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Using a Blog for Business: 10 Great Resources
Recently I’ve had a few conversations with my old friend James at Conscious Revolution Now about the value of using a blog as a business tool - specifically with WordPress and a decent theme. While our blogs are not intended be [...]
Does this blog fail usability?
Website usability is a hot topic these days. Blog usability is also a hot topic and maybe even hotter since so many people are using blogs for business purposes. Generally, the term usability refers to [...]
Mahalo is a Search Engine Worth Trying
I came across Mahalo today and was quite pleased with how it worked. Of course Mahalo is the word in Hawaiian for thank you - which is what you might be saying when you use this search engine. It kind of reminds me of the [...]
Under New Management: Solostream Sold
I am going to miss Michael Pollock. I felt like I knew him personally. Like we used to hang out. Don’t worry, he’s not dead. In fact he’s probably doing better than ever. He recently sold his ultra cool, boutique WordPress theme brand called Solostream to the Jigsaw group [...]
How to get high quality videos on YouTube
Poor YouTube, first they got hammered because Google spent zillions on them and still hasn’t figured out how to monetize it. Then they got beat up because everything looks like you’re watching TV hung over. Well, the second [...]
How to quickly accept credit cards on your website
If you are looking for a quick and inexpensive solution to accepting payments on your website, check out PayPal. They offer a service that is free to set up and offers competitive transaction rates.
Get more backlinks with SocialMarker
Here is a service that you can use to get more backlinks, which are a very important part of increasing your natural search rankings. This free service is called SocialMarker. Very simply SocialMarker is an aggregation type service that automatically [...]
Web Video University Review
Recently I completed a web video training course developed by Dave Kaminski, called Web Video University. The course is delivered entirely online and is expected to take you about 4 weeks to complete. It took me more like 8 weeks to complete as my existing commitments kept getting in the way [...]
Dealing with Time Famine
Despite my best efforts to better manage my time. I still feel short of it. Everyone that I work with or talk to feels the same way.
Wasn’t technology supposed to make things easier? Didn’t we all have the future planned for leisurely pursuits while technology did all the heavy lifting?
Heck no! In fact, the [...]
Microsoft Tricks People Into Confessions about Vista
While at the same time creating some pretty good video content for their site called the Mojave Experiment. Users are asked to candidly rate Vista, whether they would upgrade to it, etc., and the responses are overwhelmingly negative.
The End of the Newspaper Industry
Newspaper publishers are not doing a very good job of fighting the trends killing their business. Disruptive technology (like micropublishing) and the eco-movement are making it very hard to sell hard copy print. Newspaperdeathwatch.com is a great resource [...]
Promote Your Blog with Video at Blog Gears
Blog Gears just launched a site that I think is going to help bloggers (and others) promote themselves with something that I have been talking about for a while - video. Blog Gears allows you to upload a video up to 90 seconds in length and target it to a specific audience who then vote [...]
Blog World Expo in Las Vegas - Are You Going?
I have been thinking about attending Blog World expo in Las Vegas next month. With the exposure I’m seeing in the blogosphere, I am seriously considering going. Of course, I can resist not going and shooting something while I am there.
Let’s Make Some Crappy Graphs
Here’s a great way to kill some time…. or to dazzle your audience into their next PowerPoint coma with …drum roll please Crappy Graphs!
