I keep on coming across sites selling ebooks, videos and software that are horrendous looking. Quite a few of them sell goods and services that A-list bloggers and SEOs seem to hold in high regard, so obviously people are buying from them. So, is a winning formula to produce really ugly websites and start selling ebooks? … [Read more...] about Are Ugly Websites Successful?
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Polish Unemployment Figures Drop
According to an article on the BBC site today unemployment figures in Poland have dropped quite drastically. Unfortunately, the reason for the drop is not domestic job creation but the mass exodus: Polish unemployment has reached its lowest level in five years, spurred in part by the rush of people seeking work abroad, government figures show. If you're wondering where they've … [Read more...] about Polish Unemployment Figures Drop
Irish Bureaucracy – Working Well (for once!)
Last Monday I spent the afternoon sorting out a few administrative tasks that I had been putting off for ages, as I had been dreading them. First of all I had to renew my passport and then I had to renew my driving license. I expected both operations to be awkward and time consuming, but I was happily mistaken! The Gardai were very helpful in filling out the forms for the … [Read more...] about Irish Bureaucracy – Working Well (for once!)
AerLingus.com – Taken Over by Americans?
For some odd reason the Aer Lingus website is now defaulting to the display for US visitors. I've tried this from several different IP ranges and it always does the same thing. Haven't they heard of Geo IP?? … [Read more...] about AerLingus.com – Taken Over by Americans?
MyHome.ie To Become Pay Per View???
Over the last 6 months both myhome.ie and Daft.ie have been courting buyers, with an announcement early this morning that The Irish Times, who own Ireland.com, would buy MyHome.ie subject to the competition authority's approval. So what will The Irish Times do with it? Will they keep the site as is, or will they try to recoup their significant investment by making it pay per … [Read more...] about MyHome.ie To Become Pay Per View???