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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Post updated August 2015 You may also want to check out Repurpose Your Content and Create a Social Media Bomb or Drive Traffic by Repurposing Your Content It doesn’t matter who you are or what business you are in, marketing can be a time consuming process. For many, the idea of writing a blog, using social media, creating
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Just the other day I was watching a great video by small business coach and financial expert Elizabeth Potts Weinstein. In Confessions of Unprofitability (posted below), Elizabeth talks about a dirty little secret that many small business people don’t talk about: not taking an income from your business. Elizabeth talks about how she hasn’t taken
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The longest running blog carnival for and by baby boomers hits week #129. It’s exciting to think that baby boomers – not always thought to be embracers of social media – can keep a blog carnival running for so long. It just goes to show that you can teach an old(er) dog new tricks. 😉
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I was chatting with my accountability partner on Monday. We were both coming off a week where we got little done. And neither of us felt particularly guilty or frustrated. As Helene said, “We Canadians have such a short time with good weather we need to take advantage of it.” It’s not just Canadians. All
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Many people already know they can link their Twitter updates with their Facebook status updates – whenever you post a Tweet on Twitter it also updates your Facebook status. This can be a great time saver – you can update two social media sites for the price of one. But what about your Facebook page?
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This week’s edition of the Blogging Boomers Carnival is hosted by Rhea at The Boomer Chronicles: “A 50-something baby boomer examines midlife crisis, ennui in America and other compelling ideas.” This week’s carnival includes a discussion of adult children returning to the nest, preparing for a personal crisis, some of the pluses of aging, how
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I remember when my son was two he became very headstrong and independent. This is normally a good thing; we want our kids to grow up. But it can also be a headache. He went through a stage of not wanting to hold my hand in parking lots. He was a “big boy”. I increasingly
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It’s time again for the Blogging Boomers Carnival and once again I’m impressed at the quality and variety of posts by my fellow blogging Boomers. This week’s host is the Midlife Crisis Queen Laura Lee Carter. I particularly love the tag line of Laura Lee’s blog: It’s never too late to discover who you might
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One of the reasons social media has become so pervasive is that we all prefer to do business with people we know, like and trust. We’ve become suspicious of marketing and advertising; too often people don’t deliver what they promise. We can’t afford to spend our money on the unknown. But if I know you,
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