http://jesseolive.com/blog Pixel. Paper. Plus. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:08:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Does technology have a place in sales? The answer? Yes, but it's place in YOUR sales efforts depends on you. In essence, you get what you put in. I cannot tell you how many people have considered me to be a "computer person" since I was twelve. The truth is that ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2010/01/does-technology-have-a-place-in-sales/ Many of you know that I am now managing business development for Geeks For Less. My experience with Geeks For Less as well as my own personal experience has forced me to look in the mirror. It's time for me to upgrade my system for many reasons. Yeah, it would ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/07/computer-maintenance-how-computer-performance-effects-it-has-in-the-work-place/ OK, it has been said to me far too many times that "meta tags aren't important anymore." NOT TRUE. They are extremely important as is the description of your site. In fact they are even more important than they were in my opinion as they set the bar for what ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/07/the-meta-tag-myth-its-not-so/ Before we go any further, let's just say there are obvious exceptions to what I am about to say, but my opinion is based on facts that I have gathered in my ten years experience as an Internet Professional in the small business arena. I have found the following to ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/05/start-up-companies-most-common-web-branding-needs/ Ping.FM at www.ping.fm has been discussed in some of the other postings, but I want to take the time to address it on its own. Ping.FM is a great tool for conducting business online, in my opinion because it saves the user time in updating their status/tweets and it also ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/04/update-all-your-social-networking-media-with-pingfm/ If you are familiar with a passive pipeline, then you are one step ahead. But let's stop there and back up for those who do not know. A passive pipeline is a term, well I am not sure who coined the term, but brought to my attention by a colleague ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/04/what-is-a-pcube/ If you are a web guru, you may be just waiting to pounce on me. If you are a marketing director, business owner or any non technical person looking to invest in a web site, you may be wondering why this article is important to you. I invite an open ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/04/flash-tip-search-engine-friendly-flash/ PassivePipline.com offers a sales 2.0 book called SellSmarter2009 written by Justyn Howard. It is one of the most valuable resources shared with me to date.  It offers an incredible integrated approach to creating a passive pipeline. This publication includes tips, tools and the author’s philosophy based on his own success ... http://jesseolive.com/blog/2009/04/3/