Resources: Updated Free Press Release Websites
Last year, I created a post about free press release sites that lets you submit press releases for free. Many are still free, but some on that list have changed.Also, free is "free". The ones listed...
View ArticleUsing Repetition for Branding Recall & SEO
Pay attention to the next radio commercial. When they read off a phone number, how many times is it repeated? Now repeat this experiment a few more times and note the repetition pattern.I personally...
View ArticleInformation as a Concierge Service
Think of the term concierge and you probably think of a hotel, luxury, and at demand service. The term has really grown to encompass the idea of extra customer service.In the real estate industry,...
View ArticleCool Businesses: Rubber Side Walks
This is a new thing I'll be doing on this blog. I call it "Cool Businesses" because I would like to highlight some businesses or sites that really captures my attention, my values, or my...
View ArticleMyspace Advertising & Promotion: Is It for You?
If you have been paying attention to the media recently, Myspace has been all the rage. For both good and bad, Myspace has been gaining tremendous exposure.On one hand, Myspace has been exposed as a...
View ArticleTime = Valuable: 10 Seconds & 1 Second to Get to the Point
Time is ValuableYour time is valuable - you don't like people to waste it.Your customers' time is valuable. They don't want you to waste it. If you were selling face to face, you wouldn't dream of...
View ArticleRe-Launching AK Works Blog
It's been a while since the last post in July of 2006. It is now October of 2006!A lot has changed and progressed for Servaunt and for the content of this blog as well. More marketing information to...
View Article"The Island" & Future of Search Engine As Physical Search Kiosks
I recently watched The Island - and since I have HBO, it's been repeating frequently. A scene caught my attention that made me wonder about the future.The scene is when the two main characters, on the...
View ArticleNew Law Firm Blog, "White & Harper LegalWire"
My personal friend, Ti Harper, recently entered into a partnership to form her own legal firm White & Harper.She launched her firm's blog White & Harper LegalWire recently to help provide...
View ArticleFail to Plan = Plan to Fail: Breakthrough Marketing & Advertising
Plan Your Marketing to Breakthrough Advertising ClutterI normally hate cliches, proverbs, and basically, overused phrases. But in the case of this phrase, it is really does hold true: "Failing to plan...
View ArticleNew Domain Extensions .JOBS & .MOBI = Branding Opportunity?
Are There Branding Opportunites with .JOBS & .MOBI Domain Extensions?Recently, the new domain extensions .jobs and .mobi were made available to purchase. When these first alternative domain...
View ArticleAK Works New Year's Resolution: Regular Posts
Among the things critics and all can lash at me is that this blog is not updated regularly. Between Servaunt, church ministries, personal life and of course, the full time gig - it is hard to find time...
View ArticleReturn of AK Works - Again!
It's been an eventful time since the last post. AK Works as a blog has been on hiatus - but gaining new life and strength.AK Works Consulting is launching officially soon. My several companies are...
View ArticleMyths of META Tags for SEO Still Persist!
I am often annoyed, vexed, and even infuriated when I deal with people who still talk about META tags for SEO.META tags, those little tags that are coded like this:orThe TRUTH is: META TAGS DON'T...
View ArticleI weep for American Journalism...
...I do. I weep for American Journalism. It seems everyday, I read articles published by authors with English names (not international journalists...) making fundamental grammatical mistakes. If I read...
View ArticleYahoo Microsoft Drama
I have watched this closely since the beginning of Microsoft's unsolicited offer in early 2008. (I probably should have kept up with it by blogging about it). The latest news is that Yahoo's...
View ArticleLearning Chinese for Business - and Perhaps SEO
My last boss told me if he has his choice on what language his children would learn, he would have them learn Chinese. It's the language of the future, he said.Since I speak Mandarin Chinese already, I...
View ArticleCritics say Tax-payer Mortgage Aid Not Enough
From the AP news, "Critics say new mortgage aid effort for Fannie, Freddie loans doesn't go far enough."The Federal (tax-payer) mortgage aid plan announced November 11 is geared towards Fannie Mae and...
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Tuchman's Law - Is The Economy Really That Bad?
Economic news is depressing these days. Ford and GM are dying - with shares trading at below $4 a share. Banks have failed. Even entire countries like Iceland is facing bankruptcy. Oil, which was hit...
View ArticleJerry Yang Stepping Down from Yahoo - Finally?
Breaking news now - Jerry Yang is stepping down from Yahoo. He will step down from Yahoo as CEO as soon as a suitable replacement is found for the position. He'll remain with Yahoo and resume his...
View ArticleNO to the Auto Industry Bailout
I am not alone in saying NO the auto industry bailout. Many Americans feel the same way. The reasons may vary but most people I know don't want this bailout - including my Democrat friends.We all feel...
View ArticleMSFT Bing is NOT the Winner in Google Pulling Out of China
Now that Google is 99.9% certain it will pull out of China, there is speculation that Microsoft Bing will be the winner and be able to snatch more market share. After all, with Google out of the...
View ArticleIt's Been a While for AK Works - New Blog Coming Out
It's been a while since AK Works Blog has come out. Big changes here at AK Works. The company was always a consulting company but will be moving into more SEO research with a focus on International SEO...
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China Has 420 Million Internet Users
China reportedly has 420 million Internet users, 277 million of them accessing the Internet via mobile devices.The Chinese Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released its survey showing that...
View ArticleGoogle Sites Has Largest Audience in Asia Pacific Region
Google sites have the largest audience in Asia Pacific!Earlier in July, comScore released research through a webinar that showed Google sites have the largest audience in Asia Pacific region.Google...
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