One of the funny things about the web is that as rich media (images, flash, video and audio) has improved and grown in popularity, text has continued as the dominant media type. The web is a wordy place. Word tells you what matters. Words tell you where to go, what to...
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Vancouver Startups Career Fair
by James Sherrett | May 6, 2008 | Events
Looking for a job with a growing high-tech company in Vancouver? Want to learn first-hand what it’s like to work at a tech startup? The good folks at Techvibes have joined up with more good folks at Launch Party Vancouver to host the Vancouver startups career...
3 Ways to Increase Web Traffic
by James Sherrett | Apr 30, 2008 |
Here are three easy ways to increase traffic to your site. 1) Generate fresh content Create interesting and relevant content and update your site regularly. Nothing beats being up-to-date for keeping people interested in your web site. 2) Newsletters Writing and...
3 Web Design Mistakes to Avoid
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 28, 2008 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Web Content
In our new Boxcar Marketing website it was important for James and me to implement as many best practices as possible. We wanted to start with a solid design based on usability. Here are 3 mistakes we often point out to clients and how we avoided them in our design....
ChangeEverything.ca Nominated for a Webby
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 22, 2008 | Online Communities
ChangeEverything.ca, the online community developed by our good friends at Social Signal and built for Vancity, has been nominated for a Webby Award. Huge congratulations for Social Signal, Change Everything and Vancity! The competition in the social networking...

4 tips to detect phishing attempts
by James Sherrett | Apr 16, 2008 | Tech Support for Non-Techies
Late last week I received an email from Google AdWords at an email address that looked like reactivation@google.com. Except the email wasn’t from Google AdWords and the originating email address wasn’t really reactivation@google.com. It was a phishing...
Drupal Meeting: Monique Presents on Email Newsletters
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 15, 2008 | Speaking, Work
Join me Thursday for the Vancouver League of Drupalers April meeting on Email Newsletters. I’m providing this month’s feature presentation: Email Newsletters: What the F**K? with Monique Trottier from Boxcar Marketing (formerly Work Industries). Learn how...

Work Industries becomes Boxcar Marketing
by James Sherrett | Apr 13, 2008 | News, Work
Spring is traditionally associated with change and renewal. A time to clean things up. A time for new seeds to be planted. Spring also happens to be an excellent time to announce the evolution in our business. As of April 2008, Work Industries will be Boxcar...
Rachael Ashe Joins Boxcar Marketing
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 12, 2008 | News, Work
Boxcar Marketing would like to welcome Rachael Ashe to the team. Rachael is a talented office manager who is willing to jump in and help us on any project that needs extra hands and brainpower. If Rachael is actively working on your project, you’ll receive a...
Computers Driving You Mad?
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 9, 2008 | Personal Technologist, Work
Even the best of us can be taken by our technology. Enjoy!
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