Who is Searching Google?
I was trying to think of a creative place to hide my extra house key but apparently Google searchers are querying for something else.
Author: Jay G.
Calls to Action – How Much is Too Much?
One of the first things I learned early in my career is that when you are selling something, you will never make a sale unless you ask for the money! Just like the famous expression from Jerry Maguire, “Show me the money”. So we all agree that every website and preferably every page of a Read more about Calls to Action – How Much is Too Much?[…]
World Wide Viral Results
Here is an update to my previous post! Traffic has been down to 20k visits per day for the last two days but the buzz is still alive! I actually heard my fake news story on the radio (102.1 The Edge) on the way to work this morning!! It seems this story has gone viral Read more about World Wide Viral Results[…]
Viral Results Can Be Fun
I put together a fake news story last week and it seems someone posted it to Reddit.com and then the fun began! I got a phone call from my host at around 8pm and he said my website might be under a DoS attack because it was receiving 100+ http requests per second!! Needless to Read more about Viral Results Can Be Fun[…]
The Magic in Viral Videos
We have all had that dream of hitting page one of the social bookmarking sites and getting so much traffic that our hosting servers explode along with our analytics! But what does it take to get the magical viral video. A few years ago I found a stop motion video posted on a relatively obscure Read more about The Magic in Viral Videos[…]
Print Advertising is a Tough Game
While I still find some small value in print advertising I really dislike it when a sales person throws out a totally irrelevant statistic to try and sell me on it. I don’t like being sold like I am stupid. Just to recap our conversation, wanted to reach out and see if you’d like to Read more about Print Advertising is a Tough Game[…]
Google Antitrust – The Day After
I watched about an hour of the live feed from the Senate antitrust hearing on Google and caught about 15 minutes o f Mr. Schmit’s testimony and what I heard wasn’t very good. I felt he did not answer the questions posed very clearly and instead used each answer opportunity as a mini PR piece. Read more about Google Antitrust – The Day After[…]
Tough Day for Google with Antitrust Investigation
Just finished reading the submission by Jeremy Stoppelman and all I can say is ouch!! He makes a really strong case (with lots of factual evidence) which points to Google participating in very unsavory behavior. I don’t know if Google can talk their way out of this one. I will be watching this news closely, Read more about Tough Day for Google with Antitrust Investigation[…]
How Important is the Color of your Website
Draw your own conclusion from the info below. Personally I think a clean, easy to navigate site is more important than the exact color scheme.
Social Media Pitfalls
Love this one! Very funny.