Before you pop the bubbly and start singing Auld Lang Syne – Do you reflect on the closing year? Or are you someone who looks forward to the New Year? Or do you do a bit of both? This is the time businesses – small and large – review and plan. Now is a good [...]
In a recent post, I offered 30 ideas for your business blog topics. One post idea is an interview with your business owner. Since, for my business, that would be me, I am left talking to myself. My purpose is to show you these ideas work – even if your whole business is you. Asking [...]
Whether you look at the proverbial glass as half empty or half full says a lot about you. Both in life and business, it’s what you do when you don’t get a full glass that counts. Savor What You Have Promises of great wealth and the easy life flourish all around us. Social media moguls [...]
The whole LeBron James spectacle made me wonder about the term loyalty, and whether or not it should apply. Senseless Dribble Even non-sports fans probably found it difficult to escape all the hype surrounding “The Decision” of where LeBron would play basketball. It culminated in an hour special on ESPN so LeBron could announce his [...]
New business blogs start every day. You may think you understand copyright issues, but do you really? It’s a lot more complicated than you might think. I thought I understood it – hey, I went to college. I understand plagiarism. However, there is much more to copyright infringements than copying and pasting someone else’s writing [...]
A recent online article in Inc., Why is Business Writing So Awful? received plenty of notice in the social media world. The author, Jason Fried, takes issue with the overworked, descriptive words used in business writing. Some of his examples may be on your Top 10 Worst list – value-added, full service solution. Business writing can certainly fall into [...]
The Business Aversion to the Phone Just when did talking live go out of style? Some would blame it on the Twitter, Facebook, et al world we live in. I think it took hold even before the dawn of social media. I remember back in the Stone Age when customer service was a business letter and [...]
