Business, Marketing, Technology and More

It’s been a while since I talked about GLM Environment so I figured it was time for an update. The platform/environment is working out very nicely. It’s still very much in alpha at this stage because I had a few important things come up, but it’s nice to see that it has already turned into a profitable script.

It is generating income on a couple of domains of mine right now as I write this. If I had more time in my schedule to do more promotion of it, I am sure that it would produce even more income. It’s nice to see that several of my projects are seeing genuine success.

What’s next for GLM Environment? It needs some more polishing and more testing. At that stage, I will look at selling it. I promise to keep you, my readers, updated on the progress.

It’s so important these days to look into expanded educational opportunities. It’s a familiar topic that I like to write about because I have seen myself how training can lead to better job opportunities and a better income. Training is the path I choose to take when I moved out of the teaching profession and into my current profession. If I decide to move onto another career, I know I will make the change by first getting quality training.

In the IT realm, training has quickly become synonymous with certification. Certification exams show that you have knowledge and expertise in the area. It’s possible to get that expertise from working on a product or, more often, by taking special training courses that are geared towards passing the certification exam.

Cisco certification is one of the leading tech certifications. If you are not familiar with them, Cisco makes the routers that literally run the internet. These routers make sure that traffic goes where it needs to go. Routers are complex pieces of hardware and it takes an expert to ensure that they are properly configured and are as efficient as possible. Having Cisco certification is proof positive that you have the skills needed to manage and maintain Cisco routers.

It’s a popular certification among techies because it’s the pathway to higher paying jobs and better job opportunities. If you are tech inclined, maybe it’s time you look into Cisco certification. It can be a great credibility builder.

I am really looking into how to be the most comfortable I can when I am working at home. It seems like I am often uncomfortable after just a few hours of working. I find that I have to get up and walk around every hour or so.

I am trying to decide if I need a chair, a new desk, or even a different work area. I really want to be as comfortable as I can so that I can be as productive as I can. Lost productivity is lost income.

Maybe I will be able to change around my home office when I get around to getting a new office computer. I guess I need to keep some budget leftover for a good work environment.

I learned how to drive on an old Oldsmobile that had a squeaky power steering box. No matter what, it still kept working, even though I was buying power steering fluid by the quart. I was too broke at the time to afford to fix the power steering rack. In fact, I had the steering attached to the steering box with epoxy, wire, and a lot of hope.

I couldn’t imagine driving it without power steering because my Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser was as big as a beached pregnant whale. It was big, long and bulky, but the power steering made driving it enjoyable.

It’s not nearly as difficult or as expensive as it used to be to make sure your power steering is in tip top shape. Places like Power Steering Pros have come on the scene offering quality parts at affordable prices.

I write a lot of tech articles on this site. For me I just love finding out more about technology and gadgets, but since this is a catch all jack of all trades blog, I don’t get to write as much about technology as I wish.

I have been giving a lot of thought recently to starting up a new Tech Blog. I think I have the name, but since I haven’t registered the name, I will keep the name to myself. Trust me, it’s a cool name. Anyways, I am trying to decide if I have enough time in my schedule for a Tech blog and if I could do tech justice with my writing.

Any ideas?

On several of my websites, I get a lot of visitors who come in from search engines. Yahoo and Google send me many visitors every day who read a post and then move on to another site. It’s a shame because even if someone likes the site, there isn’t an easy way for them to keep track of your newer posts that might interest them.

Ok there are RSS feeds, but many normal web surfers, like my wife, don’t even know what an RSS feed or reader is. They just don’t use RSS feeds. What they do use is email. Everyone has an email address and some people have a half a dozen email accounts. If they get a compelling email then they will check it out.

That’s where Zookoda comes in. It’s an email marketing solution designed for bloggers. Basically, you sign up with Zookoda and then you create a newsletter that sends out your latest blog postings to those who have subscribed to your email list. By just putting a subscription form on your blog, your visitors have an easy way of keeping track of your newest posts.

If you are writing compelling content, this is an awesome way to keep people coming back time and time again. I have used email newsletters on other projects. A simple once a month newsletter detailing the newest articles would always generate a flurry of visits and a resulting increase in income.

I’d suggest looking into Zookoda if you are looking for a way to increase traffic on your site and retain search engine visitors. You’ll quickly appreciate the bump in traffic every time your newsletter goes out.