How to Buy a Domain Name
May 20, 2014
It is my unwavering opinion that everyone should try to buy their own name dot com. I have crisnoble.com. My wife (girlfriend at the time) decided to take on my last name because angelanoble.com was available but angelajones.com was taken. Most people do not realize how easy and cheap it is to buy a domain [1]. I tell my […]
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Quantified Anything: Turning Google Sheets into a Backend Database
April 2, 2014
The Google Docs suite is great, it offers real-time collaboration and near-feature parity with Microsoft Office (except maybe PowerPoint). One of my favorite things to do is track things, and a Google Sheets (think Excel) is perfect for the task. The question that no one is asking but I am going to answer is… “Can […]
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Hosting Your Domain Name With Pancake.io
February 17, 2014
I’m on a quest to find the simplest, cheapest way to get the content you create to show up on a browser that’s pointed to a domain name that you own. Right now the easiest front-runner is Pancake.io. It’s free, and it uses Dropbox, which is also free. In a nutshell, it lets you create content […]
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The Success of Your Business Depends on Design
February 12, 2013
The visual design of your logo, business cards, website and marketing materials are the modern-day storefront of your business. Potential customers (window shoppers and passers by) see a poorly designed logo as a light-up sign with a few burned out light bulbs. They see a confusing user interface on a website as a disorganized, messy […]
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Tagline Tips to Boost Conversion Rates
January 3, 2013
Just do it. Where’s the beef? Have it your way. Can you pair these taglines with their respective brands? I’m guessing you can. That’s because good taglines do their job – they help you identify the business they represent by capturing the mission, promise and brand essence in a short, memorable phrase. Taglines have been […]
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