Information Architecture: A Rose by Any Other Name

As more web practitioners have assumed the title of Information Architect to describe the work they do, and as more information architects (and user experience designers and user interface designers and information designers) are multitasking on reduced staffs, information architects have uncovered a wide range of ways to view both the practice and ourselves practicing. Unfortunately, a common response to this multiplicity has been to…

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Transforming Objections Into Selling Points

You've been working with a prospect, moving closer and closer to a sale. Just before you clinch the deal, they decide to go with a competitor's product or service. They may say that your firm is too small, or you charge too much or they decided to work with a friend in the business after all, or all of the above. How do you keep…

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Are Drop Ship Directories Really Worth The Money? Here Is A Guide…

This question is often asked by many people hoping to start a new ecommerce site or simply adding to an existing one. The answer to the question can be simply answered with another question: How much is your time and online business worth to you? The more experienced ecommerce site owners will often ask the question a little differently: How do I find a useful,…

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Aventure Launches 2 GB Email Service

In an effort to capitalize on the buzz that Google started with its 1 GB email service, Aventure, a Northern Ireland based hosting company, has launched its own version of a web-based email service. This service does Gmail one better, however.

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