“It’ll never work. It’s taken me 12 years to do what I do. You have to practice for hours to do these tricks. And, you have bail – a lot.” 16 year old skateboarder’s answer to why he won’t give skateboarding lessons It’s Monday and I’m in the mood for […]
Branding
Do you know what RSS stands for? Do you care? You do, if you want to get news delivered somewhere to you automatically online. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It’s like ordering online subscriptions to blogs, news sites, twitter updates or any content that has an RSS feed. Sounds […]
Groups give speakers get all kinds of gifts: flowers, chocolate, gift certificates. One of the best “gifts” you can give a speaker is a recommendation. Although I use critique sheets for reviews, it’s not often that a get a group review like this one from West Suburban Women Entrepreneurs. What […]
Does your website need refreshing? Are you attracting all the traffic you want? Does your intent match your results? Every website needs a review now and then. In this article by Barbara Rozgonyi, you’ll discover 20 tactics you can use to revitalize your website. Originally published in October 2007, this […]
Technorati Tags: branding,marketing,public relations Want to help people remember something? Forming your message into an acronym catches attention and gets you noticed. Possibilities for S-O-C-I-A-L: S subject, space, story, super O organize, open, opus, ostrich C content, create, cool, classic I intelligent, insight, investment, innuendo A act, action, American, all, […]
A reader writes “Would love to have your thoughts on our new village logo.” Attached to the message, I found a file with over 30 different logo options. Do you have a question you’d like to ask? Leave your reply in the comment box. Answer: Branding a village – ah […]
It’s priceless. And it’s yours. However . . . The way people see you online is not all up to you. Your reputation is in the eye of your reader. While you have some control over where you show up and how you position yourself, [trust me on this] you […]
Thanks so much to Mary-Lynn Foster and George Krueger for interviewing me as a The Bigg Success Expert Session guest. It was fun to talk about how to promote your business for free as a radio show guest. You can listen to the preview for free and I’m pleased […]
Looking for tips on how to be a radio show guest and get free publicity? Here’s the short answer: you need two things- a hot topic and a station. This post previews my upcoming interview with Mary-Lynn and George on the Bigg Success Show. Bigg Success is the how-to, can-do […]
One of the reasons I love being a blogger is: I get to communicate with other bloggers online whenever I want. But, meeting up in person sometimes takes some doing. When I got a personal invitation from Wendy Piersall to attend a ladies night out event, I replied immediately […]