Russell Says

Hi I'm Russell Holland
e-vangelist with e-c Internet Solutions

It's a big claim - being an "internet evangelist"

Please note the "e" as in email, ecommerce or just plain "e" as in "everything internet" if what you do now doesn't have an online component you risk being the next dinosaur.

We can help you avoid that....

New Section - Quick thoughts:-


New Newsletter Posted - http://tinyurl.com/y9k4jt2
Web Developers - Value vs. Cost
Full story...

The End of Email...? Latest Ec Newsletter
Has email reached it's
nadir...?

Full story...

Tweets and Blogs
We've seen some great ways to integrate them onto your web site - and now's there's proof that is what readers want...
Full story...

Just do it...
What a great week...
Full story...

8 Ways to use Social Media to Combat Swine Flu
(Or how to remain part of your team during quarantine)
Full story...

A catch up…
The joys of attending an “un-
conference” and social media
continues at a frantic pace…

Full story...

Where were you when you heard...?
About MJ...? About Elvis...?
Maybe about John Lennon...?

Full story...

Guest Rant - Ajay Prasad
Your online business is not a wild crazy idea, but a source of income. Trust the right people to
design your website. Your 17 year old nephew may be able to create our website or you can get a
free one from several services...they might even be kind of pretty. In my research and experience,
less than 2% of businesses that have websites have planted the seeds to online success. Many of
them are your competitors.

Full story...

Guest Rant - Seth Godin
A clean sheet of paper

The range and availability
of freelance talent is
greater than it has ever
been before. World class
designers, artists,
illustrators,
photographers, strategists,
potters, copywriters,
programmers--they're all
one click away.

Full story...

Clarification # 3 What is Cloud Computing
Cloud computing refers to the latest Web 2 practice of considering all your data - and the tools that create or manipulate that data - lives "out there" on the web.
Full story...

Clarification # 2 What is Web 2.0
Web 2.0 (oft-times without the "point zero") has been around a little while now - perhaps only since 2004 or so.
Full story...

Clarification # 1 - What is "Social Media"...?
Social Media is many things to many people - this is a first of a few posts over the next little while that I'll cover some of the words & phrases that many of my customers start to get that blank look on their faces when I use them...
Full story...

Social Media Marketing Industry Report Released
Social Media is part of the
whole "Web 2.0" revolution -
if you don't know what it is
then this report may be a
little heavy for you.

Full story...

If St Patrick was a blogger...
It's not hard to imagine
Saint Patrick – Skype alias
STPAT (he got in early) –
blogging – after all he was
a center of influence that
was well recognised over the
ages in his elevation to
saint hood.

Full story...

How to present to those people not close to you...
Webinars are fantastic...
Full story...

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Now here's some web history:-

How it came about is many of our customers come to us and say " I think my business needs a web site" or "My business coach has suggested I get a web site" - but they are really saying is:

"I want help in putting the word 'website' in my marketing plan"

or some of them:

"I want to put the word 'website' in my business plan"

So we help them to do this by being their "over the horizon" viewer of what the web can do today for them - and for you - and where it may go in the future - and help you prepare for that...

We sit down and suggest that we pretend that we won lotto last week and so this thinking removes (at least temporarily) budget from the discussion.

Then we talk abouthow the web works in general- then get tohow the web works in a typical sales and marketing sense- and then narrow down whatyoucould be doing on the web.

Now here's a treat - someone much better able than me to answer the question - just what the heck is Web 2.0:-

This web site covers some other aspects to having a web site, to using the web as a business tool - and why I'm hot (or not) on various technologies - I hope you enjoy reading the content and that you join us on our subscriptions list - and take an active role in the forums.

Cheers and thanks
Russell

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Gisborne Chamber BA5 Presentation
22 September 2009

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Bar Camp Auckland Presentation:-

What is web 2.0 / Social Networking? Click to Download Reader

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e-c Newsletters:

View the latest and earlier e-c Newsletters right here.

Older Posts:

A Catch Up
March 2007
I am still alive - just busy - having a relaxing life...!
More catch up

What Price Hosting...
July 2006
Hosting plans are NOT created equal...
More on new web hosting plans...

A new take on the Browser War - a 10 year lookback...
March 2006
We've been doing this for over ten years...
More on new browsers...

Web Designers of NZ - What's going on...?
September 2005
Something smells...
More on Problem Web Designers...

Updating Content = More Visitors- Updating your web site equals more traffic to your web site
July 2005
How does this work...?
More on Updating Content...

Search Engines and how they work – and why you need to know
March 2005
Search engines are the non-human visitors to your web site or to be more technically correct it’s the robots, spiders or link bots that are the other non-human visitors to your web site.
More on Search Engine Submission...

Page length – do you make each page long – or go wide with more pages…?
February 2005
Size matters – that’s what everyone says anyway.
So if you have lots to say how do you best represent that on “bottomless” web pages…?
More on Page Length

Splash pages – are they worth it…?
February 2005
Ideally you want to portray the best "first impression” to a new web visitor that you can – but is a splash page the best way to go about it…?
Splash or Entranceway pages were quite the rage some time ago around 1998 / 1999. Designers typically used them to introduce the branding of the web site owner and also to give a nice feel to the site by introducing the colours & look of the web site.
More on Splash pages

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