Posts by Frank Deardurff
Social Media Uses
I just got back from a meeting with some of the church staff where I assist where I assist with the church website. Our outreach pastor attended a recent seminar on social media and other avenues for “reaching out”. He shared with me this really interesting video. Of course as a marketer I use social…
Read MoreThanksgiving Wishes
It’s another Thanksgiving, it’s the time of year I like to look back and reflect on the year this far and give thanks and recognize that I’m fortunate to have gotten to this spot in another year. I’m very thankful for my wife of 26 years and our two beautiful daughters who both have now…
Read MoreCost Versus Value
There is many ways to look at this phrase “Cost vs. Value”. At first thought you would think it is in terms of finances or marketing which of course is important but it is much more than “just” that. Cost Versus Value effects every decision you make. Or the decision your customer makes when visiting…
Read MoreDirection Not Intention
Been thinking a lot about our recent Sunday service the main impact statement was “Direction not intentions determines our destination”. Our choices in direction leads us down our current path. This makes me realize that people are similar to water, we tend to follow the path of least resistance. To be successful we need to…
Read MoreThat One Web Guy
I just wanted to make a quick post for people that may have been looking for my site “That One Web Guy”. ThatOneWebGuy.com site has been one of my oldest sites and that up until recently was the site I would direct people too. I’ll still use the domain for my marketing efforts but if…
Read MoreWordPress Themes do make a difference with SEO
More and more sites are utilizing WordPress to create their websites. Why? It’s a proven fact that search engines “love” wordpress layout. Many site owners love WordPress as well simply because of the ease of use it’s so simple anyone can do it. Fact is, it is so easy to update the site your self…
Read MorePremium iPhone Headphones
I figured I’d write this quick post to share my findings to maybe help others. Since I didn’t find many posts that had a decent review. Up until earlier this year I had always carried two sets of head phones. I know that sounds crazy but let me explain. I’ve had many cell phones over…
Read MorePhysical vs Digital Reading
I was just reviewing the upcoming iOS 5 (Apple’s mobile operating system) and seen that they will have a “news stand” feature to get your subscriptions. Having an account at Zinio (an online magazine service) I quickly wondered if that would be the end of that service. I then realized that there are other services…
Read MoreMobile Web Pages
In looking at my results for my Just Ask Frank site Someone had posted a question about creating mobile pages or creating TWO landing pages. One for regular browsers and another for mobile web browsers. That is a VERY good question there is a couple ways to handle this. One way would be to create…
Read MoreConfusing Email Subject Lines
I’ve seeing this more and more from different marketers, at first I thought hey that’s pretty clever and actually I even tried it once myself and boy did I hear about it. What am I talking about? Email subject lines that make the email recipient think they’ve earned a commission, or gained access to a…
Read MoreHalf Way Through
I’m not sure if you noticed but this weekend marks the half way point in the year. This would be a good time to look at your “To Do’s” and see if you’re on track to complete what you intended this year. There of course is a lot of time left to reach your goals…
Read More50 Biggest for Ebook Readers
It looks like my book “50 Biggest Website Mistakes: Secrets to Getting More Traffic, Converting More Customers, & Making More Sales ” is now available on your favorite electronic book reader. If you have a Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, or the Sony book reader you can now get the book that I co-wrote…
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