Category: Business

Is Facebook Transforming Our Language?

By , May 7, 2011

Language is constantly evolving, but sometimes the process is hard to understand. Facebook provides a great example.

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Update: LessonIndex.com

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By , April 6, 2011

Over the past few months, I’ve been pleased with the success of my newest web site, LessonIndex.com. Read more »

Damages From the Illinois “Advertising-Nexus” law

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By , March 11, 2011

Illinois enacted an “Advertising-Nexus” tax law yesterday, triggering some serious negative consequences — while collecting no additional sales taxes. Here’s a quick summary of the law’s impact:

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Sales Tax Fairness, Advertising-Nexus Laws, and Common Sense

By , March 6, 2011

One of the “Advertising Nexus” tax bills (pending in the California legislature) is scheduled for hearing tomorrow (Monday) in Sacramento.  Yesterday, I found this editorial on the American Booksellers’ web site,  and was annoyed enough to write this reply: Read more »

Test, test, and test your web site again!

By , January 9, 2011

Always test, test, test whenever you make any change to your web site. Read more »

Launching LessonIndex.com

By , January 5, 2011

In late October, an unexpected phone call revived my interest in the subject of “lesson plan resources for teachers.”  The first result of that inspiration is my newest web site, at LessonIndex.com. Read more »

Why Is a Privacy Policy Important? (2010)

By , November 10, 2010

A reader asked why I pointed out that certain directory sites lacked a privacy policy, in my “Affiliate Program Directories” page.

A privacy policy is one of the most basic requirements for any professional web site. If a web site doesn’t have a conspicuous link to a privacy policy, it simply isn’t very professional, and is less trustworthy. Read more »

Product Categorization (Taxonomy, Ontology)

By , October 27, 2010

Creating the right structure of categories and attributes for the products in your online store is a critical step that many online merchants ignore. Read more »

Counter-Intuitive Marketing

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By , October 13, 2010

I first became interested in “internet marketing” in 1995 because I was an estate-planning attorney seeking clients.  One of my early lessons was that sometimes, marketing success can come from counter-intuitive strategies. Here’s an example. Read more »

Strategies for Optimizing AdWords Campaigns

By , October 12, 2010

I’ve optimized Google AdWords PPC-search campaigns for dozens of clients. I’ve been doing online marketing since 1997, paid search since 1999, and Google AdWords since the service launched. Read more »

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