Step 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…
The 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…
Six 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…
8th 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…
Have You Read This?
This was written by July 2, 1776, adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies on July 4 1776 and signed by August 2, 1776. Thomas Jefferson wrote it, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston helped add some revisions. If you were a member of the Second Continental Congress in 1776, you were…
Animoto 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…
Twitter Used Correctly
Do you know how to use twitter for your business? Don’t just throw stuff out there! Let me tell you a story. I got this tweet randomly ….. RedHorseShoe1: @debworks #welovecountrymusicfans Here’s #freemusic@tommydalton http://t.co/b7Dsb2kYKH Find him on radio at http://t.co/YbSZ8Y5St5 5:14pm, Jun 22 It kinda ticked me off, so I fired this response back a couple of days after I had thought…
Act Accordingly
Colin G. Wright is a young man I met at the Misfit Conference in Fargo. Colin and I clicked because we are both mid-westerners. I’m from Iowa and he is from Springfield, Missouri. Colin is a traveler and a writer. He’s also a very smart young man. His home address is somewhere in Montana, and…
Networking 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…
Houzz – Anyone can do this!
I’ve been perusing Houzz.com today and have found a couple of articles that are fascinating to me. Hope you can find something you like in these choices. Home Accessorizing Made Simple Kitchen designs, bathroom designs, and more ∨ Ideas for your lamp, lamps and lighting fixtures design. Find a shelf, customizable closet storage and…