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How a torn hip cartilage made me more creative

April 25, 2012

I am sitting here, fidgeting away. I tore some cartilage in my hip and I can’t move as much as I would like. I could use this as an excuse to drown my sorrows in food or to be distracted from my job search. Instead, I’m rev’ed up and full of energy. Why? How my […]

4 Blog Content Tips

April 18, 2012

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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 […]

How to create a content strategy – 7 steps

April 11, 2012

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. […]

10 Quick and Easy Content Ideas

March 28, 2012

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 […]

5 Tips How to Make Your Website Successful

March 1, 2012

As you probably know, fitness and outdoor activites are my passion. I was very excited to find a website called Sparkpeople.com. Sparkpeople has all the elements of a successful website and community. I would now be able to easily track my exercise and nutrition. My 5 tips on making your website successful: 1. Create […]

Lessons learned from playing Sudoku

February 2, 2012

Playing Sudoku is one of my favorite ways to relax. For those of you unfamiliar with Sudoku, it’s: A puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid consisting of nine squares subdivided into a further nine smaller squares in such a way that every number appears once in each horizontal […]

My 2011 Blog year in review

January 12, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,700 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. The most used […]

Coming full circle

December 21, 2011

This is the time of year when I pause and give thanks for all my blessings. I’m grateful for my family and friends and for my good health. I try to give back all year long. I do it because it feels good and not because I expect anything in return. But, good things are […]

Beware of guest bloggers

December 8, 2011

Having a guest blogger for your blog can be a wonderful thing. You get new ideas, new perspective and even a new audience. However, there is a scam going on in the blogospshere that you should know about. These supposed guest bloggers are nothing more than scam artists who want to use your blog to […]

How NOT to communicate with clients

October 20, 2011

There are literally hundreds of blog posts and other articles out there about best practices in marketing. I love reading and learning about these. A recent example reminded me what NOT to do. We recently received a notice in our mailbox, telling us about some upcoming work being done to the water pipes on our […]