions accompany starting an Internet business. Web Hosting is the one of the first and most important decisions in starting a successful internet business. You will find lists for most popular hosts, best hosts for business, best hosts for business with multiple domains, and [...]
Crossing To Unknown Horizons
CROSSING TO UNKNOWN HORIZONS April 14, 2012 retirement made the Internet and Shook E-Commerce my full time occupation. Various factors indicated that the timing was right to leave one company and build my own. When contemplating such a move, be certain the time is right. What signals time to [...]
Website Parasites
Over the past few days, Shook E-Commerce has been under siege by what we will fondly refer to as the plague of the slimy website parasites. It all began innocently enough one Monday morning when the inbox used for the website, started filling with 50, and then 75 comments. Starting a web business? [...]
Establishing Your Leadership
Your business is all about you and the leadership you offer. Your leadership is the cornerstone for any organization you build. Your business will go no farther than you are equipped to lead it. Before building an organization that can sustain excellence, build yourself to do the same. Establishing your leadership as nothing short [...]
Internet Business Life Cycle 1
Internet Business Life Cycle 1 The Internet business life cycle consists of planning, start-up, development, and building stages. The planning stage creates blueprints. Excellent businesses start from excellent planning. All internet based business opportunity begins in planning. The start-up stage transforms blueprints into a working business. Speed of start-up is not an indicator of success. [...]
Business Cycle as Change Points
As your business life cycle moves in the measurement of time it is in constant change. Some internet based business opportunity can fold and go by the side of the road unable to keep up with needed change. Others can adapt with growth and prosperity. What is the difference? Businesses like people must successfully navigate change [...]




