There’s a lot that goes into building a website for a company. Choosing a good domain name sounds easy but when you get down to it, you can hit a lot bumps on the way. The biggest problem tends to be that the “best” names are already taken. This can be a huge annoyance. Especially if there is not a real site being hosted and your ideal web address is wasted on some stupid marketing ploy or being resold for some . . .
March 10, 2009
March 9, 2009
War on Work?
I subscribe to a number of various organizations on my Twitter account. I enjoy scanning through and seeing what people find interesting, motivating or informative.
I came across a video talk on Ted.com by Mike Rowe. And for those of you who do not know Mike (and I say “know” because Mike and I are destined to be together), Mike Rowe is the host and work apprentice of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel. I have a link to the video . . .
March 8, 2009
Starbucks – Flexibility At Any Size
This morning my wife and I were taking our son to this great park we found a couple weeks ago. On our way, we decided that we wanted to grab Starbucks, to hold us over to lunch.
Now, regardless of how you feel paying four dollars for a cup of joe, there is no arguing that Starbucks has one of the strongest customer service cultures. It stems from a desire to, “Be your third place.”
So, as I drive up, I expected:
March 5, 2009
3 Reasons To Skip The Splash Page
Some people are very much against using an intro, or splash, page on a website. Some people love them. I, for one, do not like them. While we all can have our opinions, and even make some decisions based on them, it’s pretty hard to convince a client or other professional to do something based on your own opinion. That said, let’s look at some real reasons why it’s not a good idea to use a splash page for a . . .
March 1, 2009
Mission Objective – Mission Statements
When we decided we had done enough case studies and it was time to put our group “out there” for hire, there were a few key concepts or ideas that we knew we had to stay true to. At this point, please let me take the scenic route to my point, it will help me explain why I decided to post on the subject of Mission Statements.
About a week ago, Tony (one of my partners) and I we’re reminiscing of . . .
