Entries Categorized as 'Site Planning'

New Domain Naming Trick from 45n5

Date November 9, 2007

This is the most solid domain naming tip I’ve heard. Mark from 45n5 has revealed his domain name-finding method via online video. (Basic instructions typed below video).

1. Go to Google’s Keyword Tool and enter your niche’s keywords.
2. Scroll down and find “Download all keywords” (choose text or csv)
3. Copy and Paste keywords into bulk pricing […]

Stuck Between a Bank and a Hard Place

Date November 9, 2007

Yesterday, I attempted to make a payment on my student loan online. But the Sallie Mae site wanted me to pay using information from an actual check (routing number + account number), not a check card number.
I’m out of checks, except for one, but the routing number was illegible. So I signed onto my bank’s […]

Get Smart: Play to the Intelligence of Your Audience

Date September 12, 2007

In an earlier post, I’ve shared an improv technique and how it relates to online marketing. Today, I have another nugget of improv wisdom to pass along. This one comes from the late improv guru, Del Close: “Play to the top of your intelligence.”
Improvisers, especially when they’re starting out, have a tendency to not trust […]

What Not to Wear: 7 Web Design Mistakes to Avoid

Date August 21, 2007

On the show What Not to Wear, style gurus Stacy London and Clinton Kelly take people from drab to fab during a one week fashion makeover in New York City.
If you think this is purely vain, then you haven’t watched the show. Most of the people who are chosen for a makeover have some internal […]

Waiting for the Theme Viewer to Change

Date July 18, 2007

Wordpress is finally undergoing the gargantuan task of eliminating sponsored themes from its Theme Viewer.
Unfortunately, the site is all glitchy in the process. I went to the site to go theme-hunting last night only to find that the site would not filter any of my carefully selected variables (2 column, white, widget-ready).
I will give them […]