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Business Consulting For The 21st Century Via A Holistic & Intelligent Approach

CMS

Content Management System - Because static web pages are so last century. Examples: ExpressionEngine, WordPress, Drupal and the like.

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Monday

1 October

2012

CMS . Consumed . Consumer PS . Forbes.com . Technology . WordPress

WordPress Rules The Web. (So Where’s The Money?)

Consumed => “WordPress: The Internet’s Mother Tongue” by J.J. Colao on Forbes.

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Monday

14 May

2012

Answered . CMS . Quora . SEO . Tips & Tricks

Not all IBLs are created equal

Answered => “Geo-Domain Centralization – Helps or Hurts a Long-Term Campaign?” on Quora.

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Friday

13 April

2012

AU . CMS . ExpressionEngine . FYI . GL . Open Graph . PM . SEO . Web Design . Web Dev

Spring is here! And so is GregsLandscaping.com

FYI => Launched! Honest, clean & thorough, just like the GL brand itself, this ExpressionEngine driven website showcases Gregs Landscaping’s’ full range of services.

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Tuesday

10 April

2012

CMS . ExpressionEngine . FD . FYI . Shanachie.com . Web Dev . ezPagination . jQuery

Look ma! I did the EE dev for…

FYI => Look ma! I did some of that—the CMS web dev / ExpressionEngine part. I’m going to do a formal “launched” post in soon. But until then I figured I should mention that Shanachie Entertainment’s press release made it Yahoo News. http://news.yahoo.com/celebrated-independent-record-label-shanachie-entertainment-relaunches-newly-110223373.html http://Shanachie.com My slice was the ExpressionEngine development and a bit of jquery. [...]

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Thursday

2 February

2012

AU EZ Widget 2 . CMS . FYI . PHP . WP Customization . Web Design . Web Dev . WordPress

WordPress plugin: EZ Widget 2 v0.5.4 (beta)

FYI => Now officially in beta, WordPress plugin EZ Widget 2. Almost identical to EZ Widget 1 but EZ w2 supports WordPress capabilities. Don’t forget to read the ReadMe.txt for complete details.

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Wednesday

1 February

2012

AU EZ Widget 1 . CMS . FYI . PHP . WP Customization . Web Design . Web Dev . WordPress

WordPress plugin: EZ Widget 1 v0.5.4 (beta)

FYI => After pushing past a number of priorities and distractions, I’m finally ready to present to you WordPress plugin EZ Widget 1. Drum roll please…

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Tuesday

17 May

2011

Best Practices . Building The Brand . CMS . Consumed . Facebook Fan Pages . JohnBell.typepad.com . NPO . SMB . Social Media . eMarketing

No website is the new black?

Consumed => “4 Reasons Your Web Site Sits at the Heart of Your Social Strategy” by John Bell on the Digital Influence Mapping Project.

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Monday

24 January

2011

Bookmarked . CMS . ExpressionEngine . Net.TutsPlus.com . WP Customization . Web Dev . WordPress

Custom post types in WordPress

Bookmarked => “How to Create a FAQ Page with WordPress and Custom Post Types” by Sumeet Chawla on Net Tuts.

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Monday

10 January

2011

Bookmarked . CMS . TripwireMagazine.com . Web Design . Web Dev . WordPress

Got a passion? Become a (self) publisher

Bookmarked => “75+ WordPress Magazine Themes To Start a Professional Magazine” by Lars on Tripwire Magazine.

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Wednesday

15 December

2010

Best Practices . CMS . Consumed . SEO . Tips & Tricks . Web Dev

More on reducing duplicate content

Consumed => “The complete guide to duplicate content” by Joost de Valk on Yoast.

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Friday

12 November

2010

CMS . Consumed . Landing Pages . Marketing . MarketingProfs . Sales

11 Ways to improve your landing pages

Consumed => “7 Ways to Improve Your Landing Pages” by Megan Leap on Marketing Profs.

