I was at ProductCamp in Dublin last week, a free event which I highly recommend to anyone responsible for managing technology products. During a talk by John Gleeson of AccessLegal, I learned about some great free legal resources that are available to Irish tech startups. Employment Contracts The issue that …

Create your design strategy, no design skills necessary If you are in the position to create a design strategy for your business, I am pleased to tell you that your efforts will be rewarded! Creating and maintaining a design strategy saves you time, money and headaches each time you are …

I just looked at some statistics from our April newsletter which went out yesterday. Incredibly, 42% of all opens were from either an iPhone or an iPad. Gmail, Apple Mail and MS Outlook each accounted for around 15% of the opens. This is an eye-opener for me. Luckily our email …

As we enter the warmer months of Spring, some of us may be thinking about the following question: How do I generate new sales leads for my business? Perhaps what is preventing more prospective customers from contacting you is that they don’t know “How much would it cost to engage …

Email marketing software is an essential tool for digital marketers. Two software companies that are often top of mind for email marketing are CampaignMonitor and Mailchimp. These companies are almost twins… CampaignMonitor is an Australian based company that grew organically from a web design business. Mailchimp is a US based …

Online invoicing aplications are growing at a phenomenal rate. Two of the emerging leaders are Freshbooks, with over 3.5 million users and Tradeshift, who recently raised $17million in investment capital. Let’s take a look at the homepages of both of these apps and see what we can learn… 1. Signup …

It’s so tempting to add new features to your app. New features give your product something new and fresh. New features give you something to get creative and excited about. Usually a customer or prospective customer has suggested the new feature so it also gives you the sense that you’re …

Have you ever looked at a map of the World upside down? Well, here it is. The funny thing is, just by turning something upside down, it can look completely different! Now try this with a business opportunity you are looking at… Maybe you’ve got an awesome product that should …

Writing an SMS on an iPhone 4 versus on a Samsung Galaxy Ace iPhone 1 – Android 0 There’s lots of difficult user interface design choices that we, as web developers and designers, make everyday. Allow me give you just one example of this: the iPhone and Android mobile touchscreen …

Until recently, I spent a period of about 3 years only reading serious, non-fiction books. I read about customer development, web business models, and inbound marketing. I read about the housing crisis, the rise of China and the history of civilization. I read it all – once it was serious, …