Are Free Graphics Really Free?
Well, maybe. But let’s define free. Finding anything on the Web takes time. Often it takes a lot of time. So free must somehow be related to how you value your time.
The Deductibility Of Charitable Contributions
I was told that you have to reach a certain percent of donation from your annual income before you can claim it as tax deduction. Others tells me that they claim all their deduction no matter how much. I’m confused, please help!
Thanks, Bernadette
A Good Host Matters, But Be Ready To Move
Hosting services all have pretty much the same inescapable overhead. For example, servers and related gear all cost about the same. And maintenance costs are pretty constant. Thus when you find a low priced host, you know they are doing one or more of the following …
Get Started Now And Use Your Time Effectively
Using your time effectively requires you to manage yourself, not time itself. One of the steps is to continually evaluate what’s working well for you and do more of it.
How to Spoonfeed Your News to a Reporter
Always remember: A journalist is nothing more than a professional undergraduate.
Building Lists (As Quickly As Possible)
Hi Michael:
I’m trying to figure out the best way to build a list as quickly as possible. I could purchase an “opt-in” email list and send them a newsletter — I have recently positioned my pages for SEO and I could do a PPC campaign (I’ve already tried and it’s luke warm). I thought I’d check with you and see what your thoughts might be.
After You Grab Attention, Tighten Your Grip!
We know that something like 80% of visitors will abandon our sites without finishing the headline. And we know that “What’s in this for me?” is the question every visitor asks immediately. We know we must demonstrate there is something here that matters. And we must do so quickly. Within seconds.
Answer Up Right Now!
Online businesses that once thrived continue to fail to our left and right. Yours has no special immunity.
Show Me Yours…And I’ll Show You Mine…
Over the past few years there has been a growing trend on the internet where business owners are showing each other their stuff. Some of these business people are even paying to see the other business owners’ stuff. Can you believe it?
Future Directions: Too Much of a Good Thing
Managing IT complexity is a major problem for most companies. This is especially true for the many small and mid-market companies struggling to manage all of the distributed systems they deployed over the past decade. If you couple this proliferation of systems with the increasing demands being placed on IT organizations because of the move to e-business, you’ll begin to see why so many customers are looking to IBM for help.