Does Controversy Work?
Probably the most controversial speaker at SOBCon09 was Lauren Freedman. She professed to having no real social media skills, refused to answer questions during her presentation, said she was usually home with her child during this time – and stated a lot of facts and figures. It was the presentation that made the biggest difference…
Take Aways: ROI for SOBCon09
Successful Outstanding Bloggers Conference 2009 I’m going to mash three days of conversation, listening, meeting and greeting and instruction into just a few sentences. These are my takeaways. They should stand by themselves – and anyone can use them to further their objectives. I wanted to be able to look back at these mashed items,…
Do What You Love
I went to a convention this week, Successful Outstanding Bloggers Conference, in Chicago. I got up at 5:30 and went to bed at 11 – for six days. It was non-stop learning, taking notes, talking to people, planning and being on the go. You’d think I’d be tired. That I would need a day or…
Liquid Hand Soap: Let’s Get Dirty!
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Sunday Afternoon Joy
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Trust Agents Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
Chris Brogan and Julien Smith: Trust Agents They two wrote a book , but first they wrote a change this manifesto – and then someone bought the idea of them writing a book advice: don’t own a piece of clothing you don’t love (liz and julien) Chris and Julien met at a podcamp and clicked,…
Your Business and Your Blog
I’m at SOBCon this weekend and have been taking notes. I’ll be sharing those over the weekend. Denise Wakeman and Chris Cree The Business and the Blog Denise: We are having a conversation today about the intersection/crossroad that Chris and I meet at. There will be their two different perspectives. Are you a person…
Twitter Follow2Friday Drinking Wine Challenge
I receive the Sticky Figure blog by Steve Woodruff in my email quite regularly. On Fridays, he has expanded the twitter policy of recommending someone to follow. Steve writes a short blog post every Friday recommending one of his followers. This week Steve issued a challenge. He has asked that we write a blog post…
Why Won’t the Grapes Grow?
Meet Judy and Vern Harper. Here they are working in their vineyard within walking distance from my house. One bucket has water, one has new plants. This particular vineyard has been a little tricky for them. They’ve been working it for 7 years now. Normally, the vines should be growing well and producing. They’ve had…
Are You Hungry?
I remember Oprah several years ago talking about buying a cow for a family – she was hooked up with this organization called Heifer International. I’m an Iowa girl and I know about heifers. We raised them when I was younger. I bought my first car by selling a heifer I had been given by…