2 ways to know that affiliate marketers really don’t care about you.

Posted by on Sep 1, 2009 | No Comments

I was recently followed by an affiliate marketer from Australia claiming that she could “guarantee 25,000 followers in 90 days.”  There are 2 things wrong with this statement. First, why do you want 25,000 followers?  Seriously, do you think they all really care what you have to say?   There is so much twitter spam out ...

Building Client Confidence… One way to lose it.

Posted by on Aug 20, 2009 | No Comments

Yesterday I was in a local coffee shop in Evergreen, Colorado getting some focused work done.  I go to coffee shops somewhat regularly because I can plug in my headphones and really focus on getting some work done away from the phone (I turn my email off too!).  I went again today because I needed ...

Free Content, Free Ideas! Ideas are the currency of the mind…

Posted by on Jul 31, 2009 | One Comment

I’ve been thinking about the best way I can help my clients or potential clients be successful in life, online or overall.  The idea that keeps coming to mind is to share all my knowledge with anyone who wants it.  I’ve always said I’ll talk to anyone about anything and share all the knowledge I ...

Is Nielsen data on “Twitter Quitters” wrong?

Posted by on May 19, 2009 | No Comments

A week ago, I twittered about the “Twitter Quitters,” people who signed up for Twitter and left within a month.   It’s an interesting study, but here’s a follow up from VentureBeat that says that their study is probably wrong for a variety of reasons: Their report states that 40 percent of users fail to return ...

Solving the Conversion Problem

Posted by on May 15, 2009 | No Comments

This is a great article from User Experience Engineering.  Basically, it says that when a large online retailer removed the requirement to create an account upon purchase, their sales (conversion rate) skyrocketed!  They changed the store so creating an account was no longer a requirement, but an option, with the option to continue to purchase ...

Growing interactive marketing budgets

Posted by on May 13, 2009 | No Comments

Lately I’ve noticed a trend towards more clients and potential clients interested in internet marketing.  This makes me happy.  I often tell people that while your website may not be the prettiest, if it works, then lets look at what we can do to increase traffic and conversion.  We’ll look and see where the holes ...

New Interactive Apple ad on CNN.com

Posted by on May 5, 2009 | No Comments

Right now there’s a cool, new interactive ad for Apple staring the Mac and PC guys on CNN.com by their agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day. It’s a follow up to another interactive ad they did a while back.  If you get a chance today to see it, look fast as I bet it won’t last long.  It’s interesting, ...

internet marketing vs web development

Posted by on Oct 22, 2008 | No Comments

What’s more important for your internet marketing?  How should you spend your money?  Lately, we’ve seen people spend thousands of dollars on a website and then not be willing to spend any on their internet marketing. It’s sort of equivalent to moving into a brand new big house and then not telling anyone you moved.  ...

The first of many micro blogs

Posted by on Oct 15, 2008 | No Comments

After more than 12 years in internet marketing and development, I’m starting a new blog.  I have lots to say, but never time to say it…  Here’s will it will go…