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Proposal writing – gauging your audience

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Friday November 19, 2010 )

Show me a proposal that is full of eye popping images and light on content, I’ll show you a company that’s not getting the contract…from me anyway. (more…)


Survey: 2010 holiday gift spending to rise

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Thursday November 18, 2010 )

A survey has found Americans are estimating their holiday shopping spend to be well up on last year. (more…)


Dial a domain

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Wednesday November 17, 2010 )

You’re out and about and want to call a company, but don’t have the number on your phone – what to do? A new option is domain dialing. (more…)


Blogging isn’t just about traffic

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Sunday November 14, 2010 )

Would you bother blogging even if you knew it wouldn’t attract many visitors on a regular basis? It can be very beneficial – and here’s why. (more…)


Adrank, Ad Auctions & Adsense payments

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Saturday November 13, 2010 )

AdSense is the publisher side of Google’s Adwords network and provides income to millions of site owners. Google pays publishers a share of what a merchant pays per click. But what determines how much a merchant pays for each click and which ads appear on a publisher’s site? (more…)


Google Instant new feature – Previews

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Wednesday November 10, 2010 )

Is it just me or has Google rolled out more new features for search in the last 12 months than for it’s entire history? Anyhow, meet Google Instant Previews. (more…)


Social networks as service status sites

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Monday November 8, 2010 )

My web hosting service had an outage on the weekend, albeit relatively brief. And when I say outage, I mean outage. (more…)


Guys, laptops and laps

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Saturday November 6, 2010 )

Many of us working in the online world take our laptops everywhere – you never know when you may need it, right? However, if you’re a male and using a laptop while out and about, somewhere you probably shouldn’t place it is on your lap. (more…)


Google releases mod_speed for Apache

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Thursday November 4, 2010 )

Google continues to shape the web with it’s latest contribution to the online community, an Apache module called mod_speed. As you may have guessed mod_speed helps to speed up web site performance; this time at the server level. (more…)


One click unsubscribing

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Tuesday November 2, 2010 )

With 2011 just around the corner, it’s surprising how many list owners still like to make people jump through hoops to unsubscribe from email communications. (more…)