Found this poem recently and found it encouraging. Hope you like it, too: When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down [...]
About Dave Carlson
Dave Carlson is the owner for Green Chair Marketing Group in Denver. He has been working on websites since 1996. He has expertise in both website design and search engine marketing. Dave is the organizer of an Internet marketing group in Denver with more than 450 members.Grumpy Cinnamon Roll Guy
A regular customer went into the local Starbucks and wanted a cinnamon roll. He was in luck–there was one left. The guy made a point of starting his day at Starbucks with a coffee and cinnamon roll. Charlie was carrying the hallowed last cinnamon roll to the register when it fell on the floor. “Uh [...]
The Shaggy Dog
Having a couple young daughters, I get to watch the latest kid’s movies. While watching “The Shaggy Dog” recently my eye was drawn to the wall behind Tim Allen’s character’s desk. There was a football jersey and a varsity letter from Tim Allen’s real life high school. I thought, Hey, I have that same varsity [...]
I Googled on Yahoo!
I was just talking with a client on the phone and happened to be on the Yahoo! home page. I needed to find some information so I used the search feature. I was able to get the information I needed quickly. The funny thing was in communicating this to my client, Amy. I told her, [...]
Answering Questions from a College Student
I was asked by a college student to answer some questions about life in the design world. You might be interested to hear some of my responses. Designer Interview Questions: 1. Have you specialized in any particular area of Graphic Design? I specialize in web site design. We do some logo design, business cards and [...]
From the Ashes of Disaster Grow the Roses of Success
I never thought of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” as being a highly philosophical movie, but there is one scene near the end of the movie where a bunch of old men have been trying to invent a car that floats, flies, as well as drives. They keep trying and trying. Someday they hope to succeed. [...]
He’s in the Other Building
I called technical support the other day of a company I’ve done business with for the last year. I had to make a change on something and was told I needed to talk with sales. I asked where their offices were. He said Toronto, which I thought was in Vancouver, Washington. I asked if he [...]
Telling Stories to Influence People
I believe that telling stories and showing pictures will be foundational to many Internet marketing strategy. We can tell stories in the emails and also tell stories on the web site. It’s not enough to just give information. We want to entice and persuade, and that comes through stories. I am actually getting tired of [...]
Quote on Procrastination
For the last couple years I’ve been receiving an email on Monday mornings called Taylor’s Time Tips. There are usually a couple gems that are pertinent to my work. The following was a good one from today: Jeff Davidson, author of The 60 Second Procrastinator, suggests you ask the following question when you are tempted [...]
Getting Help with Search Engine Optimization
My daughter was seven years old when she wrote a note for my wife, “I need sum help.” We have the Post-It up next to our phone to remind ourselves to ask for help when we need it. Often people are reluctant to say they need “sum help”. We could all use “sum help”. If [...]