by Doug Stewart on October 28, 2009
I wake up most mornings with a song in my head. It’s funny. If I stop and think about the song lyrics for a second, they usually reflect something happening in my life. This morning I heard Chrissie Hynde in my head. She was telling me… “I’ll stand by you I’ll stand by you” My [...]
by Doug Stewart on September 3, 2009
Pay per click is undoubtedly THE advertising breakthrough of the 21st century. For the first time in history, you only show your ad to people already interested in what you’ve got to offer. And you only pay when they visit your “store” But because the search engines charge advertisers less money for truly relevant ads [...]
by Doug Stewart on August 6, 2009
In the new movie, Julie & Julia, Amy Adams plays Julie Powell. Powell became an Internet celebrity with her blog. In Julie’s blog she documented the year she spent cooking every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” Her blog was turned into a book. Then her book was turned into a [...]
by Doug Stewart on July 20, 2007
The following is an e-mail I sent to one of my e-commerce clients. After writing it, I thought a lot of people could benefit from this advice. So here it is (names have been removed): “Hi XXXX. You asked about ideas on improving your online sales without paying Google and Yahoo more money. Here’s my [...]