08.02.09

15 ways to tell if you are ready for ecommerce

Posted in ECommerce, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engines and SEO, Web Design, Web Development at 7:57 pm by john

Anyone can setup an ecommerce store online.   There are many ways to post products for sale in minutes, even using sites like ebay.  I speak with people that want to sell products online every day.  While many people want to make lots of money and come up high in Google, most of them aren’t ready to commit the time and resources that a true ecommerce store takes. Those who understand the demands and that are willing to commit the resources are the ones that have the most success.

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02.19.09

Realtors using Blogs, Facebook, and Google for fun and profit

Posted in Articles, Blogs and Blogging, Email Marketing, Facebook, Internet Industry, Local Delaware, Real Estate SEO, Real Estate Web Design, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engines and SEO at 12:28 am by john

We are in the Web 3.0 world now. Realtors are just starting to get it, but most of them don’t get it. Not all of it. Not yet.

It took a while, but Realtors are finally coming around to Web 2.0, Web 3.0, social networking, whatever you want to call it. It is becoming clear to Realtors (finally) that building a website and waiting around for Google to find it simply doesn’t work. This is a good thing! It means that they are waking up to the reality that we are LEAVING THE INFORMATION AGE and that we are ENTERING THE PARTICIPATION AGE. While this is a positive step, and Realtors are using more of these social solutions online, many see them just as a tool for profit instead of a tool for SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE and building credibility.

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07.29.08

Ex-Google Engineers Create New Search Engine

Posted in ECommerce, Internet Industry, Real Estate SEO, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engines and SEO at 11:56 pm by john

Some ex Google engineers have created a new search engine called CUIL (pronounced “cool”). The domain is www.cuil.com. Their goal – to create a bigger, badder search engine that can rival Google. I tried it out, and I have some thoughts about it. More after the jump.

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