 I was watching the morning news about Edwards Steak House in El Monte California, going out of business… It’s very sad to see small businesses failing and closing their doors, some because they lack proper marketing plans to keep customers, and add new ones.
I never ate at this steak house, or worked with the owners, like I said I just saw their story on the news. But I wanted to share my thoughts on this to maybe help another business, before it’s too late.
I know when I get the chance to talk with business owners, I find that most of them, are so busy running their businesses they lose site of the BIG Picture, and keep doing the same thing, over and over, like a horse with blinders on.
This is why it’s so important Click to Continue Reading→
Technorati Tags: Branding, Internet Marketing, Social Marketing, Website Design, Website Traffic
Hi all, I’m having a debate with some business friends of mine, about whether or not to put your pricing on a website offering services, or to have the visitors fill out a contact form to request pricing.
S0, if you can help me out by answering the one question poll below… That would be Great!
I’ll also post the results here in the comments area for all of you to see when I have enough data collected…
The polls are closed, and here are the results: Thank you,
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Technorati Tags: Marketing, Poll, Website Design
 I was ask what Web 3.0 was all about today, so seeing as I’ve still got some awake left in me, after gulping down a huge Star Bucks Coffee and a 5-hour Energy Shot this afternoon, here’s something you can share about Web 3.0 and what came before and how we got here. . .
Web 1.0 – The AOL & Hotmail era was all about read-only information and Plain-Jane static HTML websites. The Blog was not even in site yet. People preferred navigating the web through link directories like Yahoo! and dmoz. And peoples computers had floppy disc, how cool was that.
Web 2.0 – This is about people and their user-generated content and a read-write web. People have Blogs now and are consuming as well as contributing information through blogs or sites like Flickr, YouTube, Digg, etc. The line dividing a consumer and content publisher is increasingly Click to Continue Reading→
Technorati Tags: Blogging, Social Marketing, Trends, Web 3.0, Website Design
 If you ever wanted to know what others think of your site’s design, then here’s a new place to find out. It’s called FiveSecondTest.com and I have tried them out. And so far, I’ve gotten some good feedback, about my SmallTimeMarketer.com site.
You can conduct a couple of free test types, the Memory Test, which you give users five seconds to look at your design and then ask them to remember some specific elements about your site… Click to Continue Reading→
Technorati Tags: Cool Tools, Usability Testing, Website Design
 Colors aren’t as clear-cut as words, but there is a loose meaning for most. And while color usage isn’t an exact science, color definitely can influence the outcome of how people are attracted to a product, webpage, etc.
So when choosing, be conscious of the message you want to convey and how you want customers to perceive your products.
Color Meanings
 Red
Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, want, and love. Blue-based reds (such as raspberry red) are associated with more expensive products. But yellow-based reds Click to Continue Reading→
Technorati Tags: Branding, Internet Marketing, Social Marketing, Website Design
I’ve been trying out a very cool tool, BudURL.
Just think of the kind of power would you have if you could not only shrink a long URL. but also add tags and notes along with track detailed analytics like you have on your blogs and websites? Detailed statistics is marketing nirvana, but your website statistics only cover your website. What about social networks, emails, print marketing materials, presentations, etc. The list goes on and on! BudURL gives you the power to quantify this traffic and make decisions that were once a shot in the dark. Check out the video below: Click to Continue Reading→
Technorati Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Cool Tools, Website Design
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