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Book Life by Barb Abelhauser
YES, writing, editing, formatting, and publishing a book feels like giving birth (not necessarily to an elephant); and for good reason. It also feels REALLY good to know that the book, A BridgeTender’s View: Notes on Gratitude has been spotted in a variety of places all around the world (beyond Seattle, Montana, and Kansas.) “I…
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The Tip Sheet from Let’s Demystify the WordPress Dashboard
Stephen and I enjoyed presenting the pilot of the Workshop on Demystifying the WordPress Dashboard. And here is the much awaited tip sheet. This list represents Let’s Start with Easy to Sustain SEO Attractability that can be easily remembered and maintained from first blog post to last and to every page. First things first: Creating…
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Does Your Marketing and Writing Pass The Four-Way Test?
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The Four-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was…
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We all need an online presence that is “about us”: Not “stealth”
In an age where you can create an online profile as easily as you can start an email account, it makes sense to me to populate your new profile with some basics–at the very least. Ideally, your online profile tells a wonderful story about you, making it that much easier for me and others to…
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The Power of Support: It Works!
How would you create a network of meaningful support around you and for others? Why do some movements and ideas go viral quickly and grow like mushrooms after the rain? I propose the AUTHENTICITY at the inception and in the core makes it just that much more attractive to people. Authentic Writing Provokes.
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Social Media, Technology, Writing, Living and the Luddite in Me
Is new and innovative always better? Have you considered all the ways in which technology changes the ways in which we think about ourselves and show up in the worlds we inhabit? What has been your personal cultural shift that technology creates, as it allows us to live less planned and more passionate lives? What…
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Sean Earley's Perspective: Avoiding the Social Media Overwhelm
People.Objectives.Strategy.Technology: Social media can be a powerful marketing tool, but it can also be an incredible time suck. Following this basic process and asking yourself some very important key questions first will ultimately define success or failure.
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Krysta Gibson's Perspective: Can Social Media Grow Your Business?
A Guest Blog by Krysta Gibson of New Spirit Journal: Social Media is a great tool, and used wisely, with consistency, and in alignment with you and your values, in time yields positive results, new alliances, new business, and grows one’s personal and business networks. Are you “befriending” this technology that is here to stay…
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Who Are You, Anyway?: Showing Up Online
For the past few weeks I’ve been pondering all the reasons it’s good to have so much choice in the world, as well as what makes it challenging. Have you ever stopped to count how many choices of everyday commodities there are? Be it bread or shampoo or a professional service provider? In our easy…
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Social Networking: Am I Still Wasting Time?
The immediacy of all things related to social media and the many new apps and options being birthed practically daily are dizzying: like bright shiny objects we can’t seem to get enough of. Trendy time killers for some and tactical tools for others. There is a learning curve, hence we play with new stuff if…