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Monthly Archives: October 2009
email SPAM combat strategy: Part 2
In the previous post email SPAM combat strategy: Part 1 I introduced the concept of using tracer emails to help track where your email has been and possibly who’s been sharing it. In this post, I will be sharing how to manage all these … Continue reading
email SPAM combat strategy: Part 1
Email is a wonderful tool used to communicate ideas. Email is often used to build community across the world wide web. Daily scenarios on the internet: You publish your email, so the public can send email directly to you. You … Continue reading
Phishing for your Social Network passwords
I received a Phishing email the other day. Phishing is pronounced like “Fishing”, unlike the time honored activity of trying to catch a fish, phishing is the attempt to fool a person into revealing their personal information. Believe it or … Continue reading
Finding the right WordPress Theme
Choosing a WordPress theme is a very formidable task. Not only do you have the challenge of finding something that looks good to you, but you also have to worry about whether your viewers will appreciate it. Your big question should … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Branding, Programming, User Interface
Tagged Branding, Programming, Themes, WordPress
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Being critiqued is hard to do
I recently joined a blogging community called Problogger.com. This is a group of bloggers that range in experience full time proffesional bloggers to bloggers who are just starting out. There is a section in the Problogger forum to invite fellow bloggers critique your blog, so you … Continue reading
Windows 7 has been released, what are your plans?
When Vista was released, many Windows XP users resisted assimilation. Microsoft tried to force Windows XP into an early grave. Then recanted as businesses resisted due to many issues that I won’t cover in this post. Most people who did … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Observation, Promotion, Technology
Tagged Marketing, Observations, Promotion, Technology
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I learned something new today
I have learned a new lesson related to my craft. Apparently, some websites practice what is called website scraping. This is where they grab your content and then republish it as their own. Yesterday, I posted “9 ways to keep your … Continue reading
9 ways to keep your mind sharp
In our daily rush to get things done we sometimes forget our brain needs to be worked out too. If we don’t do anything mentally challenging, our brains have a tendency to forget those skills we once knew so well. Those skills are … Continue reading
Have you defined your potential customer?
Over the past couple of months I have developed a workshop that teaches people about Personal Marketing. The concept is pretty simple. We focus on the 4 P’s of Marketing. The 4 P’s of Marketing Mix: Product – Define the product that will … Continue reading
15 ways to make time for others
I don’t have enough time is something I hear people say all the time. It’s not really the truth. You need to really sit down and listen to what you’re saying to others. The message you’re sending is I won’t … Continue reading