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		<title>Moving On</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Williamson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is my last day at Century Martial Arts.  I am been here since May 2007, and it was a good time, but now I am going back to a technology company, where I belong.  Century is the world&#8217;s largest supplier of martial arts equipment in the world.  The web site, CenturyMartialArts.com is amazing, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tomorrow is my last day at Century Martial Arts.  I am been here since May 2007, and it was a good time, but now I am going back to a technology company, where I belong.  Century is the world&#8217;s largest supplier of martial arts equipment in the world.  The web site, <a href="http://www.CenturyMartialArts.com/" title="CenturyMartialArts.com"  target="_blank">CenturyMartialArts.com</a> is amazing, but could be so much better.  If I could remake the entire site, I would use a very web 2.0 platform.  This is a short list of what I wish I could have done:</p>
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<li>I would allow every site visitor to tag each and every item.
<ul>
<li>This would build a larger view of the inter-connected items in an organic way.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Every visitor would be offered a discount coupon after so many page visits or time on the site, randomly.
<ul>
<li>I think this would encourage more time on the site, as well as offer an incentive for visitors to come back often.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Promotional emails would be sent out to users for birthdays, belt promotions and anniversaries.
<ul>
<li>These emails would not be all about products, but rather about the user, all the while offering them a discount for their achievement or special day.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Lastly I would build a simple community into the site.  Every user gets a page where they can show us pics and video of their style, kata or even competition.  This community would not just be &#8216;friend&#8217; based, but anyone who bought the same item as a user would be linked to them.</li>
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<p>Just some things I wish I could have accomplished while at Century&#8230;</p>
<p>By the way, the new gig, <a href="http://www.ithryv.com/" title="iThryv"  target="_self">iThryv</a>, is super exciting&#8230; more infor about that soon.</p>
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