Archive for August, 2009

logo-smallI’ve just made the announcement that GiftRetailersNetwork is now open to anyone in the gift and gift basket industry.  It has been online for several years but has previously been limited only to members of GiftBasketNetwork.  Thanks to the encouragement of…

Having trouble getting everything done each day without getting sidetracked?  Going off into a million directions and never finishing anything?  You’re not alone.

I am one of the worst people in the world to tell you how to manage time.  I’m…

A few years ago, I bought what turned out to be the “Computer From Hell”. It was an HP 9000 Laptop. When I bought it, the store convinced me that I needed the store’s extended warranty on the machine which…

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Being “Green” is all the rage.  Companies all over the web are claiming to be green, to sell green products, etc.  But make sure your claims are true or you could be subject to both embarrassment and fines.

According to a…

smokeyWhen I first saw Smokey Bear at the Washington National Zoo, he was already ten years old and well-known to kids everywhere as the symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s Fire Prevention campaign.

The Forest Service had begun it’s campaign in…

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Are you creating text in Microsoft Word and then copying and pasting it into a web page?  If so, don’t.  And here is the reason why.

Microsoft Word creates all sorts of formatting clutter in the source code of your page. …

What is your marketing strategy?  You may think that marketing is getting your message in front of potential customers.  Or you may feel that it’s all about building relationships.  Or it is building a great looking website.
Or how about sending…

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