I just got an interesting email about yesterday’s post in which I whined about my contest entrants registering without a URL. She cited lack of ability in marketing as they key reason she doesn’t have a clear target market - and general excitement over my prize as the reason to submit even without a URL. [...]

This idea came to me one morning when I was lying in bed, watching the sunlight move across my bedroom walls … what if some under-marketed but really deserving site got a complete makeover, sort of like the makeover reality TV shows?  People could register. We’d pick finalists. The public would vote .. a la [...]

You know the feeling. It’s that nagging voice in the back of your head that says, "Shouldn’t you be posting a blog entry right now instead of eating that pint of Ben & Jerry’s?’ Of course, the little voice is right. After all, what IS the point of a blog? To drive traffic, build [...]