Internet Psychologist
The latest articles from Internet Psychologist and Business Academic, Graham Jones
Outside working could have significant benefits for your business. Research shows that we learn more and remember more when we are in the open air, than when we are inside a building. It seems that being indoors affects our attention.
Mindfulness is increasingly popular. But is it just a fad or can mindfulness help you improve your online business? This article looks at the ways in which mindfulness can help your online business or your website.
Sensory gratification marketing is easy to do in the real world. People can pick up and touch products, they can feel them, smell them, listen to them, even taste them. But online almost none of that is possible. So how can you use sensory gratification marketing on a web page? This article explains just how you can do that and gain the benefits of stimulating all the senses of your visitors.
Links are useful because people click on them and get directed to your web pages. Many links, though, have been placed around the web for SEO (search engine optimisation) and that’s a waste of time. Indeed, Google says you don’t need to bother with this. The search engine can find mentions of your website, even if there is no link.
Email overload is a significant problem affecting every office worker. Half the working day is now spent on email thanks to the overload. Each of us having to cope with more than 300 emails per day. Here are five ways you can cope with email overload and avoid the associated stress and frustration. Using these five methods can significantly reduce the time it takes to handle email.
You can sell more online if you tap into the psychological decision-making styles of your website visitors
Narcissistic behaviour appears to be increasing online. What problems can that cause for you and how do you deal with it?
If you can create a consumer subculture for what you sell, then you are on to a surefire winner
You need to approach content strategically if it is to succeed. The problem is, what’s your strategy given that the world of content changes rapidly?
Can you really achieve inbox zero? This article investigates the concept and looks at the psychology behind email overload.
The World Health Organisation has classified excess video gaming as a mental disorder. This has real implications for online businesses.
Online conference calls and webinars could be reducing productivity, rather than raising it. People often end up meeting face-to-face to repeat those calls.
Vast amounts of social media are not social, but automated messages. How much automation is too much?
As people get more used to online shopping they way they buy things on the web will change. They will become “experienced consumers” and will search harder for bargains.
The broadcaster Nick Ferrari has launched a campaign on the radio station LBC to improve the education of children about online bullying. Here’s why you need to support that campaign.