Archive for November, 2006
Get Cooking with PowerPoint!
Paul Gibler of ConnectingDots strikes a masterful pose in a toque blanche and white uniform at his blog, PPT - Powerful Presentation Techniques .
But here’s the thing: Paul makes his living as a web marketing guru and speaker.
So why the chef’s get-up?
I called Mr. Gibler to ask him for the inspiration behind his “web chef” […]
Is Your Website Stuck in the 90’s? Top Ten Signs.
I frequently review sites for direct marketing viability.
But lately, I find myself muttering “that’s so 1990’s” when I review a number of sites. Now, I’m not a fashionista. I don’t believe in doing things just because they’re popular, or not doing things because they are unpopular.
I believe in reviewing the stats, and doing the stuff […]
Is Your Website Stuck in the 90’s? Top Ten Signs.
I frequently review sites for direct marketing viability.
But lately, I find myself muttering “that’s so 1990’s” when I review a number of sites. Now, I’m not a fashionista. I don’t believe in doing things just because they’re popular, or not doing things because they are unpopular.
I believe in reviewing the stats, and doing the stuff […]
Anatomy of Your Search Results
When you conduct a search at one
of your favorite engines, maybe you
say that you focus strictly on the links.
As one client told me, “I never click on the ads. I don’t even look at them.”
Thus, he was surprised to learn that there is more information than just organic search results and ads. And it’s information […]
Inspirational Presentations
What is more inspirational than a quote from a great soul? How many times do you pepper a presentation with a pithy quote? And what visual techniques do you use to make your quotation stand out — or blend in — with the flow of your presentation?
Click here for the free quote background
(insert your own […]
Take the Friday Quiz: Which sports car are you?
I’m a Porsche 911!
You have a classic style, but you’re up-to-date with the latest technology. You’re ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you’re one of the elite,and you know it.
Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.
It’s Friday fun: but think about this little quiz for a second:
How can you create […]
Background for Thanksgiving Presentations
Thanksgiving Backgrounds - How will you pay tribute to Thanksgiving in your PowerPoint presentations this month? Photos of fall colors and food, inspirational quotes, images of pilgrims and turkeys?
What if Google dumps me?
It has happened to me once or twice. And it could happen to you.
Google adjusts its ranking formulae, and suddenly, your site is nowhere in the rankings. Your website’s traffic declines dramatically, overnight.
Yes, high Google rankings are important to many small businesses. And no, Google didn’t do this to spite you. They changed their formulae […]
Your Business URL: Play The Name Game
I received a ton of phone calls and emails this year under the category ”naming your business website”.
Maybe it’s because I was frequently in the top 20 at Google this year for “naming your website”.
And maybe I was highly ranked at the big engine because I posted a free multimedia ebook last year about naming your small business […]
RSS Aggregators and the Long Tail
With so many RSS aggregators, you might notice that you have a long tail when it comes to how people read your blog feeds, too. So many ways to subscribe, so many aggregators.
If you are new to subscribing to blogs, why not start with some of the most popular feed aggregators, like Bloglines or My […]
