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Read MoreDo Bloggers Tours Work?
This article originally appeared in the Building Possibility newsletter from 12-17-14. We’ve been asked to share it with our blog readers! We hosted a Bloggers Tour on December 13, 2014 here in Webster City. We invited the North Iowa Bloggers to town. https://www.facebook.com/NorthIowaBloggers Six of the bloggers came and spent the day in Webster City.…
Read MoreJustin Levy: Value in Social Media
Right now Justin is having brain surgery. On August 10 he had two severe seizures and during them he fractured both shoulders. He’s already had two shoulder surgeries and right now they are working on his brain to remove a tumor that caused the seizures. I first ‘met’ Justin Levy online. He was gracious enough…
Read MoreShould Small Businesses Blog?
The short answer: yes. Google “small businesses that blog”. The answers you get back with blogs that are actually from small businesses and not marketers is woefully small. What a great opportunity to establish yourself as an expert, answer your customer’s questions and have some fun! I gave a presentation to the Social Media Breakfast…
Read MoreTake A Note
I don’t like to drive and text. In fact, I can’t do it. And wouldn’t you know it, the best ideas come when I’m driving! I have an iPhone and Siri (male version) is a real life saver. I simply hold down my home button and say “take a note” and the wonderful Siri says…
Read MoreWinter Projects from Houzz
It’s the season of staying at home … dreaming of projects to do during the winter. Houzz gives us many choices! Dumpster Decorating: Furnishing Your Home With Repurposed Pieces What does all of this have to do with small business? One of the hottest new trends of architectural salvage, reusing furniture and resale. We’ve got…
Read More114th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count
I receive lots of press releases and most of them go into the garbage. This one caught my eye — it’s sounds like a very cool thing to do, a good way to help shape conservation and steer Congress in a good way. 70,000 Hawk-Eyed Volunteers Gearing Up for 114th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count NEW…
Read MoreSix Steps to A Social Media Plan
Yesterday I stumbled across creativeLIVE broadcast online and caught the Social Media Bootcamp. I found it because Amber Naslund sent an email with the link encouraging readers to listen to her session on Wednesday (that’s tomorrow). I tuned in, listening in the background while I worked. It’s free to watch it live. Ariel Hyatt of…
Read MoreTeacher Requests Bloggers Help
Erin Olson is a teacher of AP Language and Composition. She’s originally from Hampton, Iowa and now teaches in NW Iowa. She spoke at the 140 Character Conference in Des Moines and moved us all to tears. She has now asked for my helped. She’d like me to reach out to bloggers and see if…
Read MoreWhy We Honor Dr. King
Today is a day we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. A day of reflection, what his life may mean to us 45 years after his death. There are many quotes by Dr. King and one of my favorites is: “Another way that you love your enemy is this: When the opportunity presents…
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