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Friday, November 28th, 2008
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On the Mama’s Keeper blog, Gram talks about how layway is coming back strong and what lessons people can use from the old school. Something to think about on a day like today being Black Friday and all.
Tags: black+friday, layaway
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
As we know there are a lot of changes going on all around us and it seems like mergers and the like are all the rage. Personally, the revelation came to me while I was doing draft posts for this blog. I nearly had a nervous fit trying to figure out which blog to post to. How was I supposed to remember what I posted on this blog as opposed to another blog? Where I was going to find the time to write, edit and post? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blogging, consolidating, cuttting back, merger, web+site+migration, web+site+move
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
If you have a blog whether corporate, non-profit, or none of the above, and more than one person contributes to it, its inevitable that they leave for one reason or another. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blogging, legal, ownership, writing
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Its another quiet Sunday Morning in the big city. I was sound asleep when the phone rings. Who is it? Then I look at the caller id. It could be one of two people that have veto power to call me. Its Grandma.
“Steph, if and when you go out, please get a 9 volt battery. The smoke detector alarm is chirping.”
OK. The good news is that I actually have a coupon for the battery. Excellent. Better news would be if I could find a special today in the newspaper.
I looked at the temperature online, 34 degrees. Not as bad as yesterday, but being as lazy as I am, I decide to look for drugstore circulars online to see if I can find any specials to pair up with the coupon I have to maximize my savings. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: battery, circulars, coupons, Grandma, retail
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Lately, I have been working with clients who have more than 4 goals on their website.
As we know, there are multiple goals a website can have, but what happens when 4 isn’t enough? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: analytics, goals, Google, google+analytics, traffic, web+traffic
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
We interrupt our regular scheduled blog post, with a topic that has been on my mind as well as everyone’s else for quite a while, saving money.
A few months ago, I written about how Grandma sends me to get the Sunday paper. She actually reads the paper while, I go straight for the coupons and circulars.
Lately, I have not been only clipping coupons offline, but also online as well.
There are a few online resources that are helping people save a few bucks, which is more than a statement in this day and age. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: coupons, saving money
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
Over at Mama’s Keeper, Gram poses the question “What if people don’t have computers?” I wanted to expand on this and ask, what if people still received paper bills? Are those bills easy to read not only for elderly, but also for those who have trouble reading small print, regardless of age.
Tags: bills, customer service, invoices
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
As Google stated, the flu going around. Here in Gotham (NYC) there has been many variations of the cold. My version is the sore throat that made my voice disappear.
In addition to following my own advice from watching videos online and jotting down my ideas, I decided that this was a good time to focus on things that don’t require vocal cords Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: organizing, reflection, voice
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
For the past couple of nights, I have been working on my own blog transformation. Transforming my sidebars from custom to widgetized.
My goal was to make the blog easier to manage. I admit I was a bit intimated. My mind has been pre-occupied with this for months ever since Wordpress 2.5 came up. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blogging, sidebar, widgets, WordPress
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