Jean Paul Richter wrote: As a man grows older it is harder and harder to frighten him. I was flipping through my book of quotes today and the above quote seemed to jump out of the page at me. Personally I can atest to the truth of that statement. As I get older, I seem […]
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In my last post I talked about having a consistent brand – every experience your customer has with your business must send a consistent message in order for them to trust what you say about your business. Today I’d like to show you how one business is doing this while combining traditional advertising with social
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In our personal lives, we all wear many hats. In my life, there are many people who if asked who I was would be able to say whose mother I am, but not give my name. Parents of kids in my son’s class, parents of kids my son played soccer with, parents of … well
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My son can be a bit of a smart ass. Of course he comes by it honestly. In fact, he learned from the master – his father. Several months ago my husband suggested my son would earn points for every smart ass comment he made. When he reached a set number of points there would
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If you’re using Facebook to market your small business, you might want to take a look at advertising on Facebook. There are a number of ways to use ads to drive traffic and build awareness on Facebook. When you create an ad event on Facebook, you can easily create an ad to promote the event.
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Writing a blog has been an interesting experience. While I often include my own personal thoughts and opinions, I also try to include useful information paired with hard data. As a result, when I come across an interesting statistic or a quote by an industry leader, I try to include it in my blog post
This week’s host of the longest running blog carnival for baby boomers is Janet Wendy Spiegel at Gen Plus. Janet is “Passionately dedicated to the issues affecting Boomers and 50 Plussers” and “has brought a candid, honest and open viewpoint, combined with exceptional expertise to her readers.” This week’s Blogging Boomers Carnival includes articles about
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Not surprisingly, studies have shown that people who work at a desk are more likely to be overweight than those with more active jobs. The risk is probably even higher for those of us who work at home. For one thing, it’s easier to forget to eat a meal when you don’t have scheduled lunch
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Last week I noticed that the newest WordPress update included an important security fix. Since I was a couple of updates behind and word on the virtual street was this was an important fix, I updated. Next time I tried to post to my blog I found I couldn’t make a post-dated blog post and
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Ah … the first day of school. It doesn’t matter how long it’s been since I’ve headed off to class the day after Labour Day, September still feels like the true beginning of the year. Everything is possible. And although I can relive the beginning of the school vicariously through my son, I also use
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