Entries posted in October, 2009

How not to promote your services

Around a week ago, I got spammed by a dodgy outfit called Logistetica, who claim to “re-design web sites and create new ones”. Even though they used Lyris Listmanager to spruke their wares, they made the careless mistake of targeting common business-related mailbox names. From: “Logistetica” <info@logistetica.  More »

Offshore development spam

Like probably most of my competitors, I get unsolicited offers of cheap software development “services” on a regular basis. But this recent email stood out like a sore thumb. And not because of typos and grammatical inadequacies either: From: Babita Tiwari <babita@otssolutions.  More »

Do small businesses use digital agencies?

Website design is still very much a cottage industry right around the world and Australia is certainly no exception. Looking at the Melbourne market alone, there are over 1000 businesses listed under “internet & web services” in the Yellow Pages online directory, which shows that it’s quite a saturated market.  More »

Social media misconceptions

Ayelet Noff, over at Blonde 2.0, makes some very good points on the typical misconceptions that exist about social media.  More »