Blog Posts: Business
WordCamp Maine 2014: Just Another WordPress Designer/Developer»
There are so many designers and developers with WordPress skills (at all levels) freelancing; sometimes it seems the old saw, “can’t swing a dead cat without hitting one” applies. But…
Why I’m abandoning a land line altogether: bye bye Qwest!»
At the end of June, I’ll be abandoning Qwest service entirely, saving about $56/month on phone service. Not that $56/month is outrageous; it’s actually a good bit less than what I pay Tmobile every month, although there really is no comparison between what I can do on my Tmobile-powered Android and what I can do with the land line, which has become pretty useless.
Is “Good Enough” Really Good Enough?»
We live in an era of commodification of services. Many of the services that relied on people with specialized skills and expertise a decade ago can be accomplished by low-skilled…
Disconnected: Honey, I deactivated the Facebook account.»
I’ve never been a huge fan of Facebook, once I got over the initial curiosity and connected with a few friends. I really don’t care that much about what people…
Why We Don’t Respond to RFPs: There’s a Better Way»
Recently I got into a discussion on LinkedIn about Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and what makes a “good” RFP for web design and development. My position, basically, is that there…
The Surest (and most common) Way for Companies to Shackle Their Social Media Efforts»
More and more companies seem to be getting the message: social media (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) presents great opportunities for making connections with their customers and would-be customers. And yet,…
Eating our own Dogfood: We’ve Relaunched our Entire Website on WordPress»
You may or may not have noticed: you’re looking at a new version of both EvoBloggito and evowebdev.com. They are integrated in a “blogsite”, based on the WordPress platform. Why?…
Hunkering Down: Local Business’ Dilemma»
Like a lot of people over the last several months, we’ve not been in much of a spending mood. We cut out some things that we judged non-essential, and one…
62% of Small Businesses Do Not Have a Website: the Glass is 38% Full»
I stumbled onto an article on Entrepreneur’s website (Turn Web Traffic Into Foot Traffic; Justin Kitch) that changed one of my basic assumptions, which was that “most” businesses have a…
Waiting for the Small Business Fairy to Bless Your Small Business»
Fairy tales were fun when we were little. The dastardly, selfish, and conniving were always punished. Meanwhile, handsome, brave, pure-hearted princes or tailors hooked up with beautiful, pure-hearted princesses (or…