I didn’t do it alone, and, if you think about it, neither did you.

By on July 13, 2010 in business ethics, customer service, Leadership

“And remember, ‘YOU did it and you did it ALONE.’” This is something a relative loves to tell me whenever I share good news with her about my business. Her automatic response, “You did it alone.” A seemingly strong statement revealing her great weakness.

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Blogging for Business: How to