Archive for the ‘Business Issues’ Category

It’s hard to find a great place to sleep

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

We really needed a little mini vacation last week to get out and recharge a bit. We decided that hitting the new casino would be very relaxing, if not inexpensive. Four Winds Casino, in New Buffalo, Michigan, is a new Indian Casino, can I say that or should I ...

PayPal alternative, finally

Friday, April 11th, 2008

I have made no secret of my dislike of PayPal. There has always been something loan sharkish about them. Often there is no recourse when they do something against you, they have become a haven for people of questionable ethics, and they are totally unregulated yet pretend they are ...

Feed the pig - Really?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

I'm sure that you have all seen this public service announcement on TV, [youtube Z-nHhMq_Z5s] Maybe I'm wired wrong, but every time I see that PSA the only thing running through my head is, how is that poor salesman supposed to feed his kids? As a bit of marketing it does seem ...

Jingles and Anthems - the end of a marketing mainstay?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Corporate Anthems are a guilty little pleasure of mine. Some of them are a tribute to an age of business and marketing that has long since passed, while others are simply a tribute to the egos of the people behind them. In either case there is something about them makes me ...

WebmasterRadio.fm

Friday, March 28th, 2008

ebmasterRadio.fm is one of my guilty pleasures during the day. It's talk radio for geeks. Delivered live, streamed over the web, or in downloadable podcast format, you can find out the latest news in search, marketing, affiliate programs, or just a wild rant from Daron. Some of my favorite shows are ...

A new ADVenture

Friday, March 28th, 2008

had started what I hoped to be a series of posts explaining how I use local search to help a company compete online in an industry overrun by international competition.. Seems like the owners of the company had other ideas and merged with another company in a complimentary business ...

Internet business is still business!

Friday, March 21st, 2008

've said it over and over, and you've read it or heard it over and over, but it bears repeating again. Your internet business is still a business and it needs to be run like one. This really starts hitting home as the economy starts to become tight and there is ...

Claiming your web space

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

he web is full. No more room for your new website, or to even re-tool your old website. So don't bother, spend your money on radio advertising instead. Or maybe not. Without a doubt the web has become a very crowded place. With almost every commercial business having at least some presence ...