Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
I had a very positive experience using Ultimate Form Mail for a client. Take a look at it, particularly if you need forms with file upload added quickly to a website; it's reasonably priced and straightforward to use.
Posted in Email, Communication | No Comments »
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Once again, Jeremy nails the question of how to differentiate your web based business:
... take a look at what (customers) are complaining about ...
* Missing delivery dates
* Inconsiderate, rude responses
* Canceling projects
* No phone support
* Not responsive
* No consistency when it comes to who is working on the project
Don't respond ...
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Business Services | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar sums it up in The Times of India:
"In 2007, (Obama) voted to reduce visas issued to foreign workers (such as Indian software engineers)"
By contrast,
"(McCain) has opposed federal curbs as well as private curbs on outsourcing to countries like India."
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Why would you ever want to hide an image from Google?
For a long time, I had trouble figuring out why my upselling tool for Zen Cart called Checkout Candy was garnering so many hits in comparison to sales. Then one day I was looking at Google Images, and for some ...
Posted in Search | 1 Comment »
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
I though it was absolutely brilliant how blogger The Budget Fashionista reworked Sarah Palin's shopping list to slash her budget. Is there anything you can do to build your expert authority and drive traffic to your store? How about:
Answering questions on LinkedIn
Answering questions on forums which are related to your ...
Posted in Publicity | No Comments »
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Creating a badge for your Facebook Profile is simple - click on the Profile menu at the top of the page, scroll to the bottom of your profile and click the "Create a Profile Badge" link.
However, Facebook Pages don't automatically come with a badge creation link. Hopefully soon, the Facebook ...
Posted in Social Networking | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Found this on the web the other day: Shipping Sidekick.
Posted in Shipping | No Comments »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The Googlers are at it again - if you receive common questions again and again in email, you can save a canned response and use it at the click of a mouse. See the Mashable review for more information, or just go to Google Labs by clicking the green beaker ...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
My AutoCoupon modules have now been released with versions for Zen Cart 1.3.7 and 1.3.8. See the documentation on Spender AutoCoupon and Chooser AutoCoupon for details.
Posted in That Software Guy, Coupons | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Unfortunately, the URL to your page on Facebook is an impossible-to-remember huge string of numbers and letters. Vanity URLs which are shorter and easier to remember are only available to businesses which spend a significant amount of money on Facebook advertising (for instance, The Gap has http://www.facebook.com/gap).
But using your own ...
Posted in Social Networking | No Comments »
