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Doing business in Israel can be tough, even when you are an expert. But why get frustrated and mad? Relax and enjoy the challenge, because when you do win a contract, it’s that much more satisfying. For me, it’s like a game. In fact, now you can play too. Announcing, the official Israel Marketing Consultant Game [...]
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You think slavery in Egypt was bad? After giving and getting service in Israel for two decades, here is my SHORT list of the top plagues of doing business in Israel.
1. Shotef Plus . . . We will pay you (after you email us, call us, beg us and remind us. And an occasional threat may [...]
Continue Reading →The Four Sons Tech Quiz 0%
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The Passover Haggadah speaks of four sons—one who is wise, one who is wicked, one who is simple, and one who does not know to ask. Which browser do you think is the WISER?
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Which company leader do you think [...]
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Open Source Software and Web Development in Israel is finally starting to blossom. Stalled by aggressive opposition headed by Microsoft and others in its biosphere, we are finally experiencing real change. Traditionally the domain of web startups, Open Source is now making its way into the enterprise. Linux, Drupal, MySQL, WordPress or Joomla, are not [...]
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The nature of the Internet provides opportunities for people from various walks of life to get involved in online marketing. Here is a crude chart mapping out the type of Internet marketers you may have come across in Israel over the years:
Ever since I started banking at Bank Hapoalim (and regret the day), I wanted to write this post. I am in the habit of typing in the site URL without the www. But every once in a while, I run into a site that won’t come up without it. Usually I just add it without [...]
Continue Reading →As an SEO contractor takes on a project, they experience immediate pressure to show results. No matter how well they’ll try to communicate to their clients that “whitehat/textbook” practices take time, they will forever be judged by how fast Google ranking for their websites improved.
This pressure leads SEO companies to use aggressive and sometime questionable practices. Contractors use [...]
Continue Reading →Dror and I have made an unwritten promise to one another to make every effort to avoid working with clients who do not appreciate our work. I must admit we have not always succeeded but we usually know when to politely refuse the opportunity. Truthfully, it happens often in Israel. [...]
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