No disagreement from me…

Image via CrunchBase...on this issue!"It’s 2009. Every business needs a corporate blog to accompany their corporate website, and every individual needs a personal blog to share their thoughts - or portfolio - with the world.My advice? Go with WordPress. Then leverage a database of 4,500+ third-party plugins to make it the most robust, cost-effective, Web … Continue reading No disagreement from me…

Step away from the inbox | Simply GTD with Kelly

"A few times lately in GTD classes, people have asked me for recommendations on how often I process email. There are some approaches out there that suggest people only check email once a day. Sounds pretty extreme to me, especially if your world moves pretty fast and real work is getting done through email. I … Continue reading Step away from the inbox | Simply GTD with Kelly

I’m working on a project…

...to put my business online using only tools that are freely available from Google. The purpose of the exercise is to 'eat my own dog food' so to speak and thereby demonstrate that it's possible for any entrepreneur, SMB, volunteer group, etc. to have a robust web presence and take advantage of these tools for … Continue reading I’m working on a project…

So You Want to Be a Blogging Star?

"Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has a full plate. Besides his basketball team, the busy billionaire also owns part of a media company, and serves as chairman of the TV channel HDNet. He recently competed for five weeks on “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC. How on earth does he find time … Continue reading So You Want to Be a Blogging Star?

Parking fail…

...becomes social media success story! A security camera caught this parking 'fail' on camera: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6pmYfNco0&feature=player_embedded Hyundai Canada [manufacturer of the victim's car] saw this YouTube video and was quick to turn this into a social media success! The moral of the story? Everyone wins with social media done well... httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyD6arNlTE8&feature=player_embedded

Tactic #4: Use an external blog editor

Last week I covered tactic #3 in the tactics and tools series: blogging. Assuming that all my clients and readers went out and immediately launched a new blog by now you're thinking to yourself 'there's got to be an easier way'. That easier way is to use a blog editor. Not just any blog editor; … Continue reading Tactic #4: Use an external blog editor

Separate your email from your to-do’s

"Your boss needs the updated PowerPoint presentation file by Tuesday. Your spouse wants to know how many vacation days you've got left this year. Your co-worker needs your office pool picks. Everyone gets task requests via email all day long, and it's so easy to let these messages slip through the cracks. Whether your inbox … Continue reading Separate your email from your to-do’s