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Everybody Hates Laundry, But That’s No Reason Not To Do It
Everybody Hates Laundry, But That’s No Reason Not To Do It Small Business Insights: Marketing A Guest Blogger post by Daniel Titus Earlier this week I was meeting with a colleague who has designed a massive site for a large and ever-evolving organization. The site has been built; the code is working; everything is ready to go, but they still haven’t launched yet. Why? Because the week before the scheduled launch date there was a change in the information—then another and another. The information can’t stay current enough for approval, so the launch gets delayed. Exasperated by it all, my colleague exclaimed, “Look, you’re always going to have changes; that’s why I have a job! You can’t wait until all of the changes are finished to do something or nothing will ever get done. It’s just like the laundry!” I thought that was very insightful. In the past, I’ve compared websites to everything from houses to dentistry, but laundry was a [...]
Perception Is Reality: We Can’t Be Bothered By Facts!
Making The Most Of What You HaveSmall Business Insights: MarketingPerception is reality...don’t let anyone sell you on anything else. So why not alter perception to your advantage? I pulled into my local gym the other day, noticing an ever-increasing phenomenon...a powerful indicator of human awareness, or more accurately---the lack of it.Walking through the parking lot, I neared the front entrance, noticing two women verbally going-at-it, because one had squeezed a massive vehicle into a slot way too tight, banging the other's paint job… and they weren’t alone. The nearest four rows of parking were packed, most of which were Soccer mom SUV’s stuffed into “Compact Cars Only” spaces.Furthermore, this gym is attached to a massive city park, where there are---no joking---a thousand parking spots in the area. It’s become such an issue the gym’s management has had to allocate resources toward solutions.Now, these are people who're about to physically kill themselves for upwards of an hour on any number of [...]
Small Business Internet in 2025: 15 Years of Lessons
Speeds, Reliability, and SEO Impact (15 Years of Lessons) Originally published in 2009, updated for 2025 to reflect the dramatic changes in how small businesses use internet connectivity Back in 2009, I was anxiously waiting for AT&T’s U-verse to reach my neighborhood in Little Rock. My DSL line was crawling at 6 Mbps, and the promise of 18 Mbps felt revolutionary. I called support weekly, tracked rollout maps, and daydreamed about how faster internet would transform my web design business. Fast-forward to 2025, and that “blazing-fast” connection seems laughably slow. Today’s small businesses rely on 100 Mbps or more just to run daily operations. The shift isn’t just about speed — it’s about reliability, cloud adoption, and how internet performance directly affects your website traffic and bottom line. 2009 Reality: When 6 Mbps Was “Enough” Fifteen years ago, the internet played a very different role in business operations. Email dominated, cloud tools were new, and video calls were rare. [...]
Choosing a Domain Registrar That Won’t Leave You Hanging
Your domain name is basically your digital address. Moreover, picking the wrong registrar to manage it can turn into a real headache down the road. After watching this industry for years, I've seen enough horror stories to know what separates the good registrars from the ones that'll make your life miserable. Why This Still Matters in 2025 Back in the day, you had one choice: Network Solutions. Domains cost $100, and that was it. Now there are approximately 2,800 ICANN-accredited registrars competing for your business, which sounds great until you realize some of them have no business being in business. The domain market has exploded too. Furthermore, we're talking about over 762 million registered domains as of 2025, and that number keeps climbing. With so many options, it's easy to get lured in by rock-bottom prices or flashy marketing. The Real Problems You'll Face Here's what actually happens when registrars go bad, based on verifiable industry data: Transfer troubles [...]
