Mindshare Strategy
Own Your Mistakes
I make no secret of the fact that I’ve moved my website hosting from one server to another over the years. Some hosts are too restrictive, others are too expensive. Right now, I host all of my sites through 1and1 Internet, and until last week I was happy with the service.
Some months ago, I cancelled [...]
What Constitutes Expertise?
The other day I was asked a very good question – “what makes someone an expert?”
Considering web-based media is moving into newer fields and industries, it’s hard to define expertise along the lines of professional certifications and documented qualifications. An expert accountant will have his CPA. An expert manager will have her MBA. A doctor [...]
Make a Good First Impression
When building a new business relationship, about 50% of the legwork is done during the first handshake. Your goal should be to make a good first impression, whether you’re the client or the consultant. Taking five minutes to review your objectives for the meeting will help you keep your focus and make sure that first [...]
Failures and Intelligence
It’s no secret that I do a fair bit of developing for the open source platform WordPress. It’s fun to do, gives a productive outlet during my down time, and has led to the creation of a revenue source when I’m low on clients. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do about the plug-ins I [...]
Cryptography
I just finished reading the latest Dan Brown novel, The Lost Symbol. It was a fairly well-written book and the plot moved along at a far more steady pace than his previous two stories. On top of that, it included heavy references to two topics regarding which I’ve always been intrigued: encryption and the Masons.
I’ve [...]
