The Shocking Truth About Your Website

The Internet is like a big ATM machine. Just throw up a website, any website, and the money will magically come pouring in. Just press the button and let the fun begin. Although it’s true that a website is more important than ever these days for your business, it’s not the “easy button” solution that’s [...]

 
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11 Secrets Revealed By Heatmaps

I like pictures. I especially like pretty, colorful pictures. I also like useful and easy-to-understand data that will help me make decisions which can lead to increased profits. Enter heatmaps. Heatmaps tell you where website visitors are actually clicking and viewing as well as where they are not. Not only is this fascinating, it also [...]

 
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6 Website Design Mistakes That Make You Look Like An Amateur

Like it or not, people do judge a book by it’s cover. In the business world, people judge your business on the quality of your website. In most cases, people equate a good website with a good company that delivers quality products or services. And vice-versa. Don’t fight it. It’s just how things are these [...]

 
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Mobile Website Design - How It Works

Mobile Website Design – How It Works

If you own a smartphone, chances are you’ve used it to look up something on the Internet. However, as I’m sure you’ve encountered, surfing the web from your phone is often a cumbersome experience simply because traditional websites just weren’t designed to be viewed on smartphones. The 3 main problems with viewing regular websites on [...]

 
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Fact or Fallacy: Do Consumers Use Their Mobile Devices To Shop For Products And Services?

Other than social media, I don’t think anything gets more attention than mobile. There’s certainly a lot of hype around mobile. But what business owners want to know is, “Are consumers actually using their smartphones to research and purchase products and services?” Or are they simply watching cat videos on YouTube and tweeting about what [...]

 
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3 Reasons Why Your Website Is Actually More Important Than Social Media

At the moment, social media still seems to be all the rage. You have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google+ … and I could probably name 20 more major social media sites. Heck, even MySpace decided to get back into the social media arena last week. However, the reality is that social media is not [...]

 
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The Great Social Media Hoax

Small businesses often get sucked into the hype around social media. The conversation often goes like this: Q: So why do you want a Facebook business page?” A: “Um, I don’t know, because everyone else has one?” In a recent presentation by an analyst from BIA Kelsey, it was reported that “42% of small business [...]

 
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The Power of Introverts [Video]: Why This Video Went Viral

This video was inspired by Susan Cain’s book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.” It started out like so many other videos. Published in a sea of 50 bazillion other videos on the Internet. But in 2 weeks since it’s release, it’s been viewed on YouTube over 1 million [...]

 
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YouTube Awesomeness: Best of Web 2

Just stumbled across this video today. Is this cool or what! I especially like the dude in the picture frame at 4:08. Enjoy! To see more videos from this guy, here’s the link to his YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/zapatou  

 
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Adopting The TED Principle For Webinars

I have something that I’ve been wanting to get off my chest for awhile. It’s a message directed at certain online webinar presenters. My message to them is simply, “I’d appreciate you showing me a little more respect“. Let me explain. Like many people, I regularly attended webinars to try and keep up-to-date and in-the-know [...]

 
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