Entries from September 2008

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Feeling a little edgy

Considering the record nose dive of the stock market yesterday, I know that people are becoming concerned how the next several years are going to go. I read this post this morning and am feeling better myself. Hope it helps you.

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Book Review

I just finished a book that Mark, our eCommerce expert, loaned to me a while. The book, entitled Prioritizing Web Usability, by Jakob Nielsen and Hoa Loranger was a great read. I would call it a must-read who anyone who owns a website, whether you do the design work yourself or not. [...]

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The Youtube Alternative

If you want more professional, feature-rich free video hosting, Viddler may be the perfect solution. Viddler is similar to Youtube, but it supports more filestypes and has better encoding, resulting in better looking videos. The player itself has more options than Youtube’s, such as different sizes, colors, custom logos, and timed comments. You get nearly [...]

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

3D Body Art

I think there is an entire segment of teenage girls that go ga ga for anything that sparkles. Not to mention how much little girls are attracted to glitz. For this reason I think that offering the 3-D glitter tattoos can be valuable to your business.
I have always liked the looks of the glitter [...]

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Master Program survey results

I recently did a blog post and sent an email captioned “Bull Sh*t!  Bull Sh*t!”  The response was a little overwhelming.  The number of people who signed up for our Master notification list more than doubled.
I than sent a survey to all those who signed up.  The response blew [...]

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

So you think you have no time to market

My inspiration for this post comes from a blog a read at the beginning of the month. That blog can be found by following this link. This post proposes to set aside an entire month to learn a new marketing skill.
If done regularly, marketing can be routine ans easy. Marketing is about building momentum and [...]

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Learning HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language or HTML is the backbone of the Internet.  You probably know that, but you might be surprised how frequently even a minimal working knowledge comes in handy.  Maybe you want to spice up your comments to blogs with images, emphatic elements like bold or italics, or even change your font and [...]

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Open Programs Faster With Launchy

If you are running Windows or Linux, there is a faster and easier way to launch programs. Launchy is a simple program that opens instantly with a keystroke (alt+space by default). When it appears, type the first couple letters of the program you wish to run, and it will present a list for you to [...]

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Bling Bling

A few years ago when we purchased the crystal tattoos, we also got several packages of loose crystals. I went a little crazy with the crystals and blinged my cell phone, pens and keys. The pens do make a nice gift. I gave one to my Niece for graduation; one to a friend who was [...]

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Bull sh*t! Bull Sh*t!!

If someone said to you: “Give me $10 and I’ll give you $100,” you would think, “Bull Sh*t!”
Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to do for you except I’ll be putting tens of thousands of dollars in your pocket.
Why would I do that?
Simple!