Save Our History
What if you could make a difference and save your local history all at the same time? You can. And it’s not hard. You just have to want to be involved. I’ll tell you a story and share an idea. In my community there was a group of people in the 1970’s and 1980’s who…
Rural America
. I‘m looking for people who care about rural America. I want to talk to my compadres. We know who rural America is. It’s the places where the people who live there take a deep breath, pull up their boot straps and get to work. Rural America is often ignored for the flashy lights of…
Rant in support of smart speakers
Have you attended a conference and wondered why they chose the speakers they did? Yeah, me too. That’s why Grant and I were very intentional on our choices of who to invite to speak to small businesses in rural America at www.smallbizsocialmediasummit.com. We chose our speakers because we know them. One of the basic tenants…
What have you done for your small business?
Image via Wikipedia Have you got a small business? It could be a brick and mortar or a home business. Do you know how to use social media to promote your business? Most people don’t. Most listen to a friend who tells them to go to facebook. They don’t tell them what to do when…
Saturday After Crucifixion
Yesterday, Good Friday, Jesus was killed. His mother and Mary Magdalene saw him crucified. I wonder what they were thinking on Saturday. It must have been a day full of sorrow and grief. Yet…. didn’t Jesus tell them he’d come back? They knew he could raise people from the dead. Did they wonder and hope?…
Three Tools for Your Small Business
In June I’ll be speaking at SmallBizSocialMediaSummit – and today I’m going to share with you three tools you can use today in your small business. 1. Google Profile Have you set up your own Google profile? Visit www.google.com/profiles and set it up. If you’re a business, include your physical address, contact info, lots of…
Good things Bad things
Image via Wikipedia I attended a scheduled 3 hour presentation on Search Engine Marketing Essentials given by Jordan Hasler from Orange Soda, sponsored by the Gannett Company (owners of the Des Moines Register). I took a client who is just getting her feet wet on the internet. It was an opportunity to network for me.…
Get Rid of It
It’s amazing the amount of things we collect. I am selling my 1991 Cadillac*. Over 200,000 miles and a gas guzzler. I’ve bought a smaller car and it’s time to let Baby the Cadillac go. That means I had to clean it out. It’s been parked since January. That’s only three months. I had 3…
R.I.P.
Terry died Friday night. He was 60 years old. We went to church together, grew up in the same town, had a lot of mutual friends. His daughter works as a butcher at the local grocery story. His granddaughter has been in my Bible School class. His wife and I laugh together a lot.…
Distractions
What kind of distractions surround you? I have been working at a client’s office now for several weeks. They put me in the front with the receptionist. Everyone that walked through the door stops to talk. If she’s on the phone, I picked up the 2nd line ringing. Other employees in the building stop by. …