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Using Negative Customer Reviews to Your Advantage

Remember that old saying, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is,”? Using Negative Customer Reviews can help validate your company or product by validating your positive reviews. They also give you room and space to brag on your company without seeming too commercialish–(yes that’s my word, probably not one you would find [...]

Seasonal Growth through Holiday Incentives

Every year, the holidays come in–and not quietly. They come in with shouts and skips of joy, and most probably some groans from reluctant wallets. Not all companies are compatible with making holiday sales, but with some inspired marketing, you could still get some jingle in your pocket instead of some jangle.
By tying your service [...]

Tech Toys for Christmas

This weekend the holiday season officially begins, and already tech toys are in demand. Whether it is the Nook or Kindle and their e-books, or the new iPhone4s with all its features, people are already scrambling to secure them for gifts. Even good ol’ Charlie Brown is being given new life via Apple’s iPad. The Charlie [...]

Why Social Media Isn’t Just for Reunions

Keeping in touch via social media may be a very smart business move in today’s economy. After all everyone has a need, so Uncle Joe may know someone who needs the products you are selling. In fact, the most common reason U.S. adults use social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is to stay in touch with [...]

The New Kid In Town: Remote Employment

For many of us, working remotely isn’t a new idea. However it is something that those folks in New York do, but not so much here in the Heartland. Many employers are loath to give up the old fashioned notion of working 9 to 5 in the office, and granted there are advantages and a [...]

Arguing With Success

Posted by Seth Godin on October 29, 2011 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)

Arguing with success

“You can’t argue with success.”
Of course you can.
Conventional wisdom says you shouldn’t bother. But arguing with failure is dumb. Failure doesn’t need to be argued with, it’s already failed.
It takes guts to argue with success, guts and insight. And it’s the best way to [...]

The Power of Knowledge & Experience

As an entry level graphic designer searching through the never ending task of landing that Mr. Right of a job, each individual has key aspects that will make or break the employment status.  Whether you are new to the field, or switching career paths, graphic designers not only have to be creative, but they must also [...]

Sweet Spots: More Strategy Tips for Your SEO

There are sweet spots to put ranking words as focal points with weight in your SEO. Do you know what they are?
Google’s algorithm recognizes focal points of importance, so it notes the words in headers. So you would not only put keywords in the headers, and again, (as discussed in the last blog)—long tails, use [...]

I Can Guarantee that There Are No Guarantees

On-site optimization is what you do when you put quality content on your website and  tweak the headline and content so that it shows up for Google Searches. This is a big part of Search Engine Optimization. Don’t be fooled into thinking that it is merely equates to link building. There is more to it [...]

Do You Have It Yet? The New iPhone 4s is Out

Who Hoo!! The new iPhone 4s is out.  It was released in October to monumental sales and preorders, and with much fanfare from Apple.  We in this office actually watched the release information via live blogging.  That nice 60” monitor makes it easy for everybody to watch something together.
We were all a little disappointed that [...]