Take Time to Research the Context
Let's start with a bit of humor taken from my role as Jester at my weekly Toastmasters meeting. A joke to give you a visual of context. In a hurry to get to a special dinner party, the guest speaker arrives and sat down, only to realize he'd forgotten his false teeth. He explained his dilemma to the man sitting next to him. The man said, "No problem," [...]
Keep Your Unlisted YouTube Videos from Breaking Your Website
Let's keep things from breaking! AS of JULY 23, 2021 - YouTube is making changes to the way they handle UNLISTED videos. We've all used unlisted videos when we want people we choose to see the video, but not have it widely found through YouTube. This is common for training videos, testimonials, intro videos to landing pages. You have a decision to make for each of your unlisted [...]
How to help tech support help you quicker.
For those of you who have to regularly or even periodically contact tech or IT support via email, there are some ways you can help them solve your issues quickly and with fewer back and forth emails. It’s similar to walking into a restaurant hungry. Ordering: “I’d like lunch today.” When actually you were interested in the daily vegan specials that were gluten free due to your intolerance, [...]
You can share it, but can they read it?
Sharing helpful articles we find allows us to be a valued resource. It invites engagement on social media, builds community, takes a pulse, except when we can't read the link that our connection's post is attempting to open. "Subscription required to view this article." We don't realize how many sites we have memberships to, pubs we subscribe to. We read a lot and then want to share. Make [...]
It’s your domain, but do you control all the parts?
This past week I've been helping a client with whom I haven't worked for several years. We were doing some clean-up of the functions on their site and there were issues with their web forms being marked as spam, not being delivered, and more communication stoppers. What I found out is that their domain had changed owners, the record had been modified to not include ANY MX (mail) [...]
How Fear Can Affect Your Team’s Success
We all want to perform well in front of those who matter to us, including our sales managers, team leaders, the president of the company, our clients, our family. But, when those who are in a position to lead or coach us slip to an evaluation mode, the effects can be detrimental to the outcome. Recently, I interviewed ConnectAndSell CEO, Chris Beall and host of Market Dominance Guys [...]
Tips for Looking More Competent in Online Meetings
Recently I was invited to be a guest on Asher Sales Sense from ASHER STRATEGIES. This interview was hosted by Kyla O'Connell. I'm not sure who had more fun, Kyla, or me. What kind of background is best for your online meeting? Is a selfie cool for your headshot? How should you applaud a good point made? How many things should you be doing during the meeting? What’s [...]
Benefits of Volunteering
When you choose to set aside time in your busy week to help others, you also help yourself. Studies have proven for years that doing something for others not only improves your community, but also yourself. Just moved to the neighborhood and want to meet new people? Volunteer. Having trouble finding “your clique” at school? Volunteer. Going through a tough time and don’t want to be alone? Volunteer. [...]
Real Estate Broker Resume for HUD and REO
Most of my real estate clients specialize in REO, foreclosure, HUD, and other distressed properties. They need to have a ton of qualifications, and credibility to be trusted by banking clients. This resume is part of a HUD package sent for Louisiana Broker/Owner, David Reso. David is always expanding his certifications and knowledge to be the best solution for all things real estate in Louisiana.
Audubon had a logo, but needed to mix it up
I met David Reso in 2015 through the NRBA, another client. He already had branding but needed a few websites for various purposes, continuity in branding for most of the sites, and divisions of his company: HUDforLouisiana.com, LouisisanaREO.com, AudubonRealty.com, AudubonNotary.com and then a different work for LouisianaHomeBuyers.com - nothing fancy, but distinct. We used the existing logo for most of the sites, varying the color for the notary [...]
Market Dominance Guys Podcast & Branding
When I listened to the sample episodes Chris Beall, CEO of ConnectAndSell and Corey Frank, CEO of UncommonPro, wanted to turn into a podcast I knew we needed edgy, almost naughty branding. We needed to make a statement to go with the boldness of their approach to sales, cold calling, and selling the ONE product - the meeting. They have a cult following and are everywhere with their [...]
3 Tips because your living, breathing website needs some love.
Over the years I've walked hundreds of people through creating and launching a website. The process is throughout. They get a walk through at the end, as well as a list of regular tasks they'll need to have me handle, someone internally, or hire another professional to ensure their site is always up to date, running smoothly, compliant with best practices. First, a reminder for those of you [...]