Do You Talk Too Much?
July 18th , 2010
Talking…AND Listening – The 2 Parts of Conversation
We’ve all experienced this person at one time or another. You know, that guy or gal who drones on and on with zero awareness of the interest level of the person that they’re talking to. Lord knows, I’m sure that I’ve been this person at one time or another, and I would venture to guess that almost all of us have been too.
Category : Blog & Good Business & Web Wisdom
8 Tips for Overcoming Web-Technophobia
July 11th , 2010
Besides costing you money, there are other disadvantages to handing over the reigns to someone else every time you need to do things like change a phone number on your web site or make a quick online video.
Avoiding learning new technologies means you could very well lose the opportunity to infuse your individual personality into your digital communications. In this new business landscape, standing out from the ever-increasing online crowd means balancing the efficiency of powerful technology with authentic human relationships.
If the thought of updating your blog or adding a PayPal button to your web site leaves you stricken with the fear of God, here are some suggestions to help you claim your digital independence:
Category : Blog & Cool Tools & Good Business & Web Wisdom
Important and Often-Missed LinkedIn Setting
July 5th , 2010
Thanks to my marketing compadre Phyllis Zimbler Miller at Miller Mosaic Power Marketing, I was recently made aware of a setting on my LinkedIn profile that’s pretty darn important, super-quick and easy to fix, but which has nonetheless eluded my consciousness over the last few years that I’ve been using LinkedIn.
Category : 2-Minute Tips & Blog & Cool Tools & Good Business
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June 30th , 2010
Ultra Pro Web Sites
For some time now, I’ve been dreaming and scheming towards my very own web site package that would address the needs of small to medium-sized businesses.
The package that I finally came up with was the result of noticing how so many websites are weighed down by bells-and-whistles that do nothing other than add additional time and expense to the web site development process, distract site visitors from where you want them to go, and end up getting broken or neglected by the (understandably) confused web site owner.
Category : Blog & Good Business & News and Updates & WordPress
Ten Seconds to Better Networking
June 8th , 2010
Just discovered a simple idea for networking utilizing the power of LinkedIn.
Since I’m always looking to network with interactive agencies (who are usually a strong match for my particular services), before I meet someone at a particular agency either in person or over the phone, I take a quick glance at that person’s LinkedIn profile and see how I’m connected to that person. (more…)
Category : 2-Minute Tips & Blog & Cool Tools & Good Business
Web Developers: Take 20 Seconds to be of Service
February 28th , 2010
Even if you’ve been living in a cave, you know full-well how tough the economy has been on jobs over the past couple of years.
However, one group that doesn’t seem to be suffering from this shortage of jobs is the workforce of web developers, and really, computer programmers in general.
Is this because we’re just so smart and have everything figured out? As much as some developers would like to think so, the answer is a highly recursive NO.
The way I see it is that our field is just plain less competitive than that of our non-programmer colleagues. The demand for folks who know how to muckety-muck with code is way greater than the number of deranged souls who actually enjoy sitting in a dark room all day (and night) fiddling with functions and hashes and overflow:hiddens and….are we asleep yet?
Category : 2-Minute Tips & Blog & Good Business & Web Wisdom
