Archive for the ‘Business Issues’ Category
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Let me tell you a few stories about companies and the way they use email.
This quote appeared on one of the jewelry forums I follow.
Hi I ordered a custom (ring) from …. and last contact with him was Sept. 21 stating payment recieved will be in touch soon….It’s been almost ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Yes, I can admit when I make a mistake. In some cases even pretty earth shatteringly large mistakes. This time I pulled the trigger without doing enough due diligence and research, something I constantly tell people to do before they jump in to the deep end.
So, what did I fail ...
Posted in Administrivia, Business Issues, Don't Do This, Linkerbation, Web Development, Wordpress | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 11th, 2008
I have made no secret of my dislike of PayPal. There has always been something loan sharkish about them. Often there is no recourse when they do something against you, they have become a haven for people of questionable ethics, and they are totally unregulated yet pretend they are ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
I'm sure that you have all seen this public service announcement on TV,
Maybe I'm wired wrong, but every time I see that PSA the only thing running through my head is, how is that poor salesman supposed to feed his kids? As a bit of marketing it does seem to ...
Posted in Business Issues, Old School Business, Web Development | No Comments »
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Corporate Anthems are a guilty little pleasure of mine.
Some of them are a tribute to an age of business and marketing that has long since passed, while others are simply a tribute to the egos of the people behind them. In either case there is something about them makes me ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
WebmasterRadio.fm is one of my guilty pleasures during the day. It's talk radio for geeks. Delivered live, streamed over the web, or in downloadable podcast format, you can find out the latest news in search, marketing, affiliate programs, or just a wild rant from Daron.
Some of my favorite shows are ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
I've said it over and over, and you've read it or heard it over and over, but it bears repeating again. Your internet business is still a business and it needs to be run like one.
This really starts hitting home as the economy starts to become tight and there is ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
The web is full. No more room for your new website, or to even re-tool your old website. So don't bother, spend your money on radio advertising instead.
Or maybe not.
Without a doubt the web has become a very crowded place. With almost every commercial business having at least some presence ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Anthony Muhaluk over at CC Tech brought up and interesting dilemma over at the SEO forum at WebWorkshop. It seems that his company was successful in helping a website rank rather well in local and state searches relating to the target market. So well that another company in the same ...
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