Another Sunny Day In Manchester…
January 5th, 2010
Best Wishes For The New Year
December 31st, 2009I’m writing this now, because let’s face it, at midnight I’m gonna be toasting the New Year with friends and family and quite frankly have better things to do than write a blog post!
So, to one and all, here’s hoping 2010 beings you all that you ever need and want.
And remember, the harder you work on taking action in a positive direction, the more you will achieve – don’t sweat the small stuff and concentrate on what matters.
Take care, and see you next year 
Jon.
Focus And Take Action
December 5th, 2009One thing I see time and time again is people getting bogged down in the minutiae and not focussing on the right things or taking action.
People get entrenched with looking at the tools and trying to make solid links back to their sites, and often look at the wrong metrics to track their progress.
There should only be three questions you should be concentrating on:
Where is your site ranking and is it climbing?
How many unique visitors are you getting?
How many sales are you making?
Everything else is a means to these three aims.
Tools are there to leverage your time and help you achieve these three aims, and you should concentrate on producing regular, quality content and getting it indexed and ranked to drive traffic and make sales.
So my message is this – stop focussing on the little things which waste your time and concentrate on the things which get you ranked and visitors to your sites.
Jon.
p.s. As a side note on using tools to leverage your time, I’m writing this on my iPhone while at the car wash getting my car cleaned…
Out With The Chaps
November 24th, 2009Out for a night of booze and fun with our friends from down under!
Meet Nez!
Times Are A Changing
October 30th, 2009Well, things change quick on these t’interwebs, one minute you’re struggling with connecting to the web and then the next something comes along & brightens up your sky!
The thing that’s cheered me up is that a new app has come out for the iPhone for WordPress, and this quick post is being written on that very app.
I know, I know, it’s a geeky/nerd thing, but honestly – wow!
This app is so simple to use & makes posting remotely an absolute breeze. It’s way easier to use than logging on via Safari and has complete access to your blog.
Sometimes being market leader is a about reporting your news first, and this app makes that so super-simple it’s reeediculous (yes, the extra eeee’s are for effect & not a typo )
WordPress had an app out through a 3rd party, but this one was built in-house by the WP guys, and it shows.
Oh, and it’s FREE.
It’s called WordPress2 if ya wanna go check it out, I’m just about to give it 5 stars…
I Need Some Feedback!
September 23rd, 2009Jeepers! I just looked at the last time I actually did a blog post. Well, erm… in May… how rude!!
I can’t believe I’ve neglected my little corner of the internet world for this long.
For those rabid readers mentally willing me to make a post, then this one’s for you (well both of you, and you know who you are, yes you… and your imginary friend )
OK, so onto the needing feedback bit…
I’m thinking of making big changes round here, and for a few reasons.
First off, I want to do a redesign of the site. I’m never really happy with other people’s themes, sure they’re good and it saves me the hassle of having to actually do any work on it, but I always find that the themes out there are always missing something that I want.
So I’m gonna redesign the site so it’s all about me, me, me. I may even stick a picture of my ugly mug on it as well so you know it’s this particular Jon Dean and not some other random Jon Dean (who by the way isn’t as cool, or as good looking, or as funny, or as deluded as this particular Jon Dean).
Secondly, I’m thinking of doing some reports to give away for Christmas.
I know, I know, it’s only September and Christmas is ages away, but I figure if Tesco can start pushing Christmas good now then so can I :p
Besides, it’s gonna take me time to do the site redesign (hey, I do have a day job you know!) and it’s gonna take time to write the reports.
Anyways, I still realise I’ve not asked about the feedback I want from you!
Well, if I’m gonna spend time writing up reports to give away it would be better to actually do them on what your readers want to, you know, actually read.
So, I want you to either leave me a comment or submit a message via the Contact Us page, telling me exactly what topics you’d like me to cover in the reports and then I’ll get to work writing some more witty and educational prose for you.
So what are you waiting for… go leave me a comment or send me a message and I can get some report-tastic work on!
Jon.
It’s Been A While…
May 2nd, 2009Well it’s been some time since I checked in here!
I should really do a quick once over with a duster, Henry hoover the place, then finish off with a quick Fabreze (tm?)
Anyhoo, my reason for stopping by is to have a quick rant and then talk about doing a freshen up around the place!
The Rant
What the hell is going on with all this swine flu business??
I mean, people are acting as if the armageddon is on it’s way. The four horseman are galloping round the local area and we’re all DOOOOMMMMMEEEEDDDD!!!
Come off it! OK, some people are sick, and that’s terrible. But seriously. More people die from bee stings each year (that’s not necessarily a fact, I just thought it and then typed it, I don’t have any evidence – but it’s probably true )
Personally I’m not that worried, I had a bacon butty for breakfast and have just finished watching Peppa Pig with the kids. Not a snively nose in sight!
The Freshen Up
OK, it’s looking a bit tired around the edges and I think I’m gonna redo the design of my blog. Maybe even put my face on it. Now don’t worry, it’ll be in soft focus and dark so I wont scare children. Well not that much anyways.
I’m thinking a nice clean, black and white with 2 columns layout. Any thoughts? Leave ‘em in the comments and I’ll have a think about it.
Anyways, take care y’all and I’ll catch you next time around!
Why I’m Happy And Sad…
March 13th, 2009You know, it’s scary this world we live in.
Just watching Comic Relief tonight fills me with joy, and sadness. The sketches and comedy which fill the show is first rate, yet the amount of shitty things that go on in this world and are highlighted in the show are truly tragic.
Watching the videos of so many people (especially children) suffer such ridiculous hardships is unbearable. As a parent, watching the videos simply brings you to tears.
You may not have kids, you may not be that charitable, but seriously… £5 (GBP) buys a mosquito net which can SAVE A CHILD’S LIFE. £250 (GBP) can send a child to school for A WHOLE YEAR.
This is a no brainer. It’s the price of a couple of pits of beer (OK, the price of 1 pint in London ) Just spend 3 minutes and make a donation.
I Have No Shame…
January 16th, 2009
When i started this blog I was determined not to have any form of advertising on it. No affiliate ads, links, banners… Nada.
However, I believe this one system is so good (and that it can help people develop and grow their internet empire) that I do feel I have to break the vow I originally set for myself.
30 Day Challenge Plus is not for beginners, the “newbies” should go do the 30 Day Challenge first which is free and sets the grounding for the 30DC+.
30DC+ is an add-on to the 30DC. It is a monthly subscription, and it’s just getting to the end of the first month which is all about creating audio content.
The great thing about the 30DC+ is that all the content is delivered down your iTunes feed so you don’t have to check for new lessons, you just turn iTunes on and it’s all delivered automatically.
If you’ve done the 30DC and want the next step then this is for you, click the banner and you can read the full sales spiel.
In my opinion, this is a really good step for those wanting to build on their internet business experience and the 30DC+ can definitely help with that.
Disclaimer: I work with the Immediate Edge and we know these Thirty Day Challenge Plus folk quite well, so don’t say I didn’t tells ya!
So there we go, the shameless pimping for a product is now over so I can get back to blogging about my wonderful family and continue my inane ramblings…
