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Do You Really Need Business Goals for 2009?

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Absolutely, positively, 100%, yes!! You need goals and you need them written down or mapped out, and I’ll tell you why (along with four tips to help you do this, so be sure to read down to the end). You’ve probably heard the story about the rocks and the sand. It’s been told and retold [...]

10 Things You MUST Ask Yourself About 2008

As 2009 approaches, it’s time to look back at 2008 and evaluate your business.  Consider the following questions.  They’ll help you identify where things are working, what needs to change, and get some ideas flowing for making 2009 an even better year for your business. 1) Did you have written goals for 2008? Did you [...]

Cool Tool: Mozy Backup

It’s not a good sign. The blue screen of death on my kids PC.  That spinning beachball of doom (sometimes it means just be patient, other times it means Eudora decided to eat my mail… again…) on my Mac.  Oh no! I’ve got multiple backup drives, and I use them regularly.  But not every night.  [...]

Survey Results! Answers to Your Biggest Questions

I appreciate everyone who took time to respond to my survey, and I hope you found the free gift at the end valuable in your marketing.  I thought it’d be fun to share some some of the results this week in the newsletter. About your online presence: – 75% of you have your own website [...]

Cool Tool: Basecamp

For managing projects in my design business as well as working with my VA, I use Basecamp’s Plus version. Working with my VA: It allows me to easily login and setup to do lists, upload files to share, and set deadlines – then it notifies my VA by email.  When she logs in, she can [...]

Seven Ways to Keep Your Domain Name Safe

Clients and friends frequently approach me with questions about emails regarding their domain names that just don’t “feel” legitimate, and for good reason! Domain name scams are becoming more and more common. These scam attempts are also becoming more sophisticated, less obvious and using unethical techniques that cause the domain owner to worry that they [...]

Cool Tool: JotForm

This week I’m introducing a new feature on my blog.  Each Tuesday I’ll post about a great tool.  Here’s the first! Ever wished you could add a form to your website to collect information, but felt intimidated by the HTML form coding needed to make it work? Check out http://www.jotform.com/ where you can build a [...]