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Power. How Are You Using It?

We live in a world where it’s very easy to underestimate the influence we have on those around us. It could be people we’ve never met and likely will never meet “in the flesh”. If you have website then you have the ability to influence people every single day.  You give them an image of [...]

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Don’t Always Stay Silent Toward Critics

  It’s become a common refrain in the internet age to just ignore people critical of us. Don’t respond to them, you’ll hear social media experts say.  Others will tell you that it will suck away your time into something that has no benefit to you. I bought into that theory for many years.  When [...]

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To Post or Not to Post

I do love to hang out on Twitter and Facebook. Don’t even ask how many hours per week I spend there. That’d be akin to asking me how much I weigh and I’d probably lie about both, anyway. Yesterday and today, I’ve been watching the buzz build about NewYear’s Eve. People are asking what plans [...]

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What IS a LIKE Page on Facebook?

A Facebook LIKE page is a social media tool to advertise and interact with your clients and potential clients.   Facebook is quickly becoming the resource individuals search for goods and services as well as learn what their friends use for their goods and services.  A Facebook LIKE page can be a strong communication and [...]

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Recording Skype Interviews..Product 1

This week I was trying out a few options for recording side by side Skype conversations.   My first review will be of Call Recorder by Ecamm.com.  It was easy to download, then simply asked me to close Skype and when I reopened  Call Recorder was one of the Skype options. I loved its easy [...]

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What is a web event?

What Is A Web Event?

A web event is simply a virtual event; an event held on the web.  Web events can include:  webinar, screen share, video broadcasting, audio broadcasting and interactive chat.  Web events can be held live or recorded. Webinar:  Simply upload a Power Point, PDF, Word Document or Excel Spreadsheet to share with your participants. Guests do [...]

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The Ticket In…

Folks seem to think that there is some magic or secret code to building a business that works.  I find that its much simpler than discovering a code.  The ingredients haven’t changed in decades, (no, despite the rumor I haven’t been around for centuries) so let’s remember what makes businesses or projects work: In person [...]

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What is An Online Presence?

So many times businesses are told that they need an online presence.  That sounds awfully omniscient for folks who have limited experience with the internet.  The basics for a business going online for the first time might need the following definitions to navigate knowing what you don’t know…. Blog- a place to write so that [...]

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