Book Promotion Myth — The Best Place to Sell Books is a Book Store
When authors think of their audience buying books they think of bookstores. This myth sends authors taking the long, arduous road to seeking out an agent, a publisher, hoping their book will become a best seller. It won’t. Why?
Job Hunting After Convalescence: Advice That Works
Hi Susan:
I have been out of the workforce for the last two years recovering from an accident, and my question for you is how will this be viewed by employers.
Crawford House Collectibles – Choose Link Color Carefully
Overall, the site design is unpleasant to the eyes. The background is nice, and not too distracting, but is quickly overshadowed by the use of red and blue on top of it. This is a bad choice of color schemes. Look away from the site, and then look back, and see how long it takes your eyes to focus on the red print. Blue is historically a link color, and can be a distraction when used in the manner that this site uses it. I pick on reds and blues, because my company uses that color scheme, and wanted the intranet to be like this too, so I had a heck of a time making it work together. (See screenshot of my corporate intranet’s self help section which is all data driven using an SQL backend, your comments back are always welcome. You will notice the manner by which white space is used to separate the reds and blues).
Crawford House Collectibles – Is It In Stock?
Ouch. Where do I start…
1. Home page – ugly. The “Control Panel” uses a “techie” style that is so out of keeping with the product line its almost funny (but it ain’t!). Meanwhile the text is strictly html 101. The mottled background is both distracting and unappealing. A total disaster. No images. No specials. Nothing that would make me want to go another click further.
Crawford House Collectibles – Make It Memorable
Here are a few tips to make the site in question less forgettable :
New Generation Web Design Annoyances
Web is a constantly changing medium, so does web design. Designers like to experiment from time to time. Some of the results may be attractive, but do they really add to the overall value of a design, or are they there just to decrease usability? I believe the latter is true for the following five design decisions.
Crawford House Collectibles – Sample Redesigns
I have included two of my own redesigns of Crawford House Collectibles in my review.
http://jetstream-technologies.com/crawford.html and http://jetstream-technologies.com/crawtest.html
To Maximize Your PR, Get in the Reporters Rolodex
If you had to choose just one tactic above all others for gaining consistent and positive attention from the news media, here is the one you should choose: Get your name in the Rolodexes of the reporters who can do you the most good.
About that Dream…
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
–Louisa May Alcott
Crawford House Collectibles – More Information, Please
My name is Randy Justason and I have been involved in the online marketing business for only a short while, therefore you may view the following review in light of that.