We ended with 18 entries, a few of which stood out. After Eric and I spoke with Andreas at Orange32, we chose the winner. And that is, Naomi Dunford at IttyBiz. Her entry, The Art and Science of No-Bullsh*t Business Cards, is a straight-forward guide as to what not do with your business cards.
So congrats to Naomi, who we’ll be helping design and print her 5,000 business cards over the next few weeks. We’ll post a picture of the cards when all is said and done.
This contest, our first at YGG, was a huge learning experience as to the format, marketing, and approach. While we may have only had less than two dozen entries, we have to thank everyone that took the time to participate and help us spread the word.
Of course, a huge thanks goes to Andreas at Orange32, the coolest cat in the design world. Orange32 is one of the most interesting printers/firms that we’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with. I think both Andreas and I learned a lot about what entrepreneurs do and do not understand about design and printing, especially with business cards, and will hopefully translate that understanding into content on YGG.
Eric and I planning an insane event that’ll probably take place in late November. From that point on, we’re going to try and make these contests a regular event here, and make it easy for every single one of you to enter.
Thanks again to Naomi, Andreas, and every single one of you young go getters!
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We get quite a few requests in our inbox each month for paid reviews. Almost all of which have nothing to do with business or have any relevancy to you guys and gals.
Thankfully, we were approached by a young entrepreneur for a review a week or so ago.
That young go getter’s name is Adriaan Pienaar (aka Adii), whose based in Cape Town, South Africa. Adii is a freelance designer who’s also completing his Honours Degree in Business Management.
Having begun the chronicling of his life and work in January of ‘07 at http://www.adii.co.za (quite the popular blog), Adii is approaching the one year anniversary of his foray into the world of blog design and development.
Keep reading…
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Our couches may be made of pleather, and our fridge stock full of RC Cola, but you’ll get used to it. Yes, a huge chunk of Adsense users wouldn’t exist without your encouragement in the early days of blogging and promise and hopes of PPC. But Google doesn’t care.
Have you seen their stock price lately? It’s hit the point where they can automate even more and slam their fist wherever they wish.
Heck, they even bitch-slapped Engadget from a 7 to a 5. Engadget doesn’t sell Text Link Ads, so you can put that “cause of” rumor to rest.
Yes, everyone is already talking about this. But I would have felt bad if I hadn’t officially welcomed the a-listers to the 4.0 club. But don’t fret fellas, 4.0 is a fantastic GPA and a better than mediocre page rank!
Oh how will the SEO addicts sleep tonight? Google, you my friend, are the douche bag of the day.
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The iPod isn’t just a music player. It’s an incubator. Steve Jobs’ has thought of it as such from it’s conception. He’s always said that if people buy an iPod and experience the Apple difference that they’re likely to branch out and possibly buy an iPhone, maybe even a Mac.
Did you see Apple’s stock today? It’s safe to say his plan is working. Apple’s Mac computer business is tearing through industry growth rates. Apple sold 2.16 million Mac’s last quarter, a 34% increase from this time last year and over double the rate of PC growth of 15.5%. The October 26th release of OS X Leopard can only push this even further.
The iPhone is in the hands of over 1.4 million people less than 5 months after it’s introduction. It took the iPod over two years to see that kind of reception. Do you see the snowball effect happening?
Is this a historical take over in progress? Is the stock going to continue to climb or is it poised for a minor pullback? Any YGG’s out there currently invested in AAPL? We’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Short list this week. But enjoy!
Meeting Tokens, for creating time scarcity
Who hasn’t been in a meeting about meeting before? They’re essential, every now and then, but not every other hour. These tokens are actually going into production. Very cool idea.
Great Community Design Talk by Christina Wodtke
Interesting presentation on the design of communities. A must read for any blogger.
Dell Learns to Listen
Nice to see the big boy himself, Mr. Michael Dell, take the time to speak with Jarvis after a heated issue with Dell swept the media a while back.
Bringing Your Site to the Next Level: Learning from 20 Exceptional eCommerce Sites
It doesn’t matter whether you have worked in online commerce or ever plan to, this list gives a great run-down as to the different factors that make a user experience innovative and memorable.
Commenter Keyboard
Gawd, is our genratn rely gttng ths lzy?
Become an Expert Interviewer — Fast
A good portion of bloggers interview others at some point in their blogging career, or are interviewed themselves. Add this list to the top of your bookmarks and pull it up when the cue and eh sessions arise.
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At a little more than two months old, I Love Typography, has developed a cult following of over 5,000 subscribers, and confirmed the fact that quality content and design yield monstrous results. Created and written by John Boardley, a designer/typoholic based in Japan, I Love Typography is a surprisingly phenomenal site suited for anyone, whether you’ve only dipped your toe in design, or enjoy analyzing the typography on your potato chip bag. I.L.T. is one of our favourite sites and we love it!
Click here to visit this site.
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PPC Management
Hell Yeah Dude!
Reverse Funnel System for Beach Bums
