Looks like hiring time is upon us, because over the past two weeks or so I’ve gotten four unsolicited emails (three from recruiters, one from a “hiring manager”) asking if I’d be interested in setting up a phone interview.
Every one of them spends at least a paragraph describing what an exciting, fast-paced environment their company is, with a diverse client portfolio developing custom dynamic interactivity-driven blah blah blah web sites.
It’s one thing for a Mom & Pop business, non-profit on a shoestring or even a small completely offline company to have obviously outdated, terrible websites.
It’s another for just about any other business taking themselves seriously, in the year 2007, to have a poor web presence.
Email marketing, done properly, is an unbelievable tool. Effective and cheap.
Email marketing, done properly, can have a huge Return on Investment. Take for example, an email/fax campaign I was recently involved in. Last year, the company spent about $5,000 on a direct mail blitz that netted them (from what I heard) just about nothing.
I’ve been a relatively satisfied AT&T Cingular AT&T customer for going on four years now. Service has been good, I can’t remember the last time I couldn’t get a signal or had a dropped call. There’s an AT&T store within walking distance of my apartment, and with friendly, helpful staff and reasonable wait times for service.
I really questioned my patronage after the illegal eavesdropping whistleblowing, but then Paris Hilton ate a sandwich or something and I was distracted by more important, pressing issues.
If you got an hour to kill and have any interest in the world of domaining, check out Frank Schilling’s keynote from the recent Domain RoundTable Conference.
He talks about how he got started in the domain game, an offers some insight on how to get started now (Frank’s blog Seven Mile is also a must read, by the way).
Brendan Cullen is a web designer, web adventurer and all-around good guy currently living in Cleveland, Ohio.