Sliders and calendars suck, so why do people keep using them?
Parallax effects, photo sliders and calendars suck, and yet everyone keeps using them. It’s time to stop.
Do the Yellow Pages work? A true story of an expensive mistake.
In 2009 I was driving home after work. This being right before I set out on my own, I was looking at ways to advertise my new business. I was on the phone with Yellow Pages. I had done some research wondering “Do the Yellow Pages work for businesses ?” I wasn’t finding much evidence one way or another. It’s hard to tell for most businesses. But the sales rep was so desperate to sell me an ad in the phone book he lied to get me to do it.
What’s the point of blogging? What could it possibly do for me?
On five different occasions in the last two weeks someone has asked me, “What’s the point of blogging? Why should I be blogging?” Even if you want to be blogging every day, you may not know what to talk about.
A Review of Facebook Advertising. Probably because you’re just that boring.
It just doesn’t work. It’s blown out of proportion. It’s a fantasy to think that everyone will happily share information about every hardware store, beer, battery, and car.
Thoughts on “Honest to Goodness Indiana”. It’s nice!
It reminds me of that old Andy Griffith Show bit where Andy and Barney are too afraid to tell Aunt Bea her pickles are “kerosene cucumbers”. So they just say, “Oh, yeah, it’s nice!” Or when they try to hook up a young lady with Gomer Pyle. “He’s…nice! Real nice! He’s nice!”