Your Google Wave Guide
by Brent Haeseker on 27/09/09 at 12:35 am
Since Google Wave is expected to have a limited release on September 30th, it is time to get an understanding of what this tool is, how it works, why it is revolutionary and how we might use it.
What it is?
Announced by Google on May 27th, 2009 as a “personal communication and collaboration tool”, Google Wave [...]
Facebook Faceoff Goes Facedown
Facebook spent this week doing damage control for their over bearing change to their Terms of Service agreement.
Basically, they where stating they changed their terms of service and any content you as a member have posted to the site, whether currently up or previously deleted, belonged to Facebook. There was no advance warning, just [...]
Using a Blog to Get More Pages Indexed in Google
So, you’re still thinking this whole blogging thing is silly? Yet you want your website to rank well and bring a lot of visitors to your website?
If these two statements apply to you, then truth be told, you’d be silly not to consider a blog.
Think of it this way – if you have an [...]
Finding Time to Podcast
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Ok, I know this is a blog geared towards website development, SEO and online social media, but here is a cool tool that you can use for when you are meeting with new people at a networking event. You know you are going to get that question “So, what do you do?”, so why not [...]
Full StoryUsing Usability to Make Your Site More Usable
There is a book in our office that has been required reading for all staff members for the last 3 years. This book is called “Don’t Make Me Think” by Steve Krug. The book is about usability of website design and how you don’t want to have your site visitors have to think when they [...]
Full Story2009 Will Be the Year of Big Internet Business
Yep, that is my predicition.
In 2009, while our economy continues to slug along, those that do a good job of marketing themselves online will have a very good year. We’ve all probably heard stories of how a lot of people became rich during the Great Depression – because it is true. Those that keep their [...]
How I Planned My New Year
My goal for next year is to not have to worry about coming up with goals.
Seriously, it is kinda fun to plan out your new year, but the typical scenario is we have all these great ideas at the beginning of the year and if we stumble upon those ideas and goals at some point [...]
Your Website is Not Yours – It's Your Customer's
Too many business owners get caught in the trap of making a website something that they like as opposed to researching what type of site will best convert visitors into buying customers. I commonly hear “I want” this or “I want” that without having answers to how a customer might percieve those things. I’m not [...]
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No matter how optimistically it is presented, no matter how often it is mentioned that “everyone’s onboard” and no matter how much you want to believe it will work for the better, design by committee is a process that delays the completion of a website that no one involved will be happy with.
I have seen [...]
Websites – Not Just For Simple Contact Forms Anymore
Contact forms on your website are great. A customer can fill it out and submit it and presto, you have an email from a new lead.
But are you using the contact form as successfully as possible?
If you are truely marketing your website, you will want to track visitors to see what marketing actions you are [...]
