Posted on May 24th, 2010 by Arthur Kay
Computer nerds and software developers are often stereotyped as having poor vision and being fat. I can’t argue with the poor vision – mine is absolutely terrible without glasses or contacts, and I used to wear the big coke-bottle lenses.
But fat? I guess we do like our snacks…
Here is a list of 10 favorite snack foods that you’ll often see us eating.
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by Arthur Kay
Am I the only person on planet Earth who doesn’t like Opera Mini?
Seriously. I recently downloaded the Opera Mini app (v 5.0.0198) on my iPod Touch and I don’t like it.
I know, I know… there’s a million of you people out there who are yelling “It’s better than Safari!”, and in some ways you’re right. I can’t argue with the points mentioned on this video from YouTube, but let me outline some of the reasons I don’t like Opera Mini.
Posted on May 10th, 2010 by Arthur Kay
A few months ago, I started following John Jantsch’s blog Duct Tape Marketing. I don’t remember where I first heard of him, but John has some excellent marketing advice for small business owners
About 3 or 4 weeks ago, John offered a free copy of his new book The Referral Engine to a handful of bloggers in exchange for an honest review of the book. I sent John my information and was lucky enough to be picked – so here we are.
Posted on April 26th, 2010 by Arthur Kay
I needed to find a variety of contractors to give us quotes for our patio extension. I opened my laptop and quickly searched for concrete/landscaping/decking contractors in my area.
After looking through the search results for a few minutes, I caught myself contacting only the companies that had websites. I shouldn’t have been surprised by that (after all, I build websites for a living) but it illustrates a very important lesson: If you don’t have a website, how much business are you losing?
Posted on April 21st, 2010 by Arthur Kay
Running a small business has forced me to learn a variety of other skills, including accounting, sales, and marketing. If I’ve learned anything since starting my freelance web design business it’s that the key to success (i.e. making money) lies in managing your time wisely, and I’ve found a bunch of free software applications that help me stay productive.
I thought I would take a break from my busy schedule to share some of the software tools that help me manage my business. Note-to-self: they’re all free!
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