Author Archive
How good are your landing pages?
I’ve been discussing landing pages with several clients in the last few weeks, sharing some of the complexities and best practices in getting to high conversion rates. I thought I’d share some links to some overviews of tips for your landing pages for your banners, email marketing, paid search and more.
Apple News and Updates
As you may imagine, I’m very interested in the announcements at today’s Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference, so I thought I’d share some of the resources I monitor for
up-to-the-minute news (besides Apple Developer Connection, of course).
There are several “Live Blog” sites and several Twitter users you can follow for updates:
Ars Technica
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Gizmodo.com
Engadget.com
CNN Tech on Twitter
Mark McClusky from [...]
Why iPad?
From the announcement of the iPad, to its launch, even today, I hear people asking “Why iPad? What would I use it for?” I got asked those questions about 5 times this week, but yet some people clearly “get” it and are picking them up like free tshirts.
Do, or Do Not. There is no feel.
I’ve always loved Yoda’s famous line to Luke when he was intimidated by a big job… “Do, or do not. There is no try.”
Seth Godin has a great corollary to that sentiment:
I don’t feel like it. What’s it? Why do you need to feel like something in [...]
Update on My Microblog
First the good news; I’ve been keeping pretty busy with some new clients, partners and projects… Unfortunately, that’s pushed my blogging here down lower on the to-do list. Apologies. 8-)
I’ve been focusing my blogging updates to my FriendFeed microblog, rather than longer form blog posts, this gives me enough time to share some [...]
Building Trust Remotely
Web Worker Daily offers some good advice on building and keeping trust when you don’t work physically next to your coworkers or clients. Check out the article here.
I’ve been working with clients, partners and teammates remotely for years, and I’ve found that a focus on high-touch communication and relationship building is [...]
Retailers heading to iPhone apps
Internet Retailer shares that Best Buy has launched an iPhone app to share their specials and deals.
The mobile app, available through Apple Inc.’s App Store, enables iPhone and iPod Touch users to view weekly deals and mobile-only specials and find the nearest Best Buy store. However, like the Best Buy m-commerce site, located [...]
