Month: June 2007

How to Measure Customer Appreciation and Value?

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Before I started the company Simpleet Solutions with my partner, I was but only a freelance web designer. As a freelancer, the goal of your career was to get more jobs, make more money and spend it as you wish. Oh, I almost forgot to add – make a name for yourself.

While in freelance the initial idea was that, many do not take into consideration the customer appreciation and value of their work. In layman terms, did you care if the customer was happy with your work or do you think the customer would recommend you to someone they know?

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The 11 Ways to Make Easy Money Online

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It’s a little controversial by saying this but wouldn’t you want to know what other ways you can make easy money online? Besides, using Google Adsense, Text Link Ads (TLA), Pay Per Post (PPP) or even Chitika and the rest. There’s a new advertising provider in town and they’re called; LinkWorth.

How they are different is besides offering the normal programs you’ll find from the providers above, they have 11 different advertising programs for you to join. Each of these programs have its own unique trait which I’ll highlight further.

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New AirAsia Website Launch coming soon

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I am not joking. Besides, I’m really bad when it comes to pranks and jokes. Therefore, there is no doubt a new AirAsia website is on its way out of the factory. The launch date is definitely not confirmed and I wouldn’t know when is it either. If you’re asking what proof do I have a new AirAsia website launch is coming, I’ve got a few screenshots of their improved system and it is good.

However, I will not be deemed liable for the sharing of this information as my sole purpose is to only let other users know the vast improvement AirAsia has made to its internal website system. And before I forget to mention, I might be jumping the gun here about a new website but I sure do hope they release something with this same experience. I wonder if it’s because AirAsia appointed TMS. It’s going to be great if you continue reading.

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The No.1 Reason Why E-Business Malaysia is not Great

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Few days ago I was over at a Joy’s (not real name) place to discuss a web design project her friend; Joyce (not real too) wanted to talk me about. Joyce came down all the way from the United States not just to discuss the project but to holiday here in Malaysia with Joy who’s local.

While we were sitting down discussing it’s natural to use the Internet because in web design, the client will normally have reference websites to show what they are trying to accomplish. As we continued discussing to pass the time and allow the websites to load..

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Why a blog can boost business sales?

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Why start a blog? It’s not only because everyone has one but it’s because the blog can show you’re an expert in what you do. Of course it’s different when you have a blog about your personal life. However, personal blogs have an expertise they can show too.

How do you think bloggers learn about their interest like food, traveling and etc? After finding their passion to write about a subject, they soon discover the drive to blog about something they would like to share with the world. Be it, glorious oily mouth watering food or their crazy adventures in the night.

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New Blog Redesign Coming 2008

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If I think back really hard, the last time this blog was redesigned was back in 2003-2004. Back then, I was still using the MovableType blog publishing system and only heard about the simplicity WordPress was offering in competition.

Then not long after, MovableType soon became more commercially focused and that is the opportunity which gave the overwhelming success WordPress needed. But now I’m not here to give a history lesson, it has just been so long since I redesgined my blog. The teaser is inside this entry. :)

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Signs You May Be Charging Too Little

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One of the most difficult decisions if you’re a freelancer or soon to be business owner with your very own product; is price. How much are you going to sell it? How much would your customers buy it for? Is it too little? Is it too much?

Well, one of the sure ways is of course seeing your product not sell or sell like hot cakes. But did you know there are some others signs in telling if you’re definitely charging too little?

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What You Didn't Know About SPAM?

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Everyone has heard and know what SPAM is. In generic terminology, SPAM is junk email. However, in true fact SPAM actually stands for; nothing. Odd? Surprising? Food?

The short history of SPAM is the term was in all probability derived from a Monty Python Flying Circus comedy sketch in which the participants incessantly repeated the word “spam” ad nauseam. Thus born between the word spam and this type of e-mail—since both were seemingly limitless, unstoppable and, above all else, extremely annoying.

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5 Most Common Type of Emails in Email Marketing

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An email newsletter is a general term to describe the common type of emails used in email marketing. However, did you know an email newsletter could actually be broken down into different categories?

The 5 most common type of emails used in email marketing are:

  • Announces
  • Newsletters (Trust me, you’ll learn more soon)
  • Promoters
  • Occasioners
  • Press Releases

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10 Impractical Website Requests You Should Know

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You’re sitting in the cafe sipping your latte when opposite you, your potential client says, “Hey, I was thinking why not we put a fast paced animated introduction on my website with an upbeat techno type music?” By the time you had heard the part of the techno type music, you would have either burnt your tongue or choked on steaming latte in your throat.

Probably choking on coffee is a little extreme but if you’re a web designer, marketing manager or web developer who practices web standards then the above is just one of the impractical requests clients today are still requesting.

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