Seth’s blog today mentions something that I try to articulate to clients all the time - there are web subcultures and you can’t sell to one if your site fits in another. I recently saw the site of a web design agency. The front page promoted them as a highly professional firm who wished to work only with highly professional people. It stated this on a little sign held up by a cartoonish guy! Clients choose service agencies that seem to match their own personality to at least some degree. So watch your site’s subculture. Read the rest of this article »
In my last article, I said that being a small business is not a weakness, it’s a weapon. Actually Seth Godin said it first, but you hopefully get the point. Well, my point was proven yesterday. I dropped my laptop a couple of weeks ago and my entire life flashed before my eyes along with the instant thought… “why haven’t I backed up in the last six months???” So I had to fix the situation, and in doing so, I experienced a scenario in which big business has a weakness. Read the rest of this article »
I appreciate reading the blog of Seth Godin (along with half the world, apparently). Today, he blogged about the fact that “small is a weapon, not an excuse” and spoke of the power of the web to level the playing field between small and large businesses. I couldn’t agree more. Read the rest of this article »
