Internet Farmer

NY Times had a nice article today listing 10 tips to building website traffic. As an online marketing specialist, this is the basic idea no matter who you are or what business you are in. Maybe you are a larger company that can spend more on advertising to grow traffic, but overall online success is brought by doing these types of activities.

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/10-ways-to-build-traffic-to-your-site/

Did you learn anything new? Is this list depressing because you realized it’s a lot of work?  Or is there success you have found from exactly these techniques?  Tell me your stories!

I’m usually wanting to stick to web technologies, online marketing and food in this blog, but I’m inclined to share one small way we can do our part and feel better about the energy we use everyday.

If you live in Maine, we have an option to change where you get your electricity from.  Here is a link to get you started:

http://www.meipl.org/products/index.php

It will take a bit of energy to sign up and finalize the change in service providers, but it’s worth knowing that my energy is not from coal or nuclear sources.

I tried to do this years ago, and the process was too cumbersome. Then after I moved to where I am now almost 2 years ago I tried again and succeeded.  Something seems to have changed, and it was not any more time consuming than filling out your average application form and following up to make sure that your CMP bill made the change in where the power comes from.

Now that it’s done, I live knowing that even as I work in my home office all day, it’s green.

Is your electricity green?  Have any experiences to share?  Please comment below!