Tony Hsieh –“What Would I Do Different?”
I asked Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, at the end of our interview on how to use social media to promote your eCommerce business the following question – “If you had it to do all over again, what would you...
View ArticleTimothy Ferriss Says Excessive Action Is A Form Of Laziness
I caught up with Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, after the SEO session at Blog World Expo and asked him what the key motivating factor...
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Jim Kukral Knows Video
After facilitating an enlightening panel on podcasting with audio and video, I got to pick the brain of Jim Kukral a bit more and get some great tips on how to get started with video blogging. Jim...
View ArticlePR Web’s Vendor Booth
I recently took Susan’s press release writing class at SparkplugU, and she had some great things to say about PR Web. As you can imagine, I was pretty excited to see them at BlogWorld. Basically, their...
View ArticleUnique Blog Designs’ Vendor Booth
Unfortunately, Tamara and I are not so tech-savvy when it comes to things like…um…tech. So, we’re really grateful for the help of people who are able to set up and design blogs and web sites. If it...
View ArticleSEO Champion Vendor Booth
As freelance writers, we have devoted a whole lot of our time to writing SEO articles. It was fun to meet an actual SEO organization in the flesh while at BlogWorld. The thing that we liked about this...
View ArticleMaking Facebook Friends with Mari Smith
Shama Hyder invited Mari Smith to chime in on her wonderful FaceBook presentation at Blog World. In this video, Mari talks about making friends with key, influential people on FaceBook. An info-packed...
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Drop.io: Better and More Secure File Sharing
File sharing has never been a problem for me. Whip out the FTP program and upload to one of my sites, send the people I want to share the file with a URL. But then Drop.io happened. I tried it and oh...
View ArticleRebecca Caroe Interview: Selling Brands on the Idea of Social Media
Yesterday I had the pleasure of listening to the panel at South by Southwest about selling brands and companies on the idea of engaging via social media. To me, it’s difficult to believe that companies...
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Measuring Market Sentiment On Twitter
I’m always fascinated with Twitter tools. Some have been just blah and some could prove to be genuinely useful. I found Twendz last week and been watching a few topics through it. It’s fast becoming...
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USB Drives: Small, Convenient But Is Yours Secure?
Image via Wikipedia I remember so well the time I had to use a stack of 3.5 floppy disks at work so I can share a bunch of files with my colleagues and even then the file was split up over several...
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5 Gmail Hacks & Tips You May Not Know Of
Auto Canned Response Since Gmail Labs introduced Canned Response, I’ve heard a lot of praises for the ability to cut down copying/pasting time. I personally have no need for that because my assistants...
View ArticleIE 8 Is Out Time To Check Your Sites
So IE 8 launched last week without much fanfare. As time goes on, Microsoft will undoubtedly begin to push the new version through Windows Updates. Looks like it’s time to review our site again to see...
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Conficker Virus, 5 Places To Get Help
Photo by Rodolfo Clix So, there’s a huge hoo ha over what will happen on April 1st, 2009 because PC’s infected with this worm will ‘do something’ on April Fools’ day. Many people are panicking, some...
View ArticleWho Says Techies Can’t Be Fit?
I’m a huge Popular Science fan. While putting around their site today I came across this idea: Make dumbbells from CD’s. I thought at first it was hilarious! But after watching the video you know this...
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Serving Customers, Not Just About Web Sites Or Social Networking Anymore
While watching TV the other day, I saw a commercial from Nationwide Insurance about their new iPhone app. Nationwide customers who own an iPhone can use this app to help them file their claims. It will...
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While Socializing, Don’t Be A Phish
You know they’ll eventually get there. Wherever you go, they’ll be there. It’s like they’re attached to your hip and there’s really no good way to get rid of them except be informed and stay alert. I’m...
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Ever Wondered If You Can Be A WordPress Designer?
Then join me this Wednesday night, when Kelly McCausey – also another trusted WordPress designer – and I discuss all about being a WordPress Designer at the Hot Seminar Series. If the tech stuff is not...
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At What Point Do You Ask For Help?
My clients are pretty varied. Some just don’t want to be bothered by technical stuff and there are some who only come to me after they’ve spent way too much time on a problem. I can certainly identify...
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Finally! Google Sites Backup
Late September 2009, Google Docs introduced an API for Google Sites. All that is kinda geeky so if you don’t understand it that’s OK. Basically, it allows developers to create companion applications...
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