That was the title that grabbed me. It was a brief paragraph and infographic in a back issue of Success Magazine, quoting the results of a Wall Street Journal survey that asked; What amount of money would you need to feel they you have achieved your ambitions? That’s a pretty big question, with interesting results….
How Do You Rate On The Customer Love Test
It’s that time of year again, hearts a flutter, cards from admirers, chocolate oozing from every pore….ahh yes, Valentines Day is upon us once more. Last year I got slightly poetic… tongue in cheek of course. This year I thought we’d take a little test. Yes happy campers, I can see you shaking from the…
Brand Strategies: Lessons From Zag
Brand Strategy seemed to be the hot topic on everyone’s lips not so long ago. I’m not sure if the bulk of the heat has dropped out of the market and popularity is waning or whether I’ve just been able to tune the clutter out. Anyhow. I figured it was safe to dip my toe…
Is Poor Navigation Driving Visitors Away?
This is the final installment in the ‘what makes a good website’ series, if you’ve missed the previous entries of the PLAN I’ve linked them up for you below. Purpose Look Audience Our focus this week lands on website navigation, and the importance this component plays in your site’s success and audience satisfaction. Unfortunately navigation…
How Well Do You Know Your Audience?
Ding Ding Ding…the bell rings on round three of the PLAN. Have no clue what I’m waffling about..go here first…then here. Those will bring you up to speed. While the first two parts of the process have been all about you, now its time to get focused on those you serve. Ladies and Gentlemen…its time…
Is Your Website As Good Lookin’ As You Are?
This month we’re breathing in…exhaling, and asking, what makes a good website? In the last post we took a look at the PLAN concept, beginning our journey with the purpose of your website. Hint if you haven’t read that…its the best place to begin. Today, we’re stepping into phase two. Website design, or the look…
What Makes A Good Website?
I can’t tell you how often I get asked, what makes a good website? Now what constitutes “good” is very subjective, we all have different tastes. But I think we can all agree that certain principals need to be followed when setting up a website to make sure you’re not putting your good time to…
A Tool To Remove Repetitive Tasks In Your Online Business
Lets kick of 2012 with a cool new online business tool which was a tad late for inclusion in the recent launch of the Disobedient Directory, and too good to wait until the next edition. Introducing Ifttt, an acronym for, If This…Then That. I came across a reference to this online business tool early last…
A Walk Down Memory Lane & My Christmas Present To You.
I’m no stranger to the world of technology, I remember very clearly when computers entered the workplace. Yes, I actually started back on DOS based systems with the magical flashing c: prompt. When the only laptop device, was a tray you ate your dinner off in front of the TV. When my workstation monitor was…
What percentage of 39 Million would you like?
Flicking through my RSS feeds the other day, a very interesting infographic caught my eye, shared via Social Media Examiner’s – This week in Social Media The title of the infographic – Inbound Marketing Ecosystem – Volinsky Consulting (click for larger view) Now while the ecosystem diagram itself is a great blueprint for understanding the…
