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Don’t Make Me Think – Two Simple Rules for Online Success

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Tom Gray

I’m rereading a great book on web usability – Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug. If you don’t read beyond the first page of the first chapter but apply the 2 simple rules (one, a footnote) you’ll find there … Continue reading →

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Power to the Road Warrior

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Tom Gray

Mfuel provides the ultimate power source for road warriors tired of their 3 hour laptop battery crapping out in 2 hours right in the middle of prepping their next day’s sales presentation on their 4 hour flight; Or realizing that … Continue reading →

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Tech Alert – CD-R backup discs at risk

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Tom Gray

The April 2006 edition of Popular Mechanics cites an expert at IBM Germany warning that burned CD-R discs have a life span of only two to five years. While unburned discs will last as long as 10 years, burning apparently … Continue reading →

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Ask Who?!

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Tom Gray

Steve Krug, web design guru and author of Don’t Make Me Think – A Common Sense Guide to Web Usability, has a simple suggestion for resolving conflicts when your boss, partner or whoever wants to add a feature or function … Continue reading →

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Is There a Magic Number of Keywords/Phrases You Should Use Per Page? . . .

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Tom Gray

… NO! according to Jill Whalen, the search engine maven behind HighRankings.com. She states that there is absolutely no perfect keyword density you should write to. Just write good copy that reads well and employs keywords and phrases as appropriate.

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How Do Your Email Campaigns Compare?

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Tom Gray

Bronto.com, a provider of email software and list management services, recently released their first quarterly industry statistics report. This concise, 5 page report provides Deliver, Open & Clickthrough rates across several industries and in aggregate. Overall the breakdown is as … Continue reading →

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Don’t (Spam)Assassinate Your Email Messages

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Tom Gray

A useful resource to keep in mind when you’re unsure if your ezine or email content is too spammy and likely, therefore, to get picked off by the spam police is spamassassin.org. “SpamAssassin is a mature, widely-deployed open source project … Continue reading →

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Before There Were Computers

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Tom Gray

Memory was something you lost with age An application was for employment A program was a TV show A cursor used profanity A keyboard was a piano A web was a spider’s home A virus was the flu A CD … Continue reading →

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If it Sounds Too Good to be True … (or) What Happens When Your SEO Company Runs Afoul of Google?

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Tom Gray

Here’s a nightmare scenario for you … You head into the office and log-on to check your web site stats to see how your traffic is holding up. You’re excited because the big bucks you’ve invested in Search Engine Optimization … Continue reading →

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WordPress – I’m in Love

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Tom Gray

UPDATE: Took the plunge! Installed WordPress on my server so now my blog is served through my web site. WordPress made it easy. Even though I was a little nervous about setting up databases and the like, it was a … Continue reading →

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