Fantasy Fudge Recipe and my favorite variations
My favorite fudge recipe. This is what I give to my local clients and family. My son figures Halloween is over, so Fudge season has started. I'm already wondering what type of Christmas card we are sending. [yumprint-recipe id='5']
New or Revamped Website Checklist
Today I was reminded that I'm hired by clients to make the decisions for them, and tell them what they need. I usually do that and don't waiver unless a client argues or fights me on it. Today, one of those arguments came back to roost, "What do you mean we don't have analytics?" I had suggested them; to the client 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 5 [...]
Copycat Recipe: Coco’s Harvest Pie
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You don’t have to have Gmail to have a Google+ account
THIS IS A SERIOUS NEWS FLASH - at least as of today... You don't have to take the bait and set up a gmail account just so you can take advantage of Google+, Google+ Hangouts, YouTube. etc. Google would like to lead you down the path, but you don't have to go there and drink the Kool-Aid. Are you struggling to keep one online identity? As a sometimes [...]
Interns vs. Volunteers vs. Indentured Servants. Do you know the difference?
At a women's business organization meeting a few months back, I was appalled at the advice given by the speaker to help small business owners grow their business through using interns, "They're free and can lessen your load." She was not positioning "hiring" interns as part of a mentoring program, only as a way to save money as you grow your business. This sickened me. I will admit, [...]
How does a good head shot affect your initial impression of someone?
They've chosen a pope that is yet to be named. Here are the contenders. I viewed their head shots and had immediate opinions of each without even reading their bios. It goes to show you the importance of a good head shot that is your initial representation to those getting to know you, considering you, reading your articles, bios or profiles on LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and [...]
Lessons learned from the bacon timer.
Timing and focus mean a lot in business. The time and attention you put into your business can determine its success or failure. While multi-tasking is often necessary, it’s not a badge of honor nor should it be your desired work trait. I find when I try to do too many things at once, the bacon burns. And while the tweet got tweeted, the homework got check and [...]
When to capitalize the names of places.
[infobox]My friends at ProofreadNOW.com hit a weakness of mine, I over capitalize places. Here's a refresher if you do it too much or don't capitalize enough.[/infobox] Capitalize names of specific political divisions and subdivisions and the names of geographical regions and features; in most cases, also capitalize adjectives derived from such names. The names of countries, states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, and villages are obviously capitalized, though sometimes [...]
Even adults love getting gold stars.
Recently as I was posting the winners to the Sales Lead Management Association's annual event, "50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management for 2012" it was brought to my attention that I had missed adding "gold stars" to a few people to show that they had won in previous years. The stars were important to them. It's not a lot different than when we were children in school receiving [...]
“It is what it is” overused, misused, passive aggressive phrase, fer sure, fer sure.
This phrase is overused, misused and trite. It is the current reinging sports cliché. I find it in everyday conversation wtih people who use it as a way to dismiss their behavior, avoid changing their behavior, and closing the topic of responsibility. It's defiant in a passive-aggressive way. Found a blog post that further speaks to how juvenile this prhase is: The phrase is popular with today's [...]
What is the goal of your achievement?
That headline may sound awkward, but think about it. Are you trying to achieve something just to get the recognition, award, people patting you on the back saying, "There's the guy that did that thing!"? Or is it more than that. Is the ultimate achievement satisfying yourself that you took on the challenge, met it and surpassed expectations? The latter sinks in a whole lot deeper. I find [...]
Who is the real online personality of your company?
Recommended Video Barbara Corcoran's 8 Lessons for Entrepreneurs She is one of my all-time favorite speakers. Reading a terrific article by Hollis Thomases of Web Ad.vantage and giggling a bit because it is so obvious this is the trend: hire 18-23 year olds to put the social media face on your company out to the world. Bad idea. This is nothing against young talent. They don't always have [...]