Blog entries tagged Internet Marketing

Tomorrows Internet

Jeff Pittelkow — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I've heard a lot of people, news sites, trade shows, and even blog/news comments talk about the future of the internet. For the most part, what I've heard usually takes the form apps, mobile, or social media. After all, those are the hottest three buzzwords in the internet community today.

Because of this, many organizations are hiring in these specific categories. I see many jobs for "App Developer" or "Mobile Developer" or "Social Media Manager". Truthfully, this is Read More...

Fad-Chasing

Jeff Pittelkow — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The internet is full of niche markets. I'm not talking about all the different things being sold, i'm talking about all the b2b people and services who power everything being sold. Many sites hire 'experts' and 'strategists' who are as specialized as an F-16 pilot. In reality, most of these guys are making a boat load of money by being out-going and knowing just a little bit about something you know nothing about. To tell the truth, chances are your 12 year old daughter probably knows more abRead More...

All the Small Things

Jeff Pittelkow — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

No, not the Blink 182 song (though I do own that CD), I'm talking all the little things on your web site that make a difference. These all make up the user experience. Individually, they won't help your sales but together, they collectively move the needle.

In e-commerce, there are three basic things to focus on:

ContentPriceUser Experience

While content makes for 30% of most e-comm sites and price about 20%, the user experience is about half the battle. This is because the user wRead More...

Bubble 2.0

Jeff Pittelkow — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100

I tend to not jump on bandwagons. I see opportunities, evaluate them, then decide whether they are worth the web space they are printed on. Others however are not so keen to this way of thinking.

10 years ago, there was an internet bubble, it burst, and the economy tanked. Today, we are at the exact same point we were then, except with web 2.0. Everybody who thought that web 1.0 would allow sites as milktherabbit.com to succeed are now of the thought that another social network or videRead More...