How do they do that ?
I came across a handy little toy the other day that has some interesting applications for those playing in social spaces for fun and profit. It’s called User Name Check.com
Where is Your Username registered
Usernamecheck.com – Check your username availability across the leading social networks, micro blogs and web 2.0 apps … Continue reading “User Name Check: Another Cool Tool”
Month: November 2008
A Better Business Website
| 0 Comments |Building A Better Business Website
A look of a website can make or break your business. First impressions always count. Here are ten tips to building a better business website.
1. Colour – A black background is not recommended. It’s hard on the eyes. I don’t know how many people have problems reading white or coloured text … Continue reading “A Better Business Website”
How to Choose a Web Designer or Web Design Company
| 0 Comments |You have the often unenviable task of finding someone to build your website. Chances are you know little to nothing about web design and, let’s face it, you don’t even know what you don’t know. Let’s change that, shall we?
Let me start by making a few assumptions about you and your business:
* You either own … Continue reading “How to Choose a Web Designer or Web Design Company”
Steps to Building a Successful Website
| 0 Comments |Doing business in the 21st century will eventually require every company to have a website in one form or another.
Whether your site is interactive or simply informational, there are steps you can take to ensure you’re on the right track to creating a successful web presence, seven to be exact (at least from our … Continue reading “Steps to Building a Successful Website”
Choosing Your Website Colours
| 0 Comments |Choosing the right color scheme for your new website might be the most important single decision you will make in the start-up phase of your new website.
But, how do you make sure that the colors you choose are right for your web site?
Don’t Choose The Colors that you Prefer
The best advice is to not determine … Continue reading “Choosing Your Website Colours”
20 Things All Successful Direct Marketing Companies Should Know
| 0 Comments |1. Direct Marketing Is a Strategy, Not a Tactic
2. The Consumer, Not the Product, Must Be the Hero-and the winner
3. Communicate with Each Customer or Prospect as an Audience of One
4. Answer the Question “Why Should I buy or try?”
5. Advertising Must Change Behavior, Not Just Attitudes
6. The Next Step: Profitable Advertising
7. Build the “Brand Experience” let them play-touch-smell-trial
8. Create Relationships-they are people … Continue reading “20 Things All Successful Direct Marketing Companies Should Know”
Top 20 | Web Design & Marketing – Web Advice & Tips
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1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Honorable Mention
Bookmarking
Del.icio.us
StumbleUpon
Furl
Mister Wong, Ma.gnolia
Books
Lulu
Biblio
VuFind
WorldCat, LibraryThing
Classifieds and Directories
Craigslist
Oodle
Parking Search
Go2Web2.0
Collaborative Writing and Word Processing
Google Docs
Writeboard
Thinkfree
Celtx
Content Aggregation and Management
Wufoo
Dabble DB
EditGrid
Instant Bull
Digital Storage and Remote Access
Onmidrive
Fluxiom
esnips
Totoexpress
Education
.Docstoc
Mango Languages
SpanishPod
Livemocha
Employment and Jobs
Standout Jobs
CareerBuilder
Monster
Mployd
Events
Upcoming
Going
Confabb
Eventful
Food
Im Cooked
Urbanspoon
iFoods
Recipe Key, Crazymenu
Fun Stuff
Cocktail Builder
HairMixer
Comiqs
One Sentence
Games and Entertainment
Zango
Galaxiki
Doof
Guess The Google, Arcaplay
Genealogy
MyHeritage
Geni
Amiglia
GeneTree, AncestryPress
Guides and Reviews
Yelp
Google Local
Citysearch
Yahoo! Local, Menuism
Health
Revolution Health
PEERtrainer
iMedix
Icyou, Health Ranker, Medstory
Hosted Wikis
PBwiki
Wetpaint
Wikispaces
Wikidot
Mapping Applications
Frappr
Wayfaring
CommunityWalk
Rrove, InteractiveMaps
Maps
Google Maps
Live Maps
Google … Continue reading “Top 20 | Web Design & Marketing – Web Advice & Tips”
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Web 2.0: 25 Apps to Grow your Business
| 0 Comments |You know that to be successful you need to be a jack-of-all-trades. The smart way to manage everything from company finances, to client relations, to marketing, is to use the right tools that are simple enough that they won’t require you to spend a lot of time and money you don’t have setting them up.
In … Continue reading “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Web 2.0: 25 Apps to Grow your Business”
Facebook – Advertising and Apps
| 0 Comments |Facebook applications. I consider it a minor daily triumph to remember to update my status. I feel guilty when I don’t approve a “friendship” from someone in the industry I vaguely remember meeting at a booze-fueled party (or someone I clearly remember meeting at a booze-fueled party). I don’t respond to Facebook invites. And I’ve … Continue reading “Facebook – Advertising and Apps”
Using Twitter to Attract More Followers and Get More Clients
| 0 Comments |I do wonder at times if some Twitter users have any time to get any work done. Several of the more prolific ones that I follow swear they spend no more than 30 minutes a day on Twitter, but I really find that hard to believe. Many times it seems they are twittering just to … Continue reading “Using Twitter to Attract More Followers and Get More Clients”