Entries from January 2009

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Hooray for Windows 7!

Microsoft has released the beta for Windows 7 and it has everyone talking. While I have loved Vista and found few flaws, it has certainly gotten its share of bad press. Windows 7 will feature a few dramatic changes including the layout and taskbar. I have previewed these changes and am very excited for the [...]

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Malls, Malls, Malls

I have one final thought on negotiating that I would like to share with you before we move on.
I was watching the reality show True Beauty a couple of weeks ago. I know it’s sad but what can I say, I got hooked. In the segment the contestants were divided into groups of [...]

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Call to Action

So, as I hope you know. One of the most important elements for any marketing opportunity is the call to action. When you get right down to it, in most cases, the marketing message without action amounts to a shameful waste of resources: money, time and energy. That’s where an obtrusive, unapologetic, [...]

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Using YouTube as a Marketing Tool

Today we are going walk through using YouTube to market your business. YouTube is an incredibly valuable tool to inform and educate customers and to bring in new customers. It is the quickest way to effectively tell customers about your services. You could put up a video of you explaining how to care for their tat, a video talking about tat parties, or even videos of customers getting tats. Much like the idea of hosting customer photos on your website, this is a method of driving traffic to your website. We’re going to talk about putting customer videos on the web, as it will likely be the most viral type of video.

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Next Step: Malls

Last week we met with the leasing agent at the mall and filled out our application for a kiosk. Let’s pretend that we heard back from the mall and our application has been approved. Yippee!
Now we will begin asking for the sun and the moon before we sign the final contract. Let [...]

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

This is the first day of the rest of your life

I always wanted my own time machine. I would go back and witness the greatest moments in history like the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the “I have a dream” speech on the steps of the Washington Monument.
Today is another historic moment for our country. “We are here today because we have chosen [...]

Monday, January 19th, 2009

What You Don’t Know About Google but Should

You have got to check out this link. 11 Great Hidden Things Google Can Do that You Should Know. This documents 11 really useful things that Google does right from the search bar.
Take a look at them, notice particularly:

Track UPS, FedEx, and USPS packages
Current flight information
Conversion: (currency, measurements, and translation)

I am a Google [...]

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

More on Malls

Last week, I ended my blog by saying that I had decided on the mall in my area where I want to set up my kiosk.  The deciding factor for me was that one mall was a bigger draw for the teenage customer than the other mall; all the other factors seemed to be close [...]

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Promoting your Website Offline and with Yellow Pages

Everyone knows about banner and search engine ads, but these cost money that doesn’t need to be spent. There are tons of ways to promote your website and your business. The two we are going to talk about today are offline promotions directing people online and internet yellow pages.

Monday, January 12th, 2009

CSS Templates Might Be for You

A while back, I featured an amazing opportunity that the fine folks at Ekwa.com have offered our customers who are looking for their own websites.  And before that, our great tech authors Alex and Brad, did a wonderful and highly acclaimed series which outlines a few choices that individuals have at their disposal when creating [...]