Last night I couldn’t sleep. Too many things turning in my head… finishing a bathroom remodel project that I started, starting a new website idea that I have brewing in my mind, switching hosts for another site, holiday marketing ideas for my eCommerce site. Overload like this causes sleepless nights. I occasionally get really motivated…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Twitter tip for businesses… talk about non-business too!
I have several Twitter accounts. @erraticblog for this blog, a 2nd account for another blog I own and a 3rd for my eCommerce site. Anyone who follows this blog knows that I blog semi-anonymously here. It allows me to be more open (probably so I can occasionally rant about things ), more helpful, and have…
Links for 10/22/2010
Deliberately uninformed, relentlessly so [a rant] – Seth Godin 5 Timesaving Social Networking Tools – Practical eCommerce 80 Colorful Package Designs – Freelance Review… you can get some great packaging ideas for your brand from this collection of great designs. How to fix a WordPress blog that’s not sending emails Give Customers what they want:…
Shopping comparison sites (Nextag, Shopzilla, Pricegrabber, etc) holiday rate increase… do you think it’s justified?
If you advertise your products on shopping comparison sites like Nextag, PriceGrabber and Shopzilla, you know what time of year it is. Holiday rate increase time. By now you should have gotten the typical/yearly email such as these: From Nextag: The holiday season is around the corner and we would like to inform you that…
Starting a new business? Don’t wait for everything to be perfect… Go for it now!
I’ve started several businesses in my life… a brick and mortar straight out of college, several affiliate websites, several blogs, a product line and an eCommerce website. If there is one thing I could pass on to anyone that’s starting their first business it would be… don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you…
Product photos – inside views are very important for online buyers
Have you ever bought something online but when you finally get it and open it, you find out the inside is not what you were wanting? Maybe it was that new toy you bought for your son or daughter; or it was the journal you bought which you thought had lined paper but instead has…
Public transportation and water conservation… two things Europe is good at
On my recent trip to the Czech Republic and Austria there are two things that were reinforced to me… Europe is good at public transportation and water conservation. I had previously experienced this when I traveled to Italy and Paris a few years back, but this recent vacation definitely reinforced it. Public transportation: The two…
How to find a graphic designer or programmer
Looking for a graphic designer? A programmer? Do you need a copywriter or a new logo? There are many times when a website owner or blogger needs a specific job done in an area at which they may not be talented or simply don’t have the time to do. Personally I’ve never been one for…
How would you advertise or market this?
I recently took a great vacation to Prague. What a beautiful city! I don’t think I’d be interested in living there, but I could visit it again. If you love old historic sites, churches and castles… Prague and the surrounding towns are a perfect place to visit. During one of our days in Prague, my…
Flickr plugins and widgets for WordPress
Flickr… it’s such an easy to use site. Perfect for organizing and sharing photos. I decided to share some of my photos in future posts that deal with marketing, advertising, etc., and thought it would be helpful to include a widget on my WordPress sidebar which displays my Flickr photos. I took a look around…
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