I'm a Web Guy, Internet Marketer, and Apple Fanboy. Should I Join a BNI Chapter?
I’m a guy who’s into networking, meeting other business people, and making relationships, and doing business. So, naturally, when I found out about BNI (Business Network International), I was absolutely hooked. I took a membership application home with me the first day, and brought it back the next week with payment. I didn’t know much about it, or how the meetings worked, but I loved that I found a group dedicated to meeting every week and passing business back and forth. Continue Reading →
Video: Why Use Online Video?
It’s video time again! This time around, I made an online video to tell you all about… online video! Why? Continue Reading →
How To Upload A Video On Youtube
Due to the fact that Google is constantly changing the layout on YouTube, I’ve gotten many requests from people asking about how to upload videos to their YouTube Channels. So here’s a quick screenshot tutorial with step-by-step instructions. With any luck this will be helpful for a while, but the odds are the layout will change again soon. Oh well! For now, here goes.
Video: What is Twitter?
What is Twitter? This is easily the question I’ve heard the most since I started working in Internet Marketing. Continue Reading →
How Many Golf Balls Can Fit in a School Bus?
Have you ever heard that question before?
If you have, it’s probably because you’ve read somewhere that it’s one of the questions that Google asks prospective employees during interviews. I don’t know if this is entirely true, because I’ve read accounts of people who have been hired at Google who never had to answer anything like this, and yet other online sources say they do, in fact, ask this and many other bizarre Continue Reading →
Apple Certification – Apple Certified Associate
Last week, I took an exam to prove to Apple that I understand their products and know how to use them. And I passed! So now it’s official: I’m an Apple Certified Associate. But what does that actually mean? Great question. Continue Reading →
The Limits of Technology: eHarmony
True story: I once signed up for eHarmony. Well, let me clarify—I never “dated” using eHarmony, but I did create an account. But I had a good reason.
Once, not so long ago, when I was single, I was driving down the road and heard an ad for eHarmony on my car radio. I heard all about how they were offering a “free, no-obligation personality profile” where I could take a relationship questionnaire with over 250 questions and they would give me a complete profile of who I am, the type of person I was, and a list of all the single women using eHarmony Continue Reading →
You Are What You Wear
Everybody knows you are what you eat. But did you know it’s also true that you are what you wear? The reality, though unfair, is that whether you believe this or not, there’s at least some truth in it.
When I first started my business a few years ago, I went out to Kohl’s and purchased several sets of nice slacks, some button-up collared shirts and some nice leather shoes. Whenever I went to meet clients, I made sure my shirt was ironed, my pants had no wrinkles, and I even tried to match colors. That’s who I was, and that’s how I ran my business. Continue Reading →
Why Have a Website?
[About two years ago, I gave a presentation to a business group about websites and their effectiveness as a marketing tool. I've had this sitting in my "drafts" section forever, so I figured it was time to actually post it. -Ron]
When I ran my own web development company, I often asked potential clients “why do you want a website?” On face value, this seems like a very simple question, but so many times, the people I discussed this with didn’t have an answer. Continue Reading →
The Most Important Word A Business Owner Can Learn
A few years ago, I heard a radio ad while driving down the road where the whole premise was “We Do That.” The ad went like this: you listen in to a phone conversation between a car owner and a front desk guy at the auto repair shop. The caller says “My brakes are squeaking and I think I need a brake inspection.” The front desk guy says “we do that.” Continue Reading →