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China Farmer Tax Reform

December 27th, 2005

We don’t pretend to be "up" on everything happening in China, but this little tidbit caught our eye: the Telegraph’s article, China’s 800m peasants to escape yoke of farm tax. According to the Telegraph:

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December 27th, 2005

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December 27th, 2005

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7 Diet Myths and Tips for Effective Weight Loss

December 27th, 2005

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December 27th, 2005

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Health Tip: Holiday Stress? Bah, Humbug!

December 27th, 2005

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December 27th, 2005

John Perry Barlow of the EFF & the Grateful Dead (what an odd mix!) reportedly once said:

The Web sees censorship as damage, and routes around it.

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More on Google Analytics

December 27th, 2005

Ok, so I’ve been using Google Analytics for a week or two now. First of all, it is the full version of Urchin. I never actually used Urchin, although read a fair bit about it. From what I’ve heard from reliable sources, it’s not only the full version but been improved somewhat.
My first impressions: it’s good. It’s very good. And for the price, it’s absolutely amazing.
Things I like about it:

It’s free.
It’s geographic targetting features are nice (although I question their accuracy)
The filters are very powerful. Took me 30 seconds to exclude my IP address from reports so my own usage of the site (which probably makes 5 - 10% of all traffic) doesn’t skew the results.
Goal tracking with funnel analysis. Who doesn’t love this feature. Having said that, in practice I’m seeing problems with it under reporting data (I *know* we got the sale, but google doesn’t seem to), but I haven’t investigated thoroughly - maybe the problem is mine. It might be getting confused by the session ID in our URLs (yes, yes, I know, I hate session IDs as well,it’s on the to do list)
The focus on originating traffic. Distinguishing between referrals, organise keywords and PPC keywords. I love it!
I could keep going, it has great content analysis features, webmaster stats, ad testing (not played with this but looks awesome) etc

Bad things:

Maybe not a “problem” as such, but for people used to a simplistic log analysis software such as AWStats, they’ll probably find it confusing
The lag. Google has been overwhelmed and so the stats are very late to show up. This will no doubt improve with time.
The filter tables which allow extensive search and replace rules (eg. product 11439 is actually a Small Blue Widget, making the reports more readable) can only be uploaded by google staff, no opportunity for self upload, or even better, a data feed (XML file or whatever). Makes this feature useless for me with rapidly changing data, but I *really* want to use it.
Without that feature in the point above, it copes badly with query string driven sites

My conclusion: if you have a smallish site, it’s worth putting on, but don’t expect to use or understand all the features.
If you have a medium site, this is awesome. Invest some serious time into getting into it, maybe even get in someone to help (such as me!) and really squeeze the most of it. You could get a really deep, actionable plan on how to improve your site with this set up & analysed properly.
If you have a large site, I’m not sure this would deal with the complexity most large sites have - you’d have so many filters it would become unmanageable. But then you probably have a budget to do something better than this anyway!

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Is it better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all�.

December 27th, 2005

So I’m having a debate with a client of mine at the moment. It’s one of those perennial debates on the web. There’s two fundamental schools of thought as I see it.
One, is that you do your best to keep people within your site. This is the Yahoo!/MSN/AOL approach to business. As much as possible, point people within your own walls, and keep them there as long as possible.
Second is that you send people away as quickly as possible. Provide them with what they want and get rid of them. This seems a little counterintuitive at first. However, the argument in favour of this is that if you become known as a valuable resource, you may not get a good length of visit, but you’ll get a great frequency of visit. Google is the text book case here. Like most people, I don’t spend long on any one visit to Google, but go there a dozen times a day.
I’m going for the second. It’s a long term investment in becoming a place to visit. They are pushing the first, let’s get the traffic now. It’s a bit of a stalemate at the moment.
What are your thoughts? Anyone know of any research, case studies or anything else on this debate?
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Google Analytics

December 27th, 2005

You may remember a little while ago Google bought an analytics company called Urchin. I had a bit of a look at Urchin and was very impressed with the statistics. It went way beyond analysing traffic patterns, etc, to look at goals and profitable traffic patterns. Eg. 100 people clicked on this link on the home page and 50 clicked on that link, but out of those 50 twice as many actually ended up buying something. That sort of super-useful stuff that really helps optimise.
Anyway, Google have just released a free version of Google Analytics. I’m not sure if this is a cut down version of Urchin or the full blown thing, but either way, I’m extremely jaded with most analytics packages out there, and so have just signed up for it on my wife’s e-commerce site (which amongst other things, makes a wonderful test bed for looking at such things).
I’ll let you know how I get on. Initial impressions are good though.
Oh, and for those saying “don’t let Google know too much”, well, frankly, I don’t care how much Google knows. If they can offer me value, then they can have my data.
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Understanding women

December 27th, 2005

Ok, so it’s a tease title I sure don’t understand women. But my wife does, frighteningly well. Fortunately she’s just launched an Online Discount Cosmetics outlet ecommerce store. Yeah, we are a totally wired household. Sorry to my international readers, at this point it’s Australia only (although if you are in NZ we can probably work out something).
So, blatant plug: guys, tell your girls to shop. The stuff is brand name, and it really is very cheap. Girls, get shopping! Tell your friends!
And a special “for my blog only offer” my wife has done, guys, if you want to impress your girls with a sensitive present (Christmas soon!), but have no idea what to buy her, send a photo of her to my wife, nicola AT smartpoppy.com.au, and she’ll advise on colours and all that girly stuff and will recommend some stuff that will look good on her - and we will even be offering gift wrapping soon! Remember this stuff is roughly half the price you’ll get in the shops, but you don’t need to tell her that
Blatant plug over, we will now resume to our normal rambling.
(you are more than welcome to google bomb http://www.smartpoppy.com.au with the term “discount cosmetics”, hint hint)
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December 27th, 2005

December 27th, 2005

Eyebrows are one of the most important facial features. They serve to protect and define the eyes, �frame� the face, and lend balance and expressiveness to the facial features. Very thick or very thin brows are usually fads and are seldom suitable for most women. Very few people are blessed with perfectly shaped maintenance-free eyebrows. more…

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Full Face Color

December 27th, 2005

Having the convenience of all the features permanently colored saves time
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Lip Color

December 27th, 2005

Every woman wants to have full, deeply colored and sensuous lips. Not everyone is endowed with this natural beauty but enhancement can be achieved with beautiful permanent color. more…

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Frequently Asked Questions #13

December 27th, 2005

Q. I am interested in your products but was wondering about the following: I am prone to acne on my chin, nose and forehead, but the rest of my face is very dry (combination skin) I also have rosacea and was told that some ingredients like eucalyptus may aggravate my skin. Which of the following do you recommend?
A. Often dry skin triggers acne since the oil glands must overproduce oil in order to
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Wedding Day Make-Up

December 27th, 2005

Wedding Day Make-Up
By Lori Stryker, B.Sc., B.H.Ec., B.Ed.

The weeding day is much anticipated and sought after, and when it comes, all brides and grooms want to glow and be the epitome of youth and health. Organic and all natural cosmetics can help you achieve the radiance desired on that special day.It is very important to experiment with makeup several times before the wedding day, and under a
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USDA National Organics Program Update

December 27th, 2005

USDA National Organics Program Update
By Lori Stryker

Source: Organic Processing Magazine
July-September 2005 Vol.2 Number 4

The USDA has issued a statement regarding its certification of personal care products after a long debate about the National Organics Program standards that currently apply to organic foods and its application to personal care products like creams, soaps, shampoos and
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Frequently Asked Questions #11

December 27th, 2005

Q. Do natural products grow illnesses?
A. Natural products have to be treated with more respect than conventional one; that is the trade off for not exposing your body to a multitude of chemicals that conventional manufacturers have to use to maintain shelf life and safety no matter what the abuse.
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Frequently Asked Questions #12

December 27th, 2005

Q. Does The Organic Make-up Company have any organic makeup that doesn’t have oil in it?
A. This question is one that we get all the time, because of the prevalent belief that oil-containing products promote oil production on the skin and lead to break outs. This is true of petro-based oils like mineral oil, paraffin waxes, etc. These oils block pores, which lead to break outs, but plant oils
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Frequently Asked Questions #10

December 27th, 2005

Q. Is there any problem with bacteria and other microbes growing in The Organic Make-up Company’s products?
A. If a customer follows some basic hygiene rules and storage procedures, the products will be fine. Any product, if abused (i.e.- dirty hands to apply concealer, etc) has the potential to become dangerous through inoculation by the consumer after it has been purchased.
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Frequently Asked Questions #9

December 27th, 2005

Q. What does The Organic Make-up Company use for preservatives?
A. We use a combination of ingredients and methods to ensure our products are microbiologically safe. For instance, anhydrous products are safe as there is no water for microbes to feed on therefore proliferates. We also use essential oils like tea tree, which is highly anti-microbial. The most volatile product is moisturizer, s