My sincere apologies for my rather lengthy absence over the past month or two, daily routines this year have exacted a heavy price from my overall self. Putting that aside, let’s get this show back on the road, shall we? I’m pretty sure most of you Apple iPhone enthusiasts out there would probably have heard by now, regarding the explosion of developments in the iPhone software scene since the revelation of the iPhone SDK a while ago, as well as the whispers of suspense surrounding the mysterious upcoming 3G revision of the Apple iPhone. Well, in a sentence, the iPhone SDK, combined with the 3G release, is as of now THE BOMB which is expected to skyrocket the iPhone to unprecedented scales of newly-discovered popularity, be it among casual consumers or entreprise users. All of this, Coming June 9th, 2008 at the WWDC ’08 Conference in San Fransisco. Read on for more on this…
Month: May 2008
The Real Reason Readers Unsubscribe From Email Newsletters
Email marketing isn’t only about promoting or selling your products. I’m sure Internet marketers will always tell you one of their secrets is to build a mailing list and market your affiliate products or services to potential customers. Plus, you will have to persistently do this convert these potential customers.
Well, I believe the trend is slowly changing and the above trend is dying. As more users face advertisements daily, they’re tired of reading emails which are of no relevance and importance to them already. Here’s a quick example; I recently unsubscribed from a newsletter because it kept trying to sell me something over and over again. But no, it wasn’t the selling which drove me away. It was something more basic.
Are You Still Wasting Money On Your Website?
Back in 2005, I shared about how some websites are losing money because they were announcing the commonly used message; Under Construction. Today, many Malaysia website owners, entrepreneurs and managers are still having the same mentality.
If the webpage isn’t ready or prepared by the appointed deadline, they would say…
Nevermind, it’s a small matter. We could just put the message “Under Construction”.
The luckiest client I’ve seen avoid this pitfall replaced and suggested this message…
We are currently reviewing the content of this webpage.
but this also makes you and your company lose credibility.
Share RSS Awareness Day
I want to say one thing before I start this post. The new Maxis commercial you see on the television; animated drawn on paper type objects, concept was from Common Craft. I wanted to say this out loud so everyone (hopefully) won’t be misled to believe it is an original concept. So back to RSS … Read more
Do You Make These Malaysia Government Website Mistakes?
Disclaimer: Remarks or comments made by me (Danny Foo) from here onwards is my personal feelings and experiences using selected website mentioned or not mentioned in this article. The published content here has no intention to degrade the Malaysia government or related parties mentioned or not mentioned inside it. I; Danny Foo, can not and will not be held responsible or liable for the comments left posted by third-party authors if it were to happen.
Now, most Malaysia web designers know some of the worst websites in Malaysia are the government related ones. And if you visit them often enough (if you can stand it), they repeat the mistakes over and over again. Thus, it’s easy to know if you make any of these Malaysia government website type mistakes.