March 2010
6 posts
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Dear Tiffany & Co., Thanks for noticing.
I remember distinctly the conversation that led to the Wall Street Decision Cube. It was during a car ride in New Jersey that a joke sparked an idea that led to the production of the first batch of Decision Cubes.
Early in the days of Zontik Games, it was one of the only products we created outselves. The Decision Cubes sold and, like lots of our products, enjoyed a good bit of press from blogs...
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Tumblr is a particle accelerator for SEO
SEO and cooking search results
SEO is still a dirty word among technology professionals, and that’s a good thing. It’s good for people who understand the power of SEO and compete with people who don’t, and it’s good for Google. Were people ever to learn that the mantra “if you build something good, SEO won’t matter” is pretty much nonsense, there would be...
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Increasing conversions and decreasing cart...
Lessons from the purple notebook
I keep notes about conversions in a purple hardcover notebook, and the checkout tweaks below are a few of them. Normal conversion rates vary among types of products and industries. My experience is with luxury games whose conversion rates are usually pretty low, so optimizing the site is key to the store’s success. A few of basic mistakes are listed below,...
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Why you're not getting jobs on RentACoder
The Backburner
Since I lack the resources and bandwidth to pursue all of my ideas at once, I have to keep a queue - often referred to as The Backburner. As of now, The Backburner has 8 projects in it and, if the project is small enough, I’ll write the code myself - otherwise, I’ll look for help.
Early in March, I listed a job on RentACoder hoping to find a developer to help with one...