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Dear Dev. Never, ever admit to anyone that you have difficulty coming up with ideas. Great designers always have something up their sleeve that sets them apart from the comfortable mediocre.Take good care my friend.

A moment of authentic enlightenment eh? Nice one.

Interestingly Robert, the fears of a Google monopoly are the same that the world had about Microsoft a few years back. Mozilla moved in. Google countered with Chrome and it seems Mozilla has won an audience of faithfull users. The latest information I have is that Microsoft now have around 70% market share opposed to 95% ten years ago. But percentages don't mean too much when more and more PCs are bought as the market size grows.
I'm interested in where Apple, Mac and <Steve Jobbs may be heading. Watch this space.
Thanks for your article. I'll keep my eyes open for more.

You should try Sweden. Here they want to know what your education is. Your background and are entirely suspicious of anyone who likes to have fun.
But having said that they are very loyal once you have them as clients.
Nice article may I say.
At the end of the day when everything on the table is equal.... they buy from the person they like!
Take care and get as much joy as you can every day

Just get your own web based mail address. It's always professional.
The more you use your own the more you will become recognised.As you will see from my address, it's our company not google, yahoo or anyone elses.
Good luck and remember it's you who you are promoting.
Keep happy and get as much joy as you can each day.

Love is funny or its sad its a heart break or its glad... but beautiful.

Nice one my friend. Good reference points and I thank you. You know the reason people are in the audience listening to your pitch is not to hear about you but what you can do for them!
The value you bring. The benefits to them that your product and services give them.
I get fed up with listening to the prat that talks about how good they are and what they have done; and how successful they are; and that its a family business with all of the family involved since 1956 etc etc .
Tell 'em how they benefit, what's in it for them. And then tell 'em how they go about getting it!
The Baldchemist

Nice one Ayelet. Andrea has an Italian name but is doing business from Finland? Just shows how wonderful the web is eh.
When are you arriving in Sweden though? I must a
agree with JD you come across well on the screen. Unlike me , I have a great face for radio.
Have a wonderful new year, no, have a wonderful life and get as much joy as you can from every day.

We are not here to mislead but we are not here to bore your prospects to death either.

Hello Stefan. Thanks for a fun, interesting read. I belong to the old school of thought myself, but its great to be reminded.
Nice one. The Baldchemist

Success is doing what you want when you want. It has nothing to do with spiritual encounters just to get as much and give as much joy as possible evreyday.
Keep happy. The Baldchemist

If you decide to write copy for a certain demographic then you must address them with alnguage that doesn't insult the intelligence.
There is far too nuch use of simple language. How many awesomes, oh my gods, ultimate experiences,uniques and like you know do we have to put up with?
It has nothing to do with trying to make oneself look knowledgeable. But to describe products, services and your empathy of your product.
Talk about over use of language. take a long hard look at what is written here.

If I might add a little bit more re the future.

Sought After IT Skills

Basic programming and technical support work are disappearing to automation and outsourcing. The opportunities will be for those who understand business processes, can design and execute technology plans that create business value and can cultivate relationships both in and outside an organisation.
These hot in demand skills cross traditional boundaries, combine technical know how with a high demand for business and communications savvy.

Most in demand, those who know how to face clients, design advanced and sophisticated applications customized to add business value in a specific Industry or organisation.

More collaboration, interdisciplinary and much broader skills than the code crunching programmers presently in abundance are called for.

The requirement, solid technical competence combined with fabulous business, organisational knowledge as well as outstanding people and communication skills.

Service

What is service you may ask? Well any thing that is economic that cannot be dropped on your foot. More precisely service is the application of skill to solve a particular problem. IT service in particular.

Of course there are those who doubt whether these skills can be taught. That they are the results of years of learning and experience. It remains to be seen.

We are particularly glad to have, over the years, acquired such skills. Much to the joy of our clients, who want to get on with what they do best and leave this type of stuff to us. Ayelet keep knocking 'em down. Ray

Sorry about the typing errors. It's very early .

Well, where do we start? The first quetions I had were where is all the money? The difficulty I believe is exactly the business we are in. No cash all electronic funds flying around. At one point there was 7 trillion dollars in mid air that no-one knew who the owners were.
This situation was easily spotted 10 years ago when Nick Leaman managed to destroy one of Englands oldest and most established banks. Then there was Exxon and a string of other greedy llittle devils taking massive bonuses.
Lehman brothers CEO 500 mill over 6 years in bonuses! He and many like him must have seen the catastrophy coming. But Greed and a belief that "we can trade ourselves out" was supported by a conservative old fashioned free market whos grounding is a the least antiquated. Half of the "old boys" running compmies, and including John Mc Cain, can't even use a laptop!
But surely the money is still out there somewhere?
Doom and gloom? Hah! We are back ten years in terms of financial status, I'm just thankful that my punters need our services more than ever and are prpared to pay a premium for them.
So get of your arses and come up with some new ideas that fit 2008.
Take care. Blonde 2.0, you're fabulous. Take care. Talk soon. The Baldchemist.

Nice work. have a look at www.naissance-villas.com and see what we did with "live just live for life"
take care The Baldchemist

Hello Cindy.
Thanks so much for your post. I stumbled across it today. You're so right about dialogue and of course listening. it is always of importance that one seeks as much information as possible when writing for the demographic.
Thanks for the reminder. I'll keep my eyes open for further posts.The Baldchemist.

Ah the loneliness of the long distance chatter. I like this article. Its a bit of a piss take. I am not in facebook or any other "social" cult.
Where or what does that make me? Am I doomed to an outcast?
I must confess however to spending at least half an hour a day in the norning (5,6 oclock) checking out the news mails and the very wicked Stumble!
Nice post. Thanks. The Baldchemist

Negativity is very subjective. Should someone have the ability to trash anothers name because they didn't agree with critique?
Seems to me that the "social network" is getting out of hand.
Some Jerk decided to place me on a "Spam" list because he /she didn't like my honest comments!
Fortunately I don't give a damn. My business isn't dependant on traffic or optimisation. But the tendence I find worrying. Most can't even throw two words together let alone pass judgement on others opinions.
Thanks for the word. The Baldchemist

I'm not sure that he is running the enterprise! But good luck to him for starting what for me has become a bloody nuisance. ( takes so much time but fun).
The Baldchemist

It's nothing to do with recognising the need. It's recognising the demographic you wish to address.
Once you have discovered their behaviour patterns; the research you can find on www.thebaldchemist.com/articles, you discover what you need to pitch. Harder than that its not.
Nice article though. Stay strong and get as much joy as you can from every day.
The Baldchemist

You hit the nail on the head there Ben.
Try though to give the punter what he/she NEEDS rather than what they want,
Creating stuff that doesn't reach objectives will not get you future work from anyone.
Getting into "dutch auctions" is killer and any punter that tells you they can get it cheaper down the road should be avoided irrespective of how much you need the business.
Sell your advantages-your skills- your differences. If you are giving like for like then you shouldn't be in business. Take a look at www.thebaldchemist.com for some tips on copywriting, design,demographic tips,trends and importantly -how to pitch your punters.
Don't worry, its all free- no buttons to press- no offers-no congratulations your the 99999999 winner bullshit. Just 30 years of dealing experience.Good luck to you all.The Baldchemist

You forgot Common sense- which unfortunately isn't common any more. But thanks anyway.