I swear time is speeding up. I could have sworn the first was yesterday but we’re almost halfway through April. If anyone has a way of slowing down time (other than calling Dr. Who and getting into the Tardis) please let me know. And since time is speeding up, it’s yet another Blogging Boomers Carnival […]
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LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool for business professionals. It is the preferred network for many people because the rules of engagement are more rigid and professional. No one is going to send you a mafia wars invite, nor will anyone post any weird photos from your youth. It’s just business. While the rules (both
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Any business person worth his or her salt is a voracious reader. Books are an inexpensive way to learn new skills, get new ideas, and stay on top of your industry without leaving the office. No need to dress up, drive across town (or across country) to attend an expensive workshop. And if you missed
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Last week I had a heart-stopping moment. It started out as a normal day. I was logging into the admin section of the blog and was notified that my password was incorrect. Since I have my password saved on my desktop machine, rather than typing it in manually, I was somewhat puzzled but I re-typed
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Where did the month go? It seems like just yesterday I was having a conversation with someone about how fast February went. March came in like a lamb, but here in Owen Sound it’s certainly not going out like a lion – maybe a cranky kitten. Anyway, it’s that time again – our weekly Blogging
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This week Rhea over at The Boomer Chronicles is host of the Blogging Boomers Carnival. Naturally this week’s topics includes a discussion about health care in the U.S. Of course, the members of the longest running blog carnival by and for baby boomers are still writing about a variety of other topics: sailing from mainland
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A very important, and often overlooked, task for any small business owner is to monitor your analytics. Where is your website traffic coming from, where are they landing on your site, when are they leaving. Particularly if you have a blog, it is important to notice what blog posts attract the most attention and which
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Thanks to my colleague Jeff Apton, I recently discovered the report The Coming Entrepreneurship Boom from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. This study states that in the United States an entrepreneurial boom is looming; a boom created by baby boomers. Apparently, Americans aged 55 to 64 are more likely to become entrepreneurs than those aged
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A collection of interesting and entertaining blog posts all in one place – that’s what a blog Carnival is all about. Each week, member bloggers submit their best work to that week’s host so readers can pick from the most interesting posts for the week. This week’s Blogging Boomers Carnival is being hosted by Vaboomer.
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LinkedIn has created an application to connect your LinkedIn connections with your Outlook inbox. If you’re using Microsoft Outlook for your email, and want the two connected you need to download and install the Outlook Social Connector and the LinkedIn Outlook Connector. Once you’ve done that, information about people in your LinkedIn network will appear
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