quick start

Rentacoder & elance go mainstream

Posted by on Jun 7, 2007 in design, Google, quick start | 0 comments

Steve from Kudzu sends us to the Wall Street Journal for an article on elance & rentacoder. It gives some great examples on just how easy it is to use these days & has this interesting quote from Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance We’re just coming out of the early adopter phase. We’re starting to see more and more mainstream people … people that are not Silicon Valley...

Read More

Top reasons to use Google Analytics…

Posted by on Feb 20, 2007 in quick start, web analytics | 1 comment

You have Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the rest of your business, but what about your website? By spending as little as 5 minutes a week, you can track some key areas of your site that will give you clues & insight into the minds of your visitors. That means you can get better and better at offering them exactly what they’re looking for … which results in dramatic...

Read More

Setting up a Google Account

Posted by on Feb 4, 2007 in Google, quick start, web analytics | 3 comments

Do you have a Google Account? If you’re going to use Google AdWords or Analytics, you’ll need a Google Account. This does not mean that you have to get yet another email address or pay Google any money, just go to https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount Enter your current email address, pick a password (Google even tells you how good the password is), choose your country, read...

Read More

A Quick Guide to Outsourcing

Posted by on Jan 17, 2007 in Google, quick start | 4 comments

If you haven’t already tried elance or rentacoder you need to go & take a look. For as little as $5/hr you can get some really amazing people to do much of the work you need. These guys and girls are from all over the world, some are students, some work full time – almost all will provide you with great service. The way these sites work is a little like ebay – only with...

Read More

Setting up Google AdWords

Posted by on Jan 9, 2007 in adwords, Google, quick start | 18 comments

A bit of a longer post than usual. If you’ve been meaning to start using Google AdWords but haven’t quite gotten around to it yet, this Quick Start Guide will walk you through 27 simple, baby steps. It’ll take about 15-20 minutes & you’ll be ready to start accepting new prospects & customers for a few cents a click. Go to www.google.com.au/adwords Click the big...

Read More