Articles Filed Under Our "Generally Useful" Category
Quick Book Review: Values Driven Business
April 7, 2010 | Generally Useful | Comments Off
One of the things I enjoy most about owning and operating AloeRoot Web Services is that I get to build a business founded upon my personal ethics and principles, where profit is one goal among many and not the major driving factor in the way we work...
Business Owner’s Guide to Getting a Good Site
January 2, 2010 | For Business Owners, Generally Useful | 2 Comments
In this post we cover ways to make the website development process go smoothly. But first, some tips for selecting a website development firm: Communication is key: while it can be convenient to work with a business in your town it's more impor...
How to Fight Rigidicus Bureaucraticus
December 31, 2009 | Generally Useful | 3 Comments
One of my favourite authors, Robert Anton Wilson, coined the term Rigidicus Bureaucraticus to describe the state of mind in which some people suffer unknowingly. Metaphorically speaking, our habitual and established thought patterns form grooves i...
Build an Inexpensive Portfolio with Blurb
December 30, 2009 | Generally Useful, Sites We Love | Comments Off
Blurb.com allows you to design and publish your own book, starting at just $4.95 USD. Blurb offers visual editing software called Blurb BookSmart® which you can download for free and use to lay the book out. You choose the dimensions of the fi...
