Would it hurt to buy a domain name?

Would it hurt to buy a domain name?

Its always amazes me how folks advertise on AdWords with a subdomain instead of their own domain. Would it hurt to buy a domain name to build a brand?


Would it hurt to buy a domain name?



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Do you know about LinkedIn Sharing?

Do you know about LinkedIn Sharing?

Did you know that you can now control who sees what on Linked In. Granted it’s not as extensive as Facebook or Google Plus, but this is certainly a step forward.



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Weekend Project: Online Spring Cleaning

Weekend Project: Online Spring Cleaning
The topic for this sunny weekend is Spring Cleaning.  While most focus on the physical space, isn’t your virtual online space just as important?

Here are some links that I found:

Your 3-Step Spring Cleaning List for the Computer

Blog Exercises: Clean up your Most Popular Posts This is a good thing to do monthly or quarterly.

Have a mailing list? Are you paying your email marketing services provider?  Have people who have unsubscribed? Delete them and save some change.

Want more ways how you can clean up? Subscribe to my newsletter to get my Social Media Sanity Checklist to clean up your social media.

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If you use Facebook Apps, read this

If you use Facebook Apps, read this

 

If you use Facebook apps, which everyone on Facebook is, you need to be weary on who and what is accessing your private information. This article shows what you can do to control what your friends can see and access on Facebook.
How to stop your friends’ Facebook apps from accessing *your* private information.

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Before you transfer to another feed reader

Before you transfer to another feed reader

 

In case you don’t know by now Google announced that they are going to put Google Reader out to pasture.

If you have a Google Reader account like me, you have many subscriptions.

So the best thing you can do right now is to backup your subscriptions.

When you login to your Google Reader account, after the announcement, an update prompt comes up.

You can then click “Learn More” as to how to download and backup your subscriptions.

Have you already moved your feeds to another service? Let me know in the comments.



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Cord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the Part

Like most people, I’d like to take the weekend to tackle on some projects on the homefront that I’ve been ignoring for some time.

One of these projects is labelled “Cord Control.”

So one could imagine how things look before I got started.

Cord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the Part

 

The first items I’d use are Kableflags KFA001 Cable Identification Tags (DIY Blank Pack)Cord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the Part (aff-link)

Cord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the PartCord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the Part

I like these because you can label whatever cord you want. For a person who is about tagging almost everything, that’s saying a lot.

If after a while, you become tired of seeing the wires, you can always conceal them with the Blue Lounge Design CBM-WH CableBox Mini Cable ManagementCord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the Part (aff-link) box. This did such a good job in one room that I got another one for another room.

Cord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the PartCord Control: Getting Unwired or at Least Looking the Part

What are you doing to tame your wires and control your cords?



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Wonder why I don’t buy?

Wonder why I dont buy?

I did some grocery shopping recently. I went to grab some milk and the product wasn’t within reach. There were obstacles.

First there was a cart full of other products in the way and secondly, the product was placed so high on the shelf that the product was not in reach.

When I looked for help no one was around. When you do ask for help or assistance, you are then faced with less that courteous service.

This is what causes consumers like me  to get frustrated and walk out the door.

The point is that sales isn’t always about price or location. Its about having access without complications.

The customer  isn’t going to come back if they feel that they are being a bother or being ignored.

I can understand why folks opt for farmers market and online delivery.

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Antenna & DTV vs Cable – The irony!

Antenna & DTV vs Cable   The irony!

DTV vs. CableTV. The irony.



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If you can’t beat them, act the part

Did you notice the latest craze? Resumes are becoming social.

If you cant beat them, act the part

 

This Pinterest resume is the one who started it all.

However, there are some resume’s that ‘skinned’ sites to make an impression.

Is inimitation a sincere form of flattery? These resumes think so.

Fake Amazon Page

eBay Resume

 

 



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Having a TV antenna kept me connected during ‘Nemo’

Having a TV antenna kept me connected during Nemo

During the snowstorm yesterday, I noticed that my internet connection was not working. I called the service provider, who indeed confirmed that service was down for their customers. Albeit,  I had my mobile phone that kept me working.

Since I cut  cable TV two  three weeks ago (time sure does fly) I feel less dependent on TV.  Yet having an antennaHaving a TV antenna kept me connected during Nemo (aff link) with a DTV Converter BoxHaving a TV antenna kept me connected during Nemo (aff link)
(commandeered from the nextSTEPH COO’s facilities) kept me connected during the storm.

Do you have a backup communication system in place for when things go down?



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Faith is Taking the Next Step

Faith is Taking the Next Step

On this celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday, I have to pause and reflect. If it wasn’t for those that came before me, I wouldn’t be where I’m at today.

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