How to Get the Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 from Tamar Weinberg

Image by Tamar Weinberg via Flickr Every year, I spend hundreds, perhaps thousands of hours reading articles on Internet Marketing for my annual Best Internet Marketing Posts blog post. The effort to find these posts, read them thoroughly, identify whether they meet certain criteria, and categorize them takes an incredibly huge toll on me, but … Continue reading How to Get the Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 from Tamar Weinberg

Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Blog’s Usability

"Usability.Yaaawn, right?Think of it like this: the art of making it as easy as possible for your blog’s visitors to do exactly what you want them to do.That simple, super-effective tip on putting your feed icon high up in your sidebar is usability at work. So is putting social media buttons at the bottom of … Continue reading Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Blog’s Usability

Using Social Media to Drive Offline Behavior

via ducttapemarketing.com John Jantsch says... "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, social media tools are killer for the small local business trying to drive people offline and into their businesses and to build deeper relationships with existing local customers. For this episode of Local Color I met Scotty Wise an Indiana restaurateur … Continue reading Using Social Media to Drive Offline Behavior

Wisconsin has an IT worker shortage

"A common perception is that in the aftermath of the dotcom crash of 2001, the market remains flooded with information technology (IT) workers with skills, but no jobs.However, the reality is just the opposite. In fact, an IT worker shortage is hitting companies across the nation, including southeastern Wisconsin.As the baby boom generation drifts off … Continue reading Wisconsin has an IT worker shortage