Be honest in your marketing
In my house we subscribe to many different kinds of email newsletters. My wife gets one from a cosmetic company that all the time says “here’s something to make up for our mistake” At first I thought that’s a nice way to handle a mistake. Then they kept coming every couple of days. “Our Bad” […]
SEO is Simple – My Rules
Search engines and their algorythms are constantly changing. So the exact rules for being found by the search engines are not known, but here are also some old mainstays that don’t really change. SEO is Simple – My Rules Rule 1 – Have good navigation that search engines (and humans) can read and follow If […]
Be careful when forcing your ads on people
Fast Company is a pretty good magazine and I even had a subscription for a year or two. I’ve pretty much done with all of my paper newspaper and magazine subscriptions, but I have been a subscriber to the Fast Company blog for a while now. Recently they have been pushing ads to their blog […]
Good free lesson on marketing
There’s a new free ebook from Google called Improving Online Conversions for Dummies. They lean toward adwords, but that’s how they make their money. If you’re interested in buying or selling ads from your site, it’s explained well. There is another benefit, too. You can learn how visitors are probably going to behave on your […]
Take better pictures
A really good photography post on WIRED How-to wiki, called Take Better Flash Photos. It’s a really good lesson. I love the ping-pong ball idea. Learn to Take Better Flash Photos
What should I write about
The best way to make your site and business more popular online is to keep adding new content. The first thing I’m always asked is, what do I write about? You can write about anything you want. I always quote Matt Cutts (a Google guy) “What do you know that no one else does?” Some […]
Is Your Business On Google Places
Google Places is a great way to promote your businesses online presence. It works well even if you don’t have a website. Business owners can have a listing on Google’s local database. So when potential customers search for you on Google.com or Google Maps they also see your ad. Your business name, location, hours of […]
Android On A Windows Phone
Several months ago I bought my wife a new HTC-HD2. They were having a great sale at T-Mobile and I couldn’t resist the price, even though I thought my non-techie wife, Nancy would like Android much better than Windows Mobile 6. Neither of us liked the OS very well. It was not user friendly and […]
Friday Just For Fun Site – Ball on a String
Here’s something just for some fun on a Friday. (Not responsible if you get caught playing at work) Happy Friday the 13th This is an old one, but it still drives me crazy. All you have to do is click on the ball and it changes colors. Yeah that’s all! Play Ball on a String
Google Small Business Blog
Here’s a new blog called Google Small Business. It’s new, but looks like something that may provide valuable information for most any business. I’ve already seen a couple of new tools that I plan to check out. I recommend subscribing to Google Small Business
