Archive for October 2011
The Small Business Blog… What should it be?
I love blogging and trying to sound knowledgeable about things I am still trying to figure out. It is the ultimate example of “fake it until you make it.” This is one where I will be right out there with the fact that I am still figuring this topic out. But I do have…
Read MoreJust fix it
Got something broken? Fix it. Not sure if you have the right price and want to research more? Set a very short limit on how long you are going to research and then fix it. The amount you are going to spend in time researching it will outweigh the savings very soon. Don’t think it…
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Social media badges on your site – 6 Tips to get them right
Congratulations! You aren’t letting the world pass you by, you realize the importance of social media and you have added icons to your site. But, are you doing it right? Here are some tips to make sure that those badges are not colorful graphics but are working for you on your site. #1 Persistent Icons…
Read More5 ways to kick your exhausted brain in gear
Let me state for the record that I am really tired today. I had the kind of weekend this past weekend where I need a weekend after the weekend to recover. I won’t complain because it was all fun and I wouldn’t trade it but seriously, I am exhausted and having a really hard time engaging…
Read MoreAdmitting failure, learning from Qwikster
In September a former Internet darling, Netflix made a bizarre announcement. They were going to split their business operations into two parts. Their online streaming operation would continue to be called Netflix and their DVD by mail operation would be cleaved off and would be rebranded as Qwikster. I won’t get into just how stupid…
Read MoreYom Kippur and the small business
We are now in a part of the Jewish calendar that is rife with holidays. We just completed Yom Kippur this weekend. There was one prayer that got me thinking. The first part of the holiday includes the service called the Kol Nidre service. At this point of the holiday the fast is only an…
Read MoreRemembering Steve Jobs
I have spent a lot of time between yesterday and today reading others memories of Steve Jobs. There are so many people who knew him well and wrote so eloquently that writing my own tribute seems almost a decadent waste of words. I can’t help myself though so please bear with me. I did not…
Read MoreTaking your new business seriously
Why is it so hard as a new business to take oneself seriously? I went through this when I first started out (ok, I hate to admit it but I am still going through it to some extent) and I am watching a friend go through it as well. Actually, the why is easy to…
Read MoreFour absolute musts for your website
We are going back to basics again today. I have this categorized as an ecommerce – back to basics but these laws apply to everyone. You super savvy web people… walk on, nothing to see here. But, if you are one of the wide world of normal human beings that have a website and are…
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