Yankeerudy.com | Yankeerudy.com http://www.yankeerudy.com Sun, 05 May 2013 22:34:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Happy Cinco de Mayo http://www.yankeerudy.com/happy-cinco-de-mayo/721 http://www.yankeerudy.com/happy-cinco-de-mayo/721#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 22:34:32 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=721 Just a quick note, in between updating my web-based solutions pages on this website, to wish you a happy holiday today.

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/happy-cinco-de-mayo/721/feed 0 How to Keep Your Data Warehouse From Being a Data Outhouse http://www.yankeerudy.com/data-warehouse-no-data-outhouse/608 http://www.yankeerudy.com/data-warehouse-no-data-outhouse/608#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:29:19 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=608 According to Wikipedia, a data warehouse is a central data store used for data analysis and management reporting. In practical terms, it can take many forms but serves a core purpose: to throw the harsh light of day onto corporate data, so that managers can make informed decisions. The process …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/data-warehouse-no-data-outhouse/608/feed 2 HTML Form Tricks Every CodeMonkey Should Know http://www.yankeerudy.com/html-form-tricks-every-codemonkey-should-know/593 http://www.yankeerudy.com/html-form-tricks-every-codemonkey-should-know/593#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:45:34 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=593 I just recently completed a fun data warehouse project that involved, among other things, providing a way to edit stored data via HTML forms. For all you codemonkeys out there, I thought I’d share a couple of cool shortcuts that I use to make form coding much easier. Step 1: …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/html-form-tricks-every-codemonkey-should-know/593/feed 2 Social Media Best Practices: Don’t Let This Happen To You http://www.yankeerudy.com/social-media-best-practices/578 http://www.yankeerudy.com/social-media-best-practices/578#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:48:19 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=578 I participated in an interesting Twitter chat this morning on some recent social media miscues. These mistakes had the Twitterverse abuzz, and got me thinking about best practices for any business looking to use social media in their marketing mix. A Lapse in Social Media Policy When British music retailer …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/google-plus-fan-boy-fave-or-social-network-5/554/feed 4 Fixing High Bounce Rates http://www.yankeerudy.com/fixing-high-bounce-rates/518 http://www.yankeerudy.com/fixing-high-bounce-rates/518#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:14:21 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=518 “Bounce rate: The percentage of visitors that bounce away from your website without looking at more than one page.” As a search signal, improving your bounce rate should be a part of your overall SEO strategy. But how exactly do you do that? Let’s examine high bounce rates in more …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/fixing-high-bounce-rates/518/feed 1 Secrets to Being a Great Facilitator http://www.yankeerudy.com/secrets-to-being-a-great-facilitator/502 http://www.yankeerudy.com/secrets-to-being-a-great-facilitator/502#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:39:00 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=502 Facilitating a business group can be a daunting task. Your group looks to you to help them achieve their goals, and you will typically feel pressured to deliver. Whether you’re moderating an on-line twitter chat or organizing an off-line local meetup, here are some keys to ensure a successful experience …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/secrets-to-being-a-great-facilitator/502/feed 2 Dangers of Joining a Media Feeding Frenzy http://www.yankeerudy.com/dangers-of-joining-a-media-feeding-frenzy/476 http://www.yankeerudy.com/dangers-of-joining-a-media-feeding-frenzy/476#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:55:11 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=476 Every so often the press (and public) are drawn to a Big Story with a fervor like sharks at a feeding frenzy. As night follows day, bloggers and some SEO purveyors join in, trying to present their own topics in a way that ties them into the Big Story in …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/dangers-of-joining-a-media-feeding-frenzy/476/feed 1 Five Ways to Sabotage Your SEO Project http://www.yankeerudy.com/five-ways-to-sabotage-your-seo-project/439 http://www.yankeerudy.com/five-ways-to-sabotage-your-seo-project/439#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:40:00 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=439 (Last week I talked about how to screw up your WordPress SEO. This week I thought we’d examine SEO and websites in general.) Every day, website owners sign up SEO consultants to help them with their search engine rankings. Sometimes those arrangements work out really well for both parties. Sometimes. …

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]]> http://www.yankeerudy.com/five-ways-to-sabotage-your-seo-project/439/feed 3 The Must-Have SEO Tool http://www.yankeerudy.com/the-must-have-seo-tool/419 http://www.yankeerudy.com/the-must-have-seo-tool/419#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:35:59 +0000 yankeerudy http://www.yankeerudy.com/?p=419 As I was going through my morning routine I realized that there was one more mistake I’d forgotten to include in my “Five Ways to Screw Up Your WordPress SEO” post. So, here is #6 of the five ways: Forget Analytics SEO, as in life, is a journey and not …

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