Examples of How Studying Your Competition Isn’t Always Right
No matter what line of business you’re in, you can often get inspiration and ideas by checking out your competition. You can see what kind…
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How to make it all come together
Over the years, I’ve discussed a lot of ideas to help your business flourish online and today I’m going to show you what it looks…
Our YMCA has one of the worst good-looking sites ever made
We love our local YMCA. Both of my girls play soccer there, we’ve done various swim lessons, and my wife and I work out there…
Your customer service starts with the person that answers the phone
While I’m certainly not a big fan of the phone, I still use it quite often. As you’ve probably noticed, while businesses love their fancy…
Content is still king
A few weeks ago, I decided to take the family on a Saturday trip to go horseback riding in the north Georgia mountains. The girls…
Google’s not-too-secret social network finally launches: Google+
It’s been rumored for more than a year, and now it’s here — sort of. You probably can’t get into it yet, but it’s out…
How to make it all come together
Over the years, I’ve discussed a lot of ideas to help your business flourish online and today I’m going to show you what it looks…
You can’t fake it on social media
While talking over a potential site redesign with a client, the subject turned to blogging. We both agreed that they should have a blog for…
Don’t run your fan club like Tim McGraw
My wife and I are fans of Tim McGraw; we’ve seen him in concert a few times, and we’ll likely see him again in the…
How to add a Google +1 (Plus One) button to your site
A few months ago, Google introduced the +1 button to the world. It’s essentially a simple way for you to approve of a page, and…
Your business needs a website
I can’t believe I’m writing a post like this in 2011, but the sad fact remains that some small businesses don’t have websites. A friend…
Car dealers don’t listen on Twitter either
Late last year I performed a few simply Twitter tests for churches. I found 36 churches that had their Twitter account listed on their home…
Your customer service starts with the person that answers the phone
While I’m certainly not a big fan of the phone, I still use it quite often. As you’ve probably noticed, while businesses love their fancy…
I’ve installed WordPress — now what?
A lot of you have been watching my “How to install WordPress in less than 10 minutes” video, but I’ve been asked the same question…
My favorite WordPress plug-ins
Three years ago I wrote up a list of my favorite plug-ins, and decided that it was well past time to give the list a…