Daily Archives: August 26, 2011

The holy grail for any business is to build a relationship with its customers that sticks. The relationship is designed to be so strong that it ensures customers keep coming back for every possible need. Retailers, defined as any business providing a finished product to its customers, are especially driven […]

Nine years ago, when I started my business, I was proud of my sales conversion rate – it was very close to 100%. Fantastic, right? Well it wasn’t until I was telling this to a business advisor, that he brought me back down to earth. See, his reasoning was that […]

I was speaking to a client of mine recently, who broached the subject of their old web developer. She was telling me a number of things she didn’t like about them, and reiterating why she liked my business more. I was flattered. However, I asked a question that explained so […]

In my last article, we reviewed the traditional AIDA sales process — Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. The funnel describes the traditional sales process, and it works well. But what happens _after_ the sale? Customers are hard to come by (and usually cost a lot of money). The AIDA process doesn’t […]

I have been incredibly busy lately, and yet I have still found time to watch an occasional television show or movie. Granted, I still watch far less television than the average person, but the other day I thought about how I could better spend that 3-5 hours a week I […]

The other day I tweeted about a presentation I’m giving next week, offering a coupon code to my followers. One user replied that they couldn’t make it to my presentation, but asked if I could retweet their conference event for them. I took a quick look at their Twitter profile, […]

Undoubtedly, the canvas element in HTML5 is the feature that most developers will want to use to develop truly rich web applications – without needing to install browser plug-ins like Adobe’s Flash player.  Canvas was born at a time when client richness is at the forefront of developers’ minds.  Modern […]

By Felix Mak 25th Aug 2011 Logo Design 1 The primary goal of a logo is to communicate a brand. If done properly, the logo should be a singular representation of that organization as well as an element of a brand’s foundation. Furthermore, a logo can even echo the direction […]

In my previous posts, we discovered How to Use HTML5 File Drag Drop, Open Files Using JavaScript and Asynchronously Upload Files Using Ajax. In the final part of this series, we cover the most exciting part of the process: graphical progress bars! File upload progress bars provide essential user feedback […]