Archive for May, 2007
Next Entries » Wednesday, May 9th, 2007Alexa Not Worth It
Alright this is just getting out of hand. There was a huge “Alexa buzz” a few years ago, but it quickly died as the top marketers learned how worthless it really was. Although lately there seems to be another buzz swarming around, and I’m just not understanding this.
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007Unique New Bid Site
I think just about all of us here are sick to death of eBay (or as some like to call it “Fee-Bay”). It use to be a fantastic place to find stuff, and bidding was exciting. Back in the day when there was more buyers than sellers, and costs weren’t completely out of hand.
Times have [...]
Happy Customers Multiply
You never know when your next “biggest fan” is going to come along. The type of customer who is so excited they found you, that they will brag to ever friend they know. Upset them off the bat though, and you’ll go out of business quickly.
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Advertising Aches
We’ve been talking so much about advertising lately that I just had to share with you some examples of the kind of advertising you Don’t want to do. These tips came from Dan the Man of WAHumor.com
Coors put its slogan, “Turn it loose,” into Spanish where it was read as “Suffer from diarrhea.”
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer [...]
The Unbearable Un-coolness of Being Mom
©Lisa Barker
My middle school-aged daughters recently talked me
into going shopping. Our second stop was the music
store.
At first they stood there like lumps of clay, girding
themselves for what they anticipated would be a long,
boring wait while mom sifted through hundreds of CDs.
Eventually, they started looking around for themselves
and tried to convince me to buy a CD [...]
Newsletter or Ezine Advertising
Online Advertising Secrets Exposed - Part 5Â
This is one of the most direct ways that you can advertise online. Newsletters, often referred to as ezines are like magazines online. Most of the time they are presented in a newsletter format rather than an actual magazine. But they have one very big advantage over most types of online [...]
SAHM’s worth $138,095 a year
According to Salary.com, that’s what an average Stay at Home Mom is worth . . . and that’s with a 3% raise from last year. The average SAHM puts in 40 hours (regular time) and 52 hours (overtime) - averaging a whopping 92 hour work week. The jobs figured into this scenario include a housekeeper, [...]
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007Selling Ads on AdBrite
While I’ve gone completely nuts buying ads on AdBrite, I was still just testing the water with the ads. After playing with my listings a hundred times over, I’ve finally got it figured out.
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007You’ve been tipped …
So, today was blogtipping day and just as I had expected . . . It was a lot of fun! I did do mine a little differently. Instead of complimenting or adding a helpful tip . . . I just posted a comment related to the post at hand. I think I did alright. I sure [...]
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