Inbox Zero? No.
Why is my Gmail inbox so full? Because I use it for free storage. My main personal email account is Gmail. I have completely enjoyed using it for a long time. My overall experience with Gmail has been so good that I’d almost invest in Google stock. The only emails I delete are those with […]
Break Rules for a Reason, part 2
We all get too many emails. I wanted to unsubscribe from part of the emails one company sends me. This cool screen appeared. When one option is deselected, it turns grey. If it is kept active, it stays green. The interface is very slick, but the designers and user interface people made one mistake. This […]
The New iPad Mini and Your Strategy
Apple can do no wrong. At least that’s what some people think. I am an Apple fanboy, but they may have slipped a little with the new iPad Mini. Here are the reasons why they didn’t plan as well as they could have: 1. They staged a special event to unveil the iPad Mini. Though […]
Easy Professional Education
The weekend of October 5 and 6 was PodCamp Denver 3, a conference I led with the help of several very smart people. It was a great time of sharing ideas and learning from each other. We broke into two groups and learned about thing ranging from the role of maps in mobile communication to […]
Narrow or Wide Offering of Services?
There’s a debate going on in the small business world. Should you go ultra-narrow and focus on a specific niche or should you offer a wide variety of services? Both targets have valid pluses and minuses. 1. Pro for Wide & Con for Narrow: You open yourself up for a greater possibility of work beyond […]
Website Design
PetSupplies.com needed a redesign. As an exercise, we created a new site. We did the site redesign, as well as the logo re-design. Click through to see before and after the redesign. If your browser does not display the new site large enough, here’s a screen shot of the new PetSupplies.com site by itself. (Sadly, […]