July Angela Booth’s Creativity Factory Archives

Web hosting - what do you want from a great Web host?

What do YOU want from your Web host?
Everyone wants something different. I want maximum uptime, security, and commonsense billing. And I want great service too.
Currently my sites are spread across three Web hosting companies. I won’t mention all three - just my favorite, which is HostGator.
Here’s why - the service. I’ve got many sites, and [...]

Cuil copying Google?

Google achieved search engine dominance by being both simple and fast, and new search engine Cuil (pronounced “cool”) seems to have taken the best of Google as a model.
Here’s Cuil’s search enquiry field - a straight copy of Google, including Google Suggestions:

But the search query results pages ARE different:

I’ll be trying Cuil out over the [...]

Generating leads from the social networks

Are you using the social networks to generate leads?
This article MarketingSherpa: Lead Gen with Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Blogging - 6 Key Takeaways reports:
“A combined social media strategy can be powerful, says Robert Rosenthal, Founder, Mothers of Invention. He incorporates Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and blogging into his direct marketing agency’s lead generation strategy.”

The article [...]