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Product Development: Lessons from an Opinionated Jerk

Marketing & CommunicationsJan 16, 2012

Remember that guy at school that always had an opinion about stuff and was quick to tell you about it? Remember the guy who never saw two sides of things or even the nuance and just kept repeating his position in the hopes that sheer exhaustion would bring you over to his side? Yeah, that...

Marketing & CommunicationsProduct Work

Where I go to hire great geeks...

InsightsJan 14, 2012

Have you visited http://www.authenticjobs.com/ yet? Unless you're hiring senior executive tech folks (using TheLadders), I'd head over to Authentic Jobs. Of course there's always your own network.

InsightsBusiness Advice

Be Responsive With This WordPress Plugin

WordPressJan 12, 2012

Want to display videos on your WordPress site but still make sure they'll resize the right way? Then you need to check out this plugin that takes care of things for you. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fitvids-for-wordpress/

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Creating a WordPress Mobile Site without Plugins

WordPressJan 11, 2012

As you can imagine, I'm tired of hearing or using the word \"responsive\" already. It was a great word in the last part of 2011, but it's like those custom paint colors that today you look at and know immediately - that was so 1999. Right? So let's just skip past the responsive word and...

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Five Things I Love about GoDaddy

WordPressOct 18, 2011

I know I spend a lot of time telling people not to host their WordPress sites on GoDaddy, but here are 5 things I love about GoDaddy.

WordPressBusiness Advice

Choosing Between WordPress .ORG & .COM

WordPressSep 14, 2011

How do you know which option to choose when looking at the WordPress.com and WordPress.org solutions? Here are some questions to ask.

WordPress

Will your Product Launch Fail? Three Reasons it might

Marketing & CommunicationsAug 22, 2011

Focused on getting new products out the door? As you do, are you also focused on making sure the launch doesn't flop? Here are three reasons it might not go well, and what you can do about it.

Marketing & CommunicationsBusiness AdviceProduct Work

Why Use Images?

Marketing & CommunicationsAug 15, 2011

Do you know how the brain reacts to words and pictures in PowerPoint? Want to know which has more impact? It's not a secret. Pictures win!

Marketing & Communications

Answer the Unspoken Questions

Marketing & CommunicationsAug 15, 2011

What if you knew the three questions that needed to be answered in every presentation? Would you want to know them? Here's what they are...

Marketing & Communications

Stop Saying This! Now!

Marketing & CommunicationsAug 3, 2011

What if the phrase you are using to inspire confidence is doing the very opposite? Would you want to know?

Marketing & Communications

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