by Glenn Matthews on February 8, 2012
We’ve all faced the frustration of a slow loading website. For me, I’d prefer that web designers just get rid of the fancy images and flash intro’s and just give me the content. I visit a website for a purpose, be it to read an article, purchase a product, transfer some money or socially interact. I think a website should be easy to navigate, and images are helpful in doing so. But they shouldn’t be at the expense of the user experience.
A 2006 study by Akamai revealed:
- 75% of people would not return to websites that took longer than 4 seconds to load.
by Glenn Matthews on February 7, 2012
Most days, traffic in Los Angeles is obnoxious. Today was no exception. To pass the time I downloaded an audio book Do The Work by Steven Pressfield.
First off, I’m almost always excited to hear the author reading his own book. I say ‘almost’ because there are those rare occasions where the author makes listening very difficult (Start Something That Matters is one example where author Blake Mycoskie totally ruined it for me – good thing Blake is a brilliant entrepreneur).
by Glenn Matthews on February 6, 2012
If you haven’t already discovered the wonderful world of Evernote then I encourage you to check it out…..NOW! you’re life will be better for it. Trust me! Evernote let’s you capture everything from text, photos, sounds, pdf’s and sync across pretty much all of your devices.
I’ve discovered a great new addition to Evernote: Say Mmm. Say Mmm let’s you maximize the power of Evernote whilst shopping. If you drop a recipe into Evernote, Say Mmm will automatically populate a shopping list AND provide you with the meals nutritional information.
by Glenn Matthews on January 23, 2012
by Glenn Matthews on November 27, 2011
by Glenn Matthews on November 21, 2011
This came across my desk via email. The source of the original email is unknown. I also don’t know how true the stories are, but regardless I felt they were well worth sharing.
1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, cark-haired and in her 50′s, but how would I know her name?
by Glenn Matthews on November 17, 2011
Customer negotiations can be tricky, particularly when it comes to cornerstone deals for start ups. The negotiation process shouldn’t be one sided, resulting in one party winning and the other losing. The ideal outcome for any negotiation is a win-win for both your client and your company. Below are some little gem’s of advice thanks to Inc.com and were based upon a conversations with sales expert Randall Murphy, (president of Acclivus R3 Solutions), and negotiating expert James C. Freund, author of the book Smart Negotiating.
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