A fundamental promise of the Web is convenience. Why get in your car when you can sit at your computer? A fundamental building block of the business case for a website is self-service. By automating certain processes, costs are reduced, and the customer gets faster, cheaper service. Is your website fast, cheap and convenient?
Shari Thurow Answers SEO Questions
Ask Shari anything about search engines and see your answer published in DevWebPro’s weekly SEO Corner column.
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Installing the Apache Web Server for Windows and Tweaking it
I’m not sure if it is a rumor or a reality, but they say 55%-60% web sites on the Net are run on Apache Web Servers.
The Top Business Schools in Terms of ‘Soft’ Skills
Interpersonal communication and other so-called soft skills are what corporate recruiters crave most but find most elusive in M.B.A. graduates. “The major business schools produce graduates with analytical horsepower and solid command of the basics — finance, marketing and strategy. But soft skills such as communication, leadership and a team mentality sometimes receive cursory treatment.” (WSJ)
Resume Optimization: Think Like A Hiring Manager
I have a couple questions for you. I have never had a problem getting a job I have applied for IF I get an interview! I interview very well and (without sounding like I have an ego problem), I am also a very hard worker with the skills, competency and drive to do my job. The problem I always have is getting the interview! I usually have to send out so many resume’s before I even get one single one!
The Two Cards You Need to Play PR
Poker will teach the PR Rainmaker more about human nature that just about any activity short of physical combat.
Greed versus fear. Risk versus reward. Truth versus deception. You can find it all in a late night session of Texas Hold ‘Em.
Ways To Reduce Spam In Your Inbox
After years of internet experience I’ve learned ways to keep Spam out of my
personal email accounts. Below you will find a few tricks in keeping Spam
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Susan Dunn Answers Professional Development Questions
You get through college with IQ, but you get through life with EQ-emotional intelligence. 80% of the qualities that lead to success are “soft”skills, EQ. People with high EQ experience less stress, enjoy better health, demonstrate higher levels of morale and performance, and report a better quality of life. It’s competencies like resilience, optimism, intentionality, and empathy. It’s applicable to team work, leadership, motivation, negotiation, ethics, and sales. EQ isn’t new, but full recognition of its value is.
Find the Career That’s Been Looking for You
Charles M. Schultz, (“Peanuts”) wrote: “I have always been grateful for the tolerance my parents showed for the ambition I showed for a strange profession. They never tried to discourage me, or point me in a different direction.”
Wading Through The Search Engine Myths
There is an abundance of search engine information available on the web- some of it valuable, much of it contradictory. Throughout the years some prevailing search engine myths have developed. Some of these myths are still encouraged by companies with a financial interest in their continued existence. Others are based upon techniques that were effective years ago but no longer work. Still others come from simple misunderstandings that inevitably come with a relatively new medium. What follows is a few of the most prevalent.