Ten-Fold Marketing isn’t New
But it’s brilliant! Seth Godin, the king of marketing and the most successful marketing blogger on earth, agrees. Check it out. (Ten-Fold Marketing is the topic of my upcoming book. Stay tuned for MUCH more on that topic.)
Did you miss me?
Last week, my website crashed. Well, that’s an exaggeration; it was more like a fender bender, actually. I’ll spare you the geeky details, but suffice it to say that I wasn’t posting any new blogs until I had it fixed, and that took a lot longer than I expected it to take. That’s a stupid thing to say, isn’t it? …
We are FINALISTS!
WooHoo! Thank you SO much to everyone who voted! Emcie Media has been chosen one of the five finalists for the Tastiest Brand Award, sponsored by The Word Chef, a branding business headquartered in San Jose, CA. As the President and Chief Designer for an Internet Marketing firm, I’ve worked hard to develop a recognizable and memorable brand for Emcie …
Something I learned in college
I didn’t learn much about IT Systems in college, although that was my major. A minor in Business produced almost no real knowledge about running a business, and a second minor in English now seems almost as useless. In fact, almost everything I know about IT and business I learned after graduation, and almost everything I know about English I …
Politics aside
As the political season heats up, I once again advise each of my clients, readers, friends, and colleagues to please keep your opinions to yourself when posting on the Internet. The nation is deeply divided on almost every topic, and taking sides will alienate a significant number of your potential customers. Remember that what you post on Facebook and Twitter …
Facebook vs. Website
I’ve heard it suggested lately that small businesses should build up their Facebook page and abandon their websites entirely, and with the advancing features on Facebook, you can create some pretty robust mini-sites there. Now, my company sells Facebook design services too, so I can make a living doing either one. But I would caution you against piling all your …
Your Granny Geek interview
Click below to listen to Your Granny Geek, talking about web design and Internet marketing. Your Granny Geek is bi-lingual – Fluent in both English and Geekspeak. I think you’ll enjoy the interview and maybe pick up a few pointers too. Enjoy! Of course you can trust her, she’s Your Granny Geek! Listen to internet radio with Deborah Shane on …
Question #8: Will my site be backed up regularly?
This is actually a question for your hosting service as well as your designer, because failure to backup your website could lead to some pretty serious consequences. Your hosting company should be backing up the files on their web servers every day, and storing the backups off-site. So first, you want to make sure that’s happening. Next, you want to …
Question 4: Who will provide the content?
Most web designers and developers assume that you will provide the content that goes on your website. And it make sense that you will do that because you know your business. You know what you want your customers to know about your business. You know the features and benefits that will best sell your products or services. So it makes …
New blog series to begin this week
My good friend, colleague, and fellow genius, Kay Stelling, of Genius Advertising and Marketing, has suggested a topic that I am more than happy to include in my blog. The topic she suggested is “10 Questions You Should Ask Your Web Designer”. It’s definitely a topic near and dear to my heart, so I’m happy to tackle it. But each …
