Hosting? Make Time to Plan
Design Kompany’s Dipika Kohli makes a case for a good party
category archive: Quick Tips
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How to brand yourself, in small, measured steps. Tips you can act on right now.
5 things to do when writing for the web
People read the web. People read books. But people don’t read the web and books the same way.
Several years ago DK had our own in-house copywriter, Jace Krause. At the time, we asked him to…
Social Networking: is it for you?
I just got back from a really good (free!) forum hosted by the hard-working folks at NWEN. Ian Lurie of internet marketing company Portent Interactive, Nathan Kaiser of entrepreneurship blog npost.com, Nick Huzar of social media site Konnects.com were on hand to answer questions such as “is it all worth it? (yes, but don’t try to cash in right away)”. I missed the first few points, but here’s what I gathered in a bullet points.
Five ways to fly high over time
Here are five things you can do to stay in it for the long haul.
5. Adapt. Be open to the idea of shifting your intended focus. You don’t know when you’re starting exactly who…
Seamless
Design Kompany made a web site for a client who told us she turns 90% of calls from web visitors into sales.
This illuminates the fact that not only…
Business cards, short tips
Here’s an article on business cards at FastCompany web site. The author gives some interesting and tangible ideas for how to make a statement with your cards. One caveat from Lightfoot, though—“standing out” in itself is…
Psychographics
When I went to the Urban Craft Uprising event at Seattle Center a couple years ago, I was in a sea of people who were exactly someone’s ideal customer.
If you’re a…
Do I need a fancy business card?
One of the first thing you consider when you are starting a business of any kind is, “what would my BUSINESS CARD look like?” Dipika Kohli explains how to go about getting your business cards designed and printed smartly.
Blogging Tips from “the Advertising Man”
For those who are starting a blog this year (or already at it; good for you!), here’s some good tips, adapted from wisdom of David Ogilvy, a famous “advertising man” and the founder of Ogilvy and…
Are you hurting for business, right now? 10 things you can do to amp up this month
As a small business owner, I realize finding and keeping customers is something I should be working on continuously, whether the economy is doing well or not.
But this new year brings a lot of hand-wringing about what’s to come. If chats with other business owners are anything to go by, that is.
The pressure is on
People are asking: Will I be able to grow my business as much as I hope to, and will I be able to make a difference in more people’s lives? How do I reach more people? Will anyone care?
Sound familiar?
