I’ve tried many hosting services through my years of digital marketing. Here are my one-liner thoughts about some of them. Hostgator – terrible support waiting time. Namecheap – Shared hosting is decent, adequate support time. But ridiculous limits on inodes.  Bluehost – Decent. Make sure to read the fine print for service charges. (E.g. Hosting… Continue reading →

A week ago, I became aware of an event I could bring my dog to. What attracted me was that there was going to be a walkaround vet. I wanted a free check-up for my dog. The event was simple. A few booths, an obstacle course for activities, some giveaways, a dog photo booth, and… Continue reading →

Most of our parents (and you, if you’re a parent) will agree that getting a certificate is important. People believe having a certificate, is having a safety net. You can always apply for jobs with it. You’ll never go hungry. I agree that having a certificate is an advantage. But there’s a danger: People who… Continue reading →

Most marketing blogs I see online talk about building an audience list. “Secret to getting 1000 subscribers in 30 days.” “How to build an email list, easy” In fact, you can watch my tutorial where I teach you to get your first 100 email subscribers. BUT – very few people talk about what to do… Continue reading →

Oxford (powers Google’s English dictionary), defines an influencer as a person or thing that influences another. It’s easy to think that influencers have some sort of super-power. That they stand above regular people. But look closer and you’ll see that influencers are well, regular people. They are definitely no smarter than you. Influencers are not… Continue reading →

You may have been told (most probably by a marketer) that your business needs attention. Getting attention is difficult. Well, not really. It’s actually not that hard to get attention. Here are some examples: Here’s spider man selling Teh Ais: Does that make you trust the seller better? And it’s not uncommon to see marketers… Continue reading →

How can we get more shares on Facebook? As a digital marketing agency, you get asked this question a lot. A few years back, I would have done the mistake most digital marketers do. Go back, try to figure out how to create social media photos and copy that would get many shares. Study case… Continue reading →

In 2008, I was a full-time musician and self-taught music producer. I had just recently joined BNI, a networking group and at 18 years old, became the youngest member (at that time) in the whole of Malaysia. But I didn’t join BNI just to be crowned ‘the youngest member’. I wanted to recruit students for… Continue reading →

You just paid for a $47 product. Your browser refreshes and you’re ready to get the product. But wait! A new page says you can buy an upgrade. The upgrade is worth $997 and you can get it at only $197, but only if you decide now. You took the offer. Paid for the upgrade,… Continue reading →

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the process of influencing the position of a website on the search results page when a searcher uses a query to search. Every business with a website wants SEO. If people search for a product and finds their website, bingo! A sale is potentially made. But with competition, doing… Continue reading →