Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What Software Needed To Set Up A Community Site?
Things come in waves. Recently, it seems like social networking and community sites have been a topic that keeps popping up under my nose. I am sure there are many resources out there where you can get detailed information on how to set up a community web site. As I am not a programmer, social…
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Marketing is more fun with Social Networking!
Recently, I made a post about a “Online Communities – A Marketing Fad that Can Kill You“. Well, you might not want to set a community for your business, but joining a community is certainly good for your home-based business. This example, DirectMatches.com, focuses strictly on the business community. This is unlike the other social…
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The Big Promise, The Big Danger!
In advertising and marketing, we have been told over and over again to have a big promise as our headline and to build up on that throughout the copy. But here is an interesting incident that I hope will help everyone to understand that promises, as big as you want to make them, have to…
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Another Example of an Effective Web Site
I always believe that marketing should be effective. This is true regardless of it being online, above-the-line or below-the-line. There are many ways that you can be effective in marketing. One of the ways is to throw a lot of money at a top agency and get them to do something clever. Another way is…
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Affiliate Marketing through Blogging
One of the most interesting aspects of online marketing, is the fact that there is no such thing as the “one way” to do anything. Even a simple, almost childish activity like “blogging”, has evolved and have grown to encompass so much of our online lives. Affiliate marketing was one of the hottest topics in…
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Home Information Packs in the UK
If you have been following some of the real estate news around the world, you would surely have noticed the furore that was the Home Information Pack requirement laid out by the UK government. There are many reasons why reactions have been so strong. One of the reasons given by some quarters pointed to the…
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Lots of opinions on Entrepreneurs!
As a follow up on my post on “Entrepreneurs are Born?“, here is a list of the people who responded to Vivienne’s tag at Versa Creations: Robin Bal’s Entrepreneurs: Born or Made. Does it matter? Laura’s Are You An Entrepreneur? Asgeir Hoem’s Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made? Bokjae’s Entreprenuer – who is this person? Priscilla…
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Sex in Advertising
Here is an interesting take on conventional wisdom vis-a-vis using sex in advertisements that was posted on Versa Creation’s blog. Of course, we can argue about ethics and morals, but more importantly, is it effective? I guess guys would be more tuned in to such ads than women. But on the other hand, if not…
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