Archive for October, 2007

Why AuthorHouse and iUniverse Merging is Good

The wild wild west of self-publishing has a new marshall in town: AuthorHouse and iUniverse.
According to Publishers Weekly, there are an estimated 86,000 self-publishing companies in the United States. With over 200,000 new titles per year flooding the book market, primarily because of self-publishing, consolidation of the space is a good thing for everyone.
As I [...]

Online Apps on Steriods, zoho.com

I’ve been waiting to write up a review on www.zoho.com until the short-term honeymoon was over. After all, a free online solution to every business’s CRM, database, project management, wiki creator, web conferencing and presentation, calendar, polling, and every other imaginable need in one place seems too good to be true.
But, it’s true!
I originally came [...]

Greetings from Author Fest of the Rockies

I had the pleasure of spending a few days in Manitou Springs, Colorado at the “AuthorHouse Author Fest of the Rockies” writers conference hosted at the historic Cliff House. For a second-year conference, the volunteers from the Manitou Springs Public Library did an exceptional job.
One of the highlights of the trip was introducing and meeting [...]

Google Posts Video Tour of Google Analytics on YouTube.com

The best web stats software on the market today is Google Analytics. Why? Because it’s good, doesn’t reside on your server, doesn’t require a licensing agreement, and it’s free!
That’s right, free.
And to help you get started with Google Analytics, they have posted several instructional videos on YouTube.com to help you understand conversions, the role of [...]