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Ron Castle Links and Old Blog 2006-2007
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page to other websites do not represent an endorsement, caveat emptor.
Any information about fishing is totally accurate and true. The big one
really did get away.
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July 24, 2007
My good friend & SEO colleague Dave
Barry has recently launched a
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May 28, 2007
During the Memorial Day weekend we
celebrated at
www.nealcreekfarm.com with friends Roger, Rose, Norm, Charlotte,
L. J., Gail, Henry and Kathie (who just returned from a year in
India) and family Kristan, Marc, Hunter, Alex and Camden. On
Monday we floated the Elk River fishing for trout and grandson Alex
got two barbs of a treble hook caught in his forehead. He was
a real trooper, not one tear, and made a successful trip to the ER
for painless extraction and a cool looking bandage.

Should we call him Little Cleo (the name of the lure)
or
Old Lure Head? He says Little Cleo with a grin.
April 18, 2007
One Track Mind: aka "Anderson
Cooper 360 Minus 359 = AC1" I was going to watch the news
last night but the news only consisted of one thing regarding the
Virginia Tech shootings and that happened a couple of days ago so
it's not exactly news which lead me to the conclusion that the news
wasn't on? CNN wanted us to believe they were doing an
astounding job of interviewing weeping Hoakies. CNN = Cingle
News Network? Why is it that we can only report on one tragedy
at a time? I Googled this morning and have some up with a
couple of new words that presently do not exist in the Google index:
newsmanogamy or manonewsgamy which is a news
organization, etc. stuck on the same story to the exclusion of all
other news, used as an adjective it could be something like Anderson
is a really manonewsgamous guy. The other new words
that could go along with these are journalimanogamy or
manojournaligamous, but if you are stuck on one story I am not sure
that is journalism? The antonyms are newspolygamy or
polynewsgamy. Apparently manonewsgamy is what it takes to
keep your ratings these days so that the average American who
watches, reads or listens to less than 15 minutes news per day
thinks you are covering the story? It sucks. Give me the
BBC or shortwave or NPR. AC1 is not news and is not
journalism.
April 17, 2007
Worried About Your Health?
I
recently chose a new primary-care physician. After two visits and
exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age.
A little concerned about that
comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be
80?"
He asked, "Do you smoke good
cigars, drink single malt Scotch or Prichard's fine rum?"
"No," I replied. "I don't do
drugs, either."
Then he asked, "Do you eat
rib-eyes, t-bones, barbecue or chicken fried steak with cream
gravy?"
I said, "No, my other doctor
said that all red meat is unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in
the sun, like playing golf, boating, fishing or relaxing on the
beach?"
"No, I don't," I said.
He asked, "Do you gamble, play
poker, drive fast cars, ride motor cycles, go whitewater rafting,
chase women or have sex frequently?"
"No," I said. "I don't do any
of those things."
Then he looked at me and asked,
"Then why do you care about making it to 80?"
March 2, 2007
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February 9, 2007
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insecure? Need a boost for your self confidence. Learn
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February 2, 2007
How about a little environmental
bluegrass? I wrote this song a couple of years ago in response
to the decimation of Tennessee's forests. The Pine Beetle
wiped out about 300,000 acres of non-native southern loblolly pines
planted by Bowater and others. Bad forestry has done serious
damage to much of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee where I live.
Enjoy Terry Zimmerman and crew.
January 1, 2007
I first met Walter
Coleman in 1981 when I was Director of Sales and Marketing for
Tennsmith and Walter's manufacturers rep company handled the line.
Walter was a big man both physically and mentally, sincere, honest,
thoughtful and humble with a great sense of humor giving 101 percent
to everything he did. Walter introduced me to the Twin Oaks
restaurant in Rhode Island, a great place to eat. With his
son, Bob, towering above me on one side and Walter towering over me
on the other, as we were taking in the door Walter said, "Ron, you
are going to love this place, they have great food and BIG
portions." When his wife suffered a severe stroke, Walter was
her primary care giver until she passed away. We will see you
again, old friend, but not yet.
Tribute
to a Great Man and a Great Friend
Walter K.
Coleman
July 3, 1916 - January 1, 2007
CRANSTON, RI – COLEMAN, Walter K., 90, of Alpine Estates Dr., died
Monday at Kent Hospital, after a long heart related illness. He was
the husband of the late Winifred G. (Catley) Coleman, to whom he had
been married to for 49 years.
Born in Providence,
and raised in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Frank and Annie (Schaler)
Kozubski. He had lived in Cranston for the past 44 years.
Mr. Coleman was an
executive with the Porter Cable Machine Tool Company, and later with
Rockwell Mfg., before he founded the W. K. Coleman Company in 1962.
He retired in 1978 to care for his wife. His company still operates
today.
He was an alumnus of Pawtucket High
School and Mt. Hermon Academy, and a graduate of Brown
University. He was an officer in the Army Air Corps during
WWII, and was a Radio/Radar/Gunner with a B-25 crew that was
stationed in the Aleutian Islands. He was a 32nd degree
Mason of the Pawtucket Royal Arch Chapter #4-RSM, and was
also a member of the Rhode Island Shriners AAONMS, Cranston.
His hobbies
included collecting antique clocks and following the sports
activities of his grandchildren.
Walter enjoyed
caring for his family, and later in life, spending summers on Block
Island. Those who knew Walter will remember him as a big man, who
made a difference in anything or anyone he touched. He will be
fondly remembered and sorely missed.
He is survived by
his children, Sharon A. Coleman of Newport and Robert L. Coleman of
Cranston; his grandchildren, Susan, Lisa, John, and David Coleman,
as well as his great grandson Brady all of Cranston.
December 18,
2006
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October 6, 2006
Do you have a Yahoo
Stores ecommerce website? Better read this:
Yahoo Stores Trojan Dynamically
Creates Duplicate Content
September 14,
2006
I have a hard working friend who asked
me recently, what's a vacation? My reply:
A vacation is
something that you double bust your ass for beforehand so you can go
spend a week recovering so you can go back and triple bust your ass
to get caught up from being stupid enough think you should take a
vacation to begin with.
Unless, you live in Europe where everyone takes the entire month of
August off and doesn't give a damn. Americans are idiots when
it comes to work versus vacations.
September 11,
2006
Rod Wheeler Got
Me!
I had something
interesting happen today that hasn't happened to me before in my 6
plus years of web marketing and SEO work for hire: I am getting
stiffed by a "celebrity." Unfortunately, it is NOT Paris
Hilton. Rod Wheeler of Fox News fame contacted me on
August 4 regarding redoing his website. We came to an
agreement, he started giving me to-dos which included a change in
direction to create a new website GetRod.com. During
August this involved several hours work, making preparations for
receipt of content which was never provided. I sent off a
little invoice at the end of the month as is my custom for
non-charity clients. Long story short, Rod made the gracious
offer of paying me only what he through he owed me, not what I
invoiced him. Last message from Rod said
"I recant my last offer of a good faith
settlement. I suggest you consult
with you legal advisors from this point on if you feel any monies
are due you." Any monies would be anything
over zero because he never paid me anything. So, a couple of
philosophical business thoughts for you. If you are doing
business with "celebrities", make a very careful evaluation or get
your money up front because they probably think they are doing you a
favor by having you do work for them. If you run into Rod
Wheeler, get Rod before Rod gets you. Cash in advance for Rod.
This publicity cost me $250. That's big bucks for a
celebrity, apparently?
September
6, 2006

