The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one August 12-14, 2011. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week…
I’ve lived around here for ages. The last time I climbed to the top of the Glass Mountains, I was probably 10 or 12 years old. I only went back this year because I had friends in from out of town. I wonder, how many people live here, but don’t even know you can hike…
Lots of people arrive here looking for rural business ideas. That’s why I keep coming up with more and more ideas you can use to start your own small town business. Here are three new ones to spur your thinking. My grandmother’s 1941 Kerr canning manual Teach canning classesIf you learned to can from your…
Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on small business solutions or resources online (or both!). Enjoy! Seven Ways to Engage Customers on Your WebsiteLink: http://www.pbsmartessentials.com/2011/07/seven-ways-to-engage-customers-on-your-website/My Take: Getting people to your site is only part of…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one August 5-7, 2011. A juicy basket of blackberriesby Melystu on Flickr Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce…
Thanks to Mike Knutson, I found the Reasons Rural Rocks series at Podcasting through the Prairies. Iron weed decorates the roadsidein Northwest Oklahoma Things we know, but take for granted, like: 8. Going to your neighbors’ and surprising them for coffee and it isn’t considered breaking in @return2rural 7. Open starry skies, flowers on dirt…
Want more local photos for your tourism efforts? Sponsor a photography event. Alva’s Picture My Weekend eventdraws photographers from all over the region. Help your local creative types put on a photography workshop or even a simple photo walk. Both are perfect for small towns. A photo walk is a group of photographers walking through…
My best advice for Twitter users has long been this: Follow smart people. I’m sticking with that advice as I spend more time working with Google +. What makes G+ different for me: Conversation. The setup invites conversation with threaded comments. I’m seeing lots of questions, followed by plenty of back and forth discussion. This…
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