Is Barack Obama love or infatuation? Will he be on the ballot in 2008? Is this election process too long for any candidate to survive and thrive? What are the substantive issues? Is the following cartoon wishful thinking or precognition? Post your thoughts.

As a business owner I concern myself with the politics that affect the economic climate. Yet, it’s what I do for my clients at Studio 1ne to help them attract business that fills my work day.

Case in point is Rosalie, who owns a state certified massage therapy school. In the past few years, competing massage schools have opened that vie for the same student pool. Business has been flat. Rosalie came to us to redesign her Web site so she could get more business.

To begin the new Web site design process, we did an audit of her existing site to check on traffic and other key factors. Armed with the data we were able to reveal to Rosalie that the current Web presence was inadequate to deliver the traffic, leads and sales she needed to thrive. After presenting the audit results and listening to the goals Rosalie had for her business, we could recommend an integrated new media Internet marketing approach. It includes the design, writing publishing content and on-going support of her small business Internet marketing newsletter, along with other effective Internet tools.

By working with her to manage the Internet marketing while respecting budget, Rosalie has seen enrollment grow beyond projections for the upcoming course.

Now that’s good news for the economy and the business owner! Bill Gow, Studio 1ne