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I wrote last time about Google Offers and today they have finally released it to the public. Floyd's Coffee Shop in Portland is the first official Google offers location. As I was writing this the num
Read more →A while ago I posted about linkedin, and I just saw this video today. It pretty much sums up how most people feel about the site. It has gotten to be a wasteland of connections with almost everyone lo
Read more →I woke up this morning and my cell phone was vibrating, I thought that it was a server that had gone down and these were the inbound emails…but alas it was just the deluge of emails from Youtube about
Read more →The Background Story – My Quest for a local bank in San Diego About a year ago I opened an additional business account at Regents Bank in San Diego after checking with the bigger national banks in tow
Read more →Just got off of conference call with Dan Kennedy where he discussed his A to Z marketing strategy and his info summit. Just like most info marketers he gave some real information, held back some of th
Read more →Lisa gave me the most amazing birthday present ever she enrolled me in Machine Shop Basics for some personal development. I have always wanted to learn how to run a lathe and a mill, I love the feel o
Read more →Hummingbird claims to be the software that the “Twitter Elite” don’t want you to know about. The developers claim that by using Hummingbird software you can automate to the building of a huge twitter
Read more →Today I received a strange email from a friend on facebook. She is not the type to send random spammy emails so when I got this I was a little suspicious. Knowing a little about how this virus was goi
Read more →I have a number of clients who have equipment colocated all over the country, these sites range from individual and corporate blogs, e-commerce websites and even a customer that does 50 million in pro
Read more →It really makes it difficult to find a product that performs as advertised, when you do you hang on and advocate it whenever possible. As a happy lifelock.com subscriber for a few years now, I have fe
Read more →A client of mine David called me just this week and said “Hey I have just joined LinkedIn.com, I have about a dozen new connections…now what?” And I had absolutely nothing to say to him. No guidance f
Read more →Happy Earth Day 2008 ! Here are some tips on saving energy in the workplace. The average desktop computer uses about 120 Watts (the monitor uses 75 Watts, and the CPU uses 45 Watts.) Laptops use consi
Read more →1. I can save 75% of my project costs by offshoring. While this may be possible in some rare cases, the savings will be more in the 30 – 50% range. Although the hourly rates may drop from $100 – Read
Read more →As a technologist there is nothing that I hate more than technology when I am having a problem. Specifically I am talking about voice mail and auto-responders from help desk or other impersonal system
Read more →Despite what some clients believe I do not work for Blackberry nor for Microsoft! I do however have some pretty strong opinions about the iPhone and their rapid adoption as the ‘must have CEO’ device.
Read more →Yesterday I was invited to be a participant at the video taping of Ken Blanchard speaking about motivation and goals for a new DVD. I was sitting front and center as one of the most dynamic motivation
Read more →Muse Ideas 1. private label rights 2. 4HWW template 3. website MCAT and LSAT 4. online scuba diving log 5. sell your house DVD 6. yoga for [niche] 7. fitness bootcamp 8. how to buy a motorcycle 9. can
Read more →Dare I say that they have done it again? Has google rewritten the rules for spam filtering for business? Googles press release as of today has some interesting announcements about how they plan to sim
Read more →I am sitting here reading the February 4th edition of the San Diego Union Tribune (yes, I research and write my own newsletters, I don't outsource this to India; Yet!) and there is an interesting arti
Read more →For those of you who have been long time subscribers to TechTalk you know that I am not a fan of Microsoft Windows Vista. In fact I think it is the one piece of Microsoft software that actually hinder
Read more →I am not going to get into the nuts and bolts of operating system virtualization but I am going to give you enough information to follow along. Software virtualization is the ability to run multiple o
Read more →The reverse 911 Emergency Notification system does not call cell phones or VOIP phones. Here is the link to the Office of Homeland Security for Reverse 911 listing. This service is currently for City
Read more →I found this link to an up to date map of the
Read more →San Diego is on fire, there are eight wild fires that have been burning with zero percent containment for more than twelve hours. I am writing this on my laptop with a Bluetooth connection to the inte
Read more →Okay – So you didn't have time to follow the guidelines that I have been sending to you all year and now here you are in Q4 of 2007 and you need some MAJOR web traffic. Sales are a little Read more &#
Read more →I scoured google to find a list of Lifelock Discount Codes with their corresponding values. Here is a short list for the Lifelock Coupon Codes: identitylock30 It is a 10% off coupon amazing Is a 10% o
Read more →A few months back I wrote about Blogging for your business, what is known as CEO blogging. This is where the internal voice of the company, the day to day successes and the behind the scenes talk happ
Read more →Everyone either owns one, has played with one or wants one, the Apple iPhone is the biggest consumer product on the shelves today. The blend of technology and art that delivers one of the most perfect
Read more →I have been connected to the Internet for a very long time and I am always the super skeptic about any online offer and I always have my guard up for Internet scams but this one nearly got me. I Read
Read more →Hot on the heels of my last post I have just started a 4 Hour Work Week group at meetup.com. I know that some of you on my list are not in the San Diego area but if you in Read more ›
Read more →Last week I hosted the first ever San Diego 4 Hour Work Week Meetup and it was FANTASTIC. There were seven of us at the first event and I have scheduled the next one for the 12th of September. In Read
Read more →What was it about the last email that got so many people's attention? Was it the prospect that there is someone out there who is willing to do the dirty work or is it that they may just be able Read m
Read more →I am not going to tell you that "all the cool kids are doing it!" But some of the busy executives are. The trend for Virtual Assistants or VA's as it is known is growing; this business innovation was
Read more →Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is a part of the overall social computing activity that is driving the rise in power of consumers on the Internet. This is revealed by the sheer volume of information, opini
Read more →1. Never leave unanswered emails for more than 48 hours. Better to answer emails in 8 hours. 2. Let the customer see the shipping charge without registering! Preferably on the basket or an easy-to-fin
Read more →When it comes to tracking the activity on your website there are a number of ways to gain insight into the behavior of your visitors. Long gone are the days when simply tracking how many hits you get
Read more →I may be jumping ahead of myself, but this is a really important concept to understand before you invest in your online marketing or new web site. I should be introducing you to Search Engine Optimiza
Read more →I just finished reading an article that spoke about a Carnegie Mellon University study that showed that people are willing to pay more to buy from an online retailer who makes their privacy policy cle
Read more →PPC and PPA Advertising Feel free to forward this tip to friends, co-workers, employees, customers or relatives who you feel might enjoy it or benefit from it. To subscribe to Brad's weekly tips on li
Read more →I have a number of clients that are brick and mortar that I have been helping with the creation of a business plan. I have been using a really simple template to help guide them. This is really an eas
Read more →In the United States we are not used to subscribing to services via our cell phone text messaging or SMS's but in other parts of the world these services are prolific. I anticipate seeing scams like t
Read more →One of the passions that I have is Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. I have a Masters Degree in Marketing and I have always had a passion for understanding why people do what the
Read more →I was reading this article from MSN entitled Oops! Techie wipes out $38 billion fund. A quote from the article is "Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys h
Read more →1. Backing up data now translates to no regrets later.Hurricanes, floods, fires—it can be easy to imagine that something awful would never happen to your town and your business. But if you rely on kee
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