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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Life Lessons Learned from Dusty
This week I had the difficult task of saying goodbye to a dear friend. As members of our family since 1995, Dusty (along with her adopted sister, Bitey, who left us less than nine months ago) was with us through many significant life events.
Hows You're Punctuation!
OK, maybe that title is a bit of an exaggeration, but I don't think a day goes by that I don't see punctuation errors in blogs, emails, websites, or other business documents. And since today is National Punctuation Day, it seems like the perfect time to write about it. A couple of common ...
My Information Diet
"My name is Janet and I am an infomaniac." I LOVE to collect information! I can't resist when someone offers me a free e-book, report, or teleclass, so unlike people who have piles of flyers, newspaper clippings, magazines, and other printed materials, I have tons of PDFs and MP3s on ...
Avoiding Scams
I think I have a pretty good eye for spotting email scams and other nasty forms of correspondence. After all, I've received a lot of them, and they tend to fit into one of several categories: Viruses Disguised as E-Greetings These really annoy me, because they've made some people afraid to open any e-greetings, ...
Good Things Come to He (or She) Who Waits
I was really thrilled last year when I was chosen as a blogger for OnlineOrganizing.com, thinking that technology was "my" topic and that Thursday was "my" day. I was dismayed ...
Promoting Events on Facebook
I find Events to be one of the most useful applications on Facebook. This is viral marketing at its finest, because whenever one of my friends signs up for an event that's been posted, it comes up in my news feed - I don't even need to be sent an invitation (although ...
The Incredible Power of Networking
According to Wikipedia, "Business networking is a marketing method by which business opportunities are created through networks of like-minded business people." Most small business owners, especially those in service-based industries, will name networking as their most effective marketing tool. But it's important to remember that networking isn't just about generating business! Someone I met ...
Never Too Old – or Too Busy – to Learn!
Here in Hamilton it's Lifelong Learning Week, a time to celebrate the many learning opportunities in our community for individuals of all ages. As small business owners, we owe it to ourselves to make a commitment to continuing education, whether it's to acquire new ...