I love reading. When I was younger, I devoured fiction like finger lickin’ fried chicken. But during the first part of the decade, I read mostly non fiction. I was just starting my business and needed to learn new computer programs all the time, so I would just buy a manual and figure it out. I believe in traditional education, but I learn best by doing. I’m a self-proclaimed autodidact—at least when it comes to some of the technical stuff I do here at Motionbuzz. After I discovered the free video tutorials on YouTube, I stopped buying how-to manuals and began reading more books about the big picture (of business and life).
Inspirational Husband-and-Wife Internet Entrepreneurs
Since 2004, my wife Sonja and I have worked together at Motionbuzz.com. The practice of working with one’s spouse isn’t revolutionary. Family farms and Mom-and-Pop businesses are the cornerstones of the American Dream. However, this arrangement still requires patience for newly indoctrinated spousal business partners.
Recently launched: myPlatinumSound.com
We recently launched a website for our pals at myPlatinumSound.com — a Jacksonville recording studio. Built with Joomla! CMS, this site offers an online booking request module, PayPal payments, and Twitter feed.
Motionbuzz donates new website to Snoop Dogg’s Youth Football League
We are pleased to announce the recent launch of SnoopYFL.net, the official website of Snoop Dogg’s Snoop Youth Football League. Our involvement with SYFL dates back to 2004 when we were contracted by their previous web development firm to work on some Flash animation for the original SYFL site, SnoopYouthFootballLeague.com.
Earth Day, every day
As a tribute to Earth Day, we turned off our office printer. But it’s a hollow gesture—like the time I gave up mountain climbing for Lent when I live in Florida. Oh well. We normally print to PDF and email instead of printing on paper. Save the trees! Nevertheless, this small tribute is symbolic of some of the small steps Sonja and I have taken to cultivate a conservation-minded lifestyle.
Recovery.gov using Drupal open source content management platform
I’m happy to see the government is trying to save us money and give some transparency by using Drupal — a free open source CMS—for recovery.gov. Read more at Dries Buytaert’s blog (the founder of Drupal).
Advice for recent college grads looking for an advertising job
I’ve received many unsolicited resumes from college grads seeking employment. Most just earned a degree in advertising or graphic design and want any job in the industry. We’re not hiring, but I can offer some advice:
Website advice for small business owners: Make sure you have control
During the past few months, I’ve consulted several small companies who have left or are trying to leave their current web design company. I call them dot-refugees, and I’m always interested in finding out why they parted ways with their previous agency. They’ll talk, and I’ll listen. Sometimes it becomes apparent that the disgruntled business owner is at fault, and even the best web design company will fall short of their expectations.
5 Low Budget Web Marketing Tips for 2009
From natural search engine optimization to posting sales videos on YouTube, these tips will help you stretch your 2009 web marketing budget.