Archive for March, 2010
How you can sell more.
In many places these days, both off-line and online, the sense of good service has been lost in a misinformed rush to pseudo efficiency. The phrase “have a nice day” is both ubiquitous and perfunctory – and usually meaningless. I am sure that you will recall many visits to brick and mortar stores with their [...]
Hard hitting video on Catholic pedophiles, religion & troop deployments, featuring Christopher Hitchens, Journalist
Christopher Hitchens, a journalist, has commented on the Pope, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, religion and troop deployments in this video interview on “Real Time With Bill Maher” I like the way that he is so pointed and succinct. Hitchens phrases key points in a dynamic but easily understood way, with some occasional humor. Reference: Christopher [...]
Online dating statistics – an interesting graphic and key trends
Online dating is now very popular and has lost the stigma it had back when I met my wife online in the late 90′s. As a date coach, I have a professional interest in online dating statistics and enjoyed looking at the graphic below. I learned some things too. A key tip for successful online [...]
Facebook cussedness & my new Fan Page
****** Start of Facebook post ****** Hmm…my Facebook fan page , which I created yesterday, is not importing blog posts properly. Looking into it. Facebook is in some respects a ‘cussed’ application – counter intuitive, works in strange ways, feels like it has been thrown together and so on. I am not alone in my [...]
Why is a mind virus like a computer virus?
I am a lover of simplicity, partly because simple concepts can often illustrate great truths. These days I expect that most of us are familiar with computer viruses and the damage which they can cause. Many of us may well have suffered the consequences of a computer virus. Computer viruses vary widely in their effects, [...]
How to help your cat live longer.
Cats are to many people valued companions, others substitute children, and still others something between a household fixture and a “standard pet”, or even working animal. If you are interested in helping your cat live a longer and better life, then obtaining key accurate information is very important. Vets are of course a good source [...]
Top 100 Tools for the Twittering Teacher
Twitter has become a powerful tool for community organizers, marketers, and others who want to share and receive information in a fast, friendly environment. It’s no wonder, then, that teachers have also found success on Twitter, using the tool to connect with students, share information with parents, and find useful resources. Here, we’ll take a [...]
What is your inner world like?
When I want to help someone change a behavior, one approach I take is that I help them change their inner world which will then influence the way that the behavior actually manifests later. Think about this issue carefully, for it contains a fundamental key to experiencing deep, lasting and effective change in your life. [...]
Get off your fat arse and start walking.
Walking has been proven to improve health. In fact, walking 10,000 steps a day has been suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO) for promoting good health. You can check out more of the WHO resources and facts here. Studies on people who took the Global Corporate Challenge to walk 10,000 steps daily indicated that [...]
Why you need to think carefully about your friendships
Watch out! There are plenty of false friends about! I am sure many of you have heard about those people who fell on hard times of one kind or another and discovered how few real friends they had. What not so many people are aware of is that some apparent friends will not only abandon [...]
Brainstorming about a new domain name for a client…(tip)
Brainstorming about a new domain name for a client… Currently I am developing a new website for a client. We are brainstorming about the choice of domain name. This process has been going on for a couple of days. Here is just one snippet that I emailed to my client: Key thought…wear your customer’s head. [...]
User generated content for websites made easy.
User generated content for websites made easy? Yes, you heard right. For those experienced Internet Marketers who want more info real fast click here. But first of all, some of you will be wondering what user generated content is and why it is important. User Generated Content (UGC) is any material published on a website [...]
URL shortening – my favorite method.
Up until recently I have been using Bit.ly for my link shortening. For some time now I have had the impression that Bit.ly is not tracking clicks properly and have been busy testing http://su.pr/ which is part of StumbleUpon. Recently, at Bit.ly, my click figures have gone right down – sometimes just 1 or 2 [...]
Gold Coast Queensland, Australia – Where I live.
These days I live on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. The Gold Coast is about an hour’s drive south of Brisbane, the Queensland State capital. The climate on the Gold Coast is sub tropical. Not too hot or humid, and not too cold. Personally I find it a bit too warm and favor air [...]
The Internet and health information.
The Internet is a wonderful resource and yet, if misused, it can contribute to a plethora of problems. This is especially true of health and medical related information. There is much health related information available online, a significant proportion of which is either suspect, or downright dangerous. Whilst I realize that governments and ‘big pharma’ [...]
Dealing with difficult people who bring us down.
In life, we get to meet a huge number of people, however there are always some that are very difficult to deal with. Difficult people. These are often people we don’t like, and we can have a tendency to avoid them at all costs. Staying out of the range of their radar may be the [...]
Three Reasons You Need a Great Header Graphic for Your Web Site
The single most important graphic element on your Web site or blog is, without a doubt, your header graphic. If your site lacks an eye-catching, targeted and topic-specific header graphic, it runs the risk of being ignored by untold numbers of potential clients and readers. But an attention-grabbing, well-designed header graphic does three things that [...]
Translate web pages easily with Google Chrome browser
Translate web pages easily with Google Chrome browser. Recently Google have released a translation tool which is built into their Chrome web browser, and which works automatically. This feature is currently only available in the Beta or Dev version. Google Chrome has 3 ‘varieties’: Stable, Beta and Dev Channel. I have been using the Dev [...]
Politics! What is it about politics that it attracts so many nutters?
Politics! Earlier today, someone in an online forum posed the question: What is it about politics that it attracts so many nutters? I decided to respond… Here are just SOME of the reasons… The political environment, regardless of party – tends to be abhorrent to all but the dysfunctional, ‘less astute’ and even socially/mentally immature. [...]
"Seeing is believing" – or is it?
“Seeing is believing” Have you heard that phrase before? Perhaps you, like many others, believe it yourself? Perhaps you are not even consciously aware that you believe it, and that your life is based upon the idea. People who “believe it when they see it” only get involved emotionally with images and concepts which they [...]
