Virus ALERT – VERY IMPORTANT FOR WINDOWS XP/2000 USERS
I have received over 2 dozen calls on Monday, Aug.11, 2003 concerning people with Windows XP that contains an error that states there was in an error in the RPC and the system will reboot.
Storytelling – The Great Motivator of People
In a data-driven world, facts and figures are the order of the day in sales calls, employee meetings, board rooms, and political assemblies. Traditionally, when a person is trying to convince someone else to do something they use the logic of benefits and features – long the sacred domain of anyone in sales.
Optimizing Dynamic Pages – Part I
You are the Widget Queen. You eat, breathe, and live widgets. You sell more widgets than anyone. You want to reach more widget customers, so you have decided to sell widgets on the web. You have spared no expense in designing and building the ultimate widget website. You have widget descriptions; you have widget specifications; you even have widget movies. The only thing your widget website does not have is visitors.
Your time is important!
My to do list is longer than my kids spelling list. I find that over half of my to do items must be done immediately. The other half of my chores need to be done in order to keep myself from having more work later. So time management is always a challange for me.
Power Positioning — How To Use It To Increase Sales Dramatically
Everyone from pizza chains to video stores have used the principals of positioning to explode their business. And now, you too can use this strategy — regardless of the size of your business — to catapult sales.
How to Be a Happy Freelance Designer
If you have been designing websites for very long you know the ups and downs of the business. This is especially true if you are working as a freelance designer and making all the top-level decisions in your business. If you are considering going into the web design field, this article will be of special interest to you. It may help you decide whether this field is "right" for you. At the very least it will give you a real-life perspective from a well-established designer.
How To Treat Your Marketing Message
I recently came home from the office and sat down to go through the mail. I am referring to the regular kind of mail that gets delivered by the U.S. Postal Service in a mailbox. I found a yellow envelope addressed to me with the words “X-Ray Enclosed.”
Create Printer-Friendly Web Pages
Reading from a computer screen is uncomfortable, so users may often want to print the page they’re viewing. The problem is that web pages don’t usually lend themselves to print.
Copy Fixes–8 Quick Changes that Improve the Way Your Web Copy Sells
When something isn’t selling online, people automatically start assuming things like, “Internet businesses never make any money,” or, “My product/service just isn’t in-demand.” What I tell people when they come to me with these statements is that there are numerous reasons why their product/service might not be selling, and that they should explore other options. For instance, have they taken a good look at their web copy lately?
Google Has a Flaw? Didn’t Think it was Possible.
First off, Google is king. Yahoo buying Inktomi and Overture puts them back on top for now, but Google is clearly the Yahoo of the 00’s. However, we do have a few particular beefs with the mighty and mostly benevolent Google.