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Website Improvements: Test Basic Usability Before Advancing
On PlumberSurplus.com we sell an awful lot of Delta Faucets and from time to time we need to gather images or research product data to make sure that our information is correct and up to date. This...
View ArticleIdentifying and Labeling Inventory at the Product Level
A recent supplier addition provided a strong reminder that the definition of A, B, and C products aren’t always the same from one shipper to the next.Driving Sales and Meeting ExpectationsGenerally,...
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Vanessa’s Variety for the Week of September 5th, 2008
Now that the Democratic and Republican National Conventions are over I find myself more excited about this election then I have been in at least six years. Some of the speeches and pandering to party...
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I Stand Corrected: Blogging is More Than Random Thoughts and Voyeurs
Several months ago, we, the staff of Gordian Project, set out to author a blog. Not that all of us immediately found the prospect as inviting as others, but we generally engage a team spirit; thus the...
View ArticleVanessa’s Variety for the Week of September 12th, 2008
Here's my picks for the week:This is a great little piece if you want a laugh. The media can make anything seem scary, now stories like this want to convince us that online shopping can be dangerous...
View ArticleDepartment of Redundancy Department: Internet Connections Need Apply
I’d just like to take a minute out of my day to thank our Manager of Customer Service, Josh, for his management of our internet connection. You see, when we were small and starting out, Josh was there...
View ArticleVanessa’s Variety for the Week of January 2nd, 2009
Happy New Year all! I am out for the rest of the week so the variety is early. There are some new posts that I wanted to share, but in addition to that let’s take a look at some of our favorite...
View ArticleMonetizing Interpersonal Obligation in the Online Buying Experience
During the last several months one of my brothers and I both purchased our first house. Inevitably we end up in discussions about various renovation and repair projects we have in work, or on the...
View ArticleThe Importance of Documentation in the Workplace
Documentation, the recording of organizational structures, policies, actions, and goals, is vital to any business, and doubly so for those of us in development. When I came on board I inherited roughly...
View ArticleFive Spreadsheet Formulas You Should Know and Use
I stare at a spreadsheets most every hour at work, so there are a lot of spread sheet manipulations that take place on a daily basis. Here are five formulas that I find useful and I think you will...
View ArticleMeeting Consumer Expectations: Getting it Right Prior to Order Placement
Keeping customers happy is one of the key elements to company growth. Providing the customer with a user friendly website, easy and quick returns policy, and an understanding of how our processes work...
View ArticleData and Content: The Offensive Line of eCommerce
In the spirit of football season I have written a blog contrasting some positions in football to those of an eCommerce team. In the game of football there are different positions, the positions vary in...
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Integrating Open Source Software Into a Work Environment
I am a fan of open source software. The main characteristic of open source software is that the source code is freely published. This contributes to the success of the programs in many ways: the code...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 XML Quick Reference
If you've paid attention at all to the technologies behind web platforms recently, you'll know that XML has had a lot of both fanfare and debate surrounding it. XML is a data language, a way to wrap...
View ArticleThe Never Ending Saga of Testing
I have to imagine by now that our development team enjoys a healthy love and hate relationship with me. Being in the marketing department we have a lot of development projects which include testing...
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