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Saturday

6 November

2010

CMS . ExpressionEngine . RR . Resources . Web Dev

ExpressionEngine 2.0: From development to production

Bookmarked => “Move from Development to Production on EE 2″ on Expression Engine Wiki.

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Thursday

28 October

2010

Bookmarked . CMS . SpeckyBoy.com . Web Design . WordPress

There’s no such thing as too many WordPress themes

Bookmarked => “15 Fresh, Unique and Free WordPress Themes” on SpeckyBoy.

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Tuesday

12 October

2010

Blogging . CMS . Copywriting . ExpressionEngine . FD . Google AdWords . PPC . Web Design . eMarketing

Cranking up the Falco marketing machine

While the PPC CTR is healthy, we’ve both come to believe that landing pages crafted for traffic that comes in via PPC is what FD needs.

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Saturday

9 October

2010

CMS . Consumed . SixRevisions.com . WP Customization . Web Dev . WordPress

Getting to know WordPress Custom Posts

Consumed => “WordPress Custom Post Types Guide” by John Gadbois on SixRevisions.com.

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Friday

8 October

2010

CMS . ExpressionEngine . Tips & Tricks . Web Dev

Expression Engine: Nested category pairs

ExpressionEngine gets sticky when you also need to list any categories associated with a channel entry within that loop.

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Saturday

25 September

2010

Bookmarked . CMS . TripwireMagazine.com . Web Design . Web Dev . WordPress

Godzilla vs. WordPress (As A CMS)

Bookmarked => “90+ Best Plugins and Themes to Turn WordPress into a Powerful CMS” by Dustin Betonio on TripwireMagazine.com.

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Friday

3 September

2010

CMS . Copywriting . ExpressionEngine . NPO . PM . RR . Web Design . Web Dev

Moving Right Along

Update: Completed and fine tuned a bit more of the new Recovery Revolution web site.

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Sunday

29 August

2010

CMS . DevLounge.net . Web Design . Web Dev . WordPress

Pretty In Pink Links

Bookmarked => “10 Useful Lesser Known WordPress Plug-ins” by Hyde on DevLounge.net

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Thursday

26 August

2010

Analysis . Biz Needs . CMS . Consumed . Mashable . MojoMotor . SMB . Web Design . Web Dev

It’s Still About Business Needs

Consumed => “5 Lightweight CMS Alternatives for Small Businesses” by Christina Warren on Mashable.com.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About Mark Simchock

Business, Technology & Marketing—The rockstars of the 21st century. In that context, the quest of this site is to capture my expertise, capabilities, intelligence & capacity to learn. Ideally, you’ll also be inspired by my passion. I love what I do. I get jazzed by the thrilling evolution of building things. Brands. Business models. Marketing strategies. Websites. Etc. My mission, whether online or off, is to maximize the ROI of the growth minded brands I collaborate with. I’m focused, committed and ready to rock. If you’re the same then let’s go!

Testimonials

“Mark has been very insightful. We're very excited about our new web site.”Jana HarrisonExecutive Director & Founder, Recovery Revolution Inc. (Bangor, PA)
“Mark jumped into a difficult situation and saved an important project for me. He is knowledgeable, conscientious and has a great attitude. He is a pleasure to work with.”Tom ColelloPrincipal, Overlook Digital (Saugerties, NY)
“Mark brought vision, leadership, technical skills, marketing know-how and patience to to our team.”Thomas SauermanFormer Director of Development, EducationWorks (Lawrenceville, NJ)
“Mark is great. He has had a very positive effect on our organization. He is knowledgeable, thorough, responsive, very detail oriented and, most important to me, accountable!”Carl FalcoPresident, Falco Design (East Brunswick, NJ)
“I'm finally on the internet! Mark did a great job helping me define the look and feel of my brand. He then used that foundation to build a website that was appropriate. The fit is perfect. I love it. ”Tom Ostrowski CPAPrincipal, Tom Ostrowski & Associates (South Plainfield, NJ)

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ON CALL CLIENTS WEB SITES BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY MARKETING TOOLS & RESOURCES NEWS MY FAVES HIDE

On Call - The links I'm most likely to reach for the most often.
- Add This Adobe Kuler Adode Acrobat.com Alchemy United Browser Lab Browser Shots Copy Paste Character Data Science Toolkit DreamHost ExpressionEngine Forums ExpressionEngine User Guide EZ Widget 1 Google Closure Complier Service Google Insights Google Keywords (Adwords)Google Page Speed Google Rich Snippets Tester Google URL Builder Headway Themes Mail Chimp Marketplace NPR.org Open Site Explorer Pixlr Postling Slick Deals Smashing Magazine SpeckBoy.com Sprite Box The Noun Project WP Snippets Yahoo! Smush It Zoho
Clients - Present as well as past. Direct as well as indirect.
- 21 Plus ABS ALL-STATE Legal Boom Bap Radio CAINJ.org Dr. Vagnozzi Bucci EducationWorks Exactly Jobs Falco Design Gregs Landscaping Hub City Heartbeat Johnson & Johnson Killington Year Round Local Wisdom Nanny Consultants NJ NJCCVTS One Simple Wish Overlook Digital Recovery Revolution Robins Nest Rhythm And Blues SchaeferNY.com Shanachie Entertainment Sharim V' Sharot TANAHome Thomas Ostrowski & Associates Vox Princeton Xero Xero Five
Websites - Completed projects as well as beta and alpha projects.
- 21 Plus Alchemy United Boom Bap Radio Chief Alchemist Conscious Wellness Designed By Jillian Exactly Jobs EZ Widget 1 Gregs Landscaping Killington Year Round Nanny Consultants NJ NJ Green Program of Study NxT LvL MrktnG One Simple Wish Recovery Revolution Robins Nest Rhythm And Blues SchaeferNY.com Shanachie Entertainment TANAHome Thomas Ostrowski & Associates Xero Xero Five
Business - Sources and resources that are less techie/design and more traditional in scope.
- Alchemy United Marketplace Mashable NPR.org NYTimes - Business TED
Technology - Business and life as seen through the eyes of ones and zeros.
- Google Closure Complier Service Google Rich Snippets Tester Make Tech Easier Marketplace Mashable NYTimes - Technology Open Site Explorer Stippleit TED The Noun Project
Marketing - Connecting with and inspiring the less objective side of the brain in order to create and communicate.
- Google Rich Snippets Tester Mashable Open Site Explorer Six Revisions Smashing Magazine SpeckBoy.com TED The Noun Project Tripwire Magazine Yahoo! Smush It
Tool & Resources - Direct links to sites and brands that often have been mentioned here.
- Add This Adobe Kuler Adode Acrobat.com Browser Lab Copy Paste Character Data Science Toolkit DreamHost ExpressionEngine Forums ExpressionEngine User Guide EZ Widget 1 Google Analytics (Metrics)Google Closure Complier Service Google Insights Google Keywords (Adwords)Google Page Speed Google Rich Snippets Tester Google URL Builder Google: Rich Snippets Headway Themes Mail Chimp Make Tech Easier Mashable Open Site Explorer Pantone to Hex Conversion Pixlr Postling PR.com PRLog.org Smashing Magazine Social Mention SpeckBoy.com Sprite Box Stippleit The Noun Project WP Snippets Yahoo! Site Explorer Yahoo! Smush It Zoho
News & Current Events - Appreciation for the fact that business exists within the context of a much bigger picture.
- BBC's World Have Your Say Marketplace NPR.org NYTimes - Business NYTimes - Technology TED
My Faves - The ones I like for both personal and professional reasons.
- Add This Adobe Kuler Adode Acrobat.com Alchemy United BBC's World Have Your Say Boom Bap Radio ExpressionEngine Forums EZ Widget 1 Google Closure Complier Service Google Page Speed Gregs Landscaping Headway Themes Hub City Heartbeat Killington Year Round Marketplace NPR.org Postling Recovery Revolution Slick Deals Smashing Magazine SpeckBoy.com TANAHome The Noun Project Vox Princeton Xero Xero Five Zoho