I’m speaking at Gilford Flooring’s GAP Dealer conference, on March 9, 2012. My topic is Getting Down to Business with Social Media. Here are the slides from my presentation. Getting down to business with social media for flooring dealers View more presentations from Becky McCray. If you want to keep up with the rural small…
I’m not a QuickBooks user. I don’t run a small business. But I’m a family member, the family member that understands computers. I’ve spent time with parents and in-laws trying to troubleshoot and explain and update and install. Recently, a family client wanted to update the QuickBooks version used to run a family business. Since…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. Together, we build something meaningful. Basket makers working together.Photo (CC) by Steve Lospalluto The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 20-22, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.”…
By Andrea Cook There are over 14.5 million self-employed independent professionals throughout our country. Working hard to provide jobs, solve problems and succeed day in and day out, without burning out, these individuals are some of our most bravest, boldest and innovative leaders in our country’s workforce. Yet, many independent professionals work from home, isolated…
Last week, we talked about where to find the people who can promote your town online. These are people who already love your town, and are already active online. Now that you have a list of your potential online champions, what can you do with them? My friend Scott Townsend isa fan and Online Championof Pop’s…
Last week, we talked about the small town style to social media. Our small town style sets us apart online, because we are closer to our customers, we are natural community builders, and we care about our people. If you use that style, it applies no matter what tools you use. This week, we’re talking…
A reader wrote in today to ask a good question: I was just wondering on items that we post to this site – like the comment fields on the brag basket.. would they be show up in google searches? My only concern was that if i posted “business” type things – I wouldn’t want them…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The things we share are our gifts to each other. Wrap up in the Brag Basket.Quilt basket photo by Natalie Jo. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 13-15, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket….
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