Webster City
Help the good guys
Every day I get the opportunity to work with local businesses, it’s my job. I promote, cheer lead assist, cajole and advise. I love what I do! Today I’m asking a favor from my readers. Today I get to promote a local business that we work closely with to ensure our marketing efforts are valid…
Read MoreWe Have Not Forgotten
Today we will fly our flag. We have not forgotten. We in Webster City are also celebrating RV TV and there’s a big party going on. Will it be Iowa or Iowa State who wins on Saturday? We come together to cheer our state schools on today. Don’t believe for a minute that we have…
Read MoreTop 10 Aging Tips
Chamber member Mona Kitt Everson of Life and Health Care Inc. shared these tips on her page today. We are happy to have her guest post today! We all hopefully will be given the gift to age and be blessed to be with our families. Aging is not to be feared. In being a RN…
Read MoreChamber begins small business incubator project
Jim Krajewski, reporter at the Freeman Journal, broke the news that we have begun an incubator project. With his permission, we are reprinting the article here. Thanks Jim! A new project aims to help individuals open small businesses in Webster City. The Webster City Incubator Project, sponsored by the Webster City Chamber of Commerce and…
Read MoreStep Away from the Technology
Are you spending time away from unresponsive technology? Or are you stuck on Facebook looking at statuses, commenting on friends posts, tweeting out your business updates and talking in 140 word snatches to people you call friends but have never met? It’s pretty easy to do all of that for many hours each day. I…
Read MoreThe Power of a Conference or .. Are You a Misfit?
I attended the Misfit Conference over my birthday weekend June 1. There I met a wonderful group of people. Some I already knew like Nelson deWitt and Melissa and AJ Leon. Others I knew online like Pam Slim and Justin Levy. Some I had heard of like Julia Roy and David Baeza. There were around…
Read More8th in the Nation
Webster City, Iowa is officially a Connect Iowa certified Connected community. More than 30 Iowa communities are currently involved in some stage of the Connected program, but Webster City is only the second in the state to achieve the official Connected certification. The occasion was marked with a standing-room only public event Tuesday at Fuller Hall Reception Center in…
Read MoreAnimoto Win
Do you have lots of pictures? Would you like to make them into a video? Then Animoto is your new best friend. You can choose a theme, the music, add words and have fun. All very much plug and play. Visit www.animoto.com and try it out for free. I decided to upgrade because I have…
Read MoreNetworking Tips
Networking can create some powerful connections. But just what is networking? How does that work? Networking wears many hats. In church you shake hands with everyone during the service, make eye contact and let that other person know you are paying attention to them in that moment. You’ve established a connection and you strengthen that…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Signage and Curb Appeal
Marketing is becoming more and more an online thing. You spend time updating your website/blogsite. You post pictures on Facebook. You tweet specials at to your customers. You make your Pinterest boards simply amazing. These are all good things – and a great way to market your business. When someone gets in their car and…
Read More