by Chuck Lasker | Sep 8, 2009 | Marketing
In my last post, I discussed following thousands of Twitter people in response to a blog post about the subject that also gave an argument for Twitter auto-DMs (automated direct messages) being okay. Today I’m posting my thoughts on auto-DMs themselves. In my... by Chuck Lasker | Sep 5, 2009 | Marketing
I read an interesting blog post today titled, “Auto-DMs on Twitter: Demon Spawn or Fluffy Fawn?” The post was about auto-DMs, but really ended up being about how many people you follow. Is following thousands of people just because they follow you first a... by Chuck Lasker | Jun 3, 2009 | Marketing
Website Magazine’s next issue will have an article I wrote about getting the most from independent consultants. It’s an abridged version. The full article is available as a free eBook here. by Chuck Lasker | May 10, 2009 | Marketing
Several years ago my son, David, and I created a customized one page checkout system for the Miva Merchant ecommerce platform that we named Pimp My Checkout (PMC). Cool name, not so great idea, it turned out. Many site owners were requesting one page checkouts, so I... by Chuck Lasker | Apr 15, 2009 | Marketing
As I started with Twitter, I noticed that Tweeple discussed “getting followers” as an end to itself. “I’m close to 2,000 followers, help me go over, please!” would be a typical Tweet. I got very into this, and now have over 3,000... by Chuck Lasker | Jan 5, 2009 | Marketing
Not only have I been having a fantastic time with Twitter, I’ve been developing some great relationships with highly interesting – and influential – people. I don’t have a particular agenda, as many Tweeps do with ongoing sales pitches....