Okay, so my hip is only marginallly better. But that doesn’t mean I can’t be fit and strong. This was brought home to me during the recent blizzard, Nemo. All told, we got about 30 inches of snow. My dear husband’s snow blower wasn’t powerful enough to plow through this, so guess who was out […]
I personally have a love/hate relationship with technology. I love technology because: I’ve met some amazing people, who I wouldn’t have met otherwise. A special shout out to Bindu, Tony and Susan! I can workout where ever I want. Since I’ve been spending a lot of time over at my Mom’s, it’s wonderful that all […]
How many times do we miss opportunities because of preconceived notions? If you’ve been reading my blog, you know I love exercise. A recent experience made me think twice about my assumptions. I learned some valuable lessons. I just love it when exercise teaches me about life. Because of my ongoing hip problems, I am […]
As a fitness obsessed person devotee, I am always looking for ways to add more activity into my daily life. Snow shoveling is one way to do so. Why I love shoveling snow and why I can appreciate its zen qualities: 1. I love being outside in the cold and being active. It reminds me […]
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for my blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,700 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 10 years to get […]
I’m torn about summer coming to an end. On one hand, I will miss all the hours of daylight. I love getting up early – can we say 4 am?. By the time I’m done with my healthy breakfast at 5 am, it’s already getting light outside. On the other hand, this has been a […]
Blogging is not like other writing, it’s a lot more informal and it’s on the web. People have the attention spans of gnats these days, so you need to grab their attention quickly. Here are some practical tips for writing easily read blog posts: 1. Use formatting. People like to skim articles, so this will […]
Gone are the days of push marketing. Who ever bought something because of those annoying in your face ads? Now, it’s all about creating valuable content that has people coming back again and again to you. Content strategy is NOT selling your products and services. It’s selling your knowledge and developing trust with your customers. […]
I recently attended a fascinating session about the importance of online review sites. This session was given by Francis Skipper and Halley Sheffield of 451 Marketing, a public relations, social media marketing and search marketing agency. The information they presented was so helpful, I just had to blog about it. Why are online review sites […]
Even the most creative among us get writer’s block sometimes. Effective marketing is all about creating valuable and interesting content. Here are some quick ideas to jump start your content marketing. 1. First and foremost, mix things up! If you usually write something, do a video instead. If the thought of filming a video leaves […]
Nancy Loderick's Blog 
February 13, 2013
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