From down under in beautiful New
Zealand, Jennie and Scott Milne show off a nice fish that
Jennie caught in her "back yard."
August 9, 2006
Don't miss my new
poem Google on
Your Shoe and if you are doing any web or optimization work
in Thailand, look at
Globlet, Ltd
for online advertising, interactive marketing and search engine
marketing in Bangkok.
June 10, 2006

My grandson,
Hunter, with his first rainbow trout caught in the Elk River
below
Tim's Ford Reservoir in Middle Tennessee.
April 19, 2006
Tacticus, Ltd. Columbus, Ohio
A good friend and former client is
starting several new businesses based around
a consulting firm
specializing in security and law enforcement technology and
training. His team of professionals
are former or career local, state, federal and military law
enforcement and security professionals each with over 20 years
experience. The new business includes
on-line retail stores offering Security Technology and Self-Defense
Products. There are two nice affiliate
opportunities. Check them out and sign up.
April 3, 2006
Well, we are famous
in New Zealand now. I have 6 Kiwi clients and hope to have a
lot more. Brian Megaw, member of the Rangitikei District
Council
www.rangitikei.com (like a county commission in the USA) and
owner of
www.rivervalley.co.nz is also the chairman of the Tourism
Committee. He put this little blurb about our services in the
April tourism newsletter:
Brian’s bites: A review from NZ
The site is
http://www.roncastle.com/index.html. Ron has done some SEO
(Search Engine Optimisation) for our own website
www.rangitikei.com. Wondering just what SEO is? Well
have a look at Ron's site as it includes lots of valuable links and
information on how to increase the profile of your website to
potential visitors.
Read the newsletter here.
March 27, 2006
A photo you don't
see very often? Lhasa, Tibet, taken by my friend Lirong Zheng
in China.
See a larger image of Lhasa, Tibet.

March 21, 2006
Check out friend
Jason's new web
The
eBusiness Guide, all about starting your own money making
website.
And, check out a
great forum
Green Business Network. I'm a member! You should
be, too.About Ron Castle
Ron Castle Webs is a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Ron
since 2000. I am native Texan who came to Tennessee in
1981 to repay the favors of David Crockett et al at the
Alamo. I have been successfully and actively involved
in web design, strategic marketing and e-communication since
1995 (read
a true story here). Hey, all my stories are true. My
goal for every client and every project is to cost
effectively meet the creative and business development needs
of fellow sole proprietors to Fortune 100 corporations.
I have an MBA in International Business from Pepperdine University
in Malibu, California - the campus was in the Watts combat zone of
West Los Angeles when I went to school. Watts is where I
learned Kung Fu and how to run like a jack rabbit. Just
kidding about the Kung Fu.
In addition to the creative services
offered here at Ron Castle Webs, I often work as a contract business
development, sales and strategic marketing consultant to non profit
groups, corporations and individuals. My business and non profit
experience spans 36 years (gads!) and includes
a broad range of industrial technologies and non profit causes related
to natural capital preservation. This dichotomy makes life
interesting, living in the world as it is and working to help make it
what it must become for long term sustainability. And, there is
never a lack of feisty conversation on some subject.
Search engine optimization is a
critical skill and an absolute necessity if you are to make the most
productive return on your web investment. Video production and
post production services are relatively new skills, combining my love of
photography with my love of writing and music into what I regard as an
ultimate tool to communicate with impact. I have done work for
Fortune 100 companies and Tennessee nonprofits. Video production
takes a lot of time and is thus costly but you will find our rates to be
most competitive compared to major production houses. And, our
productivity is very good.
In my past life I have been national
sales manager with three industrial manufacturers and thus have a very
high interest in what I call my digital toolbox - rapid response
deliverables for prospective customers and sales automation tools.
This is for Americans and some Canadians. Everyone else in the
world takes too much vacation to need email deliverables, like my
friends Ulf and Holger in Sweden who are off on
holiday for the entire month of July. That, my Type A friends,
is a really good idea.
A resume and references are available
on request.
Contact me
for details on how we can put our services to work for you.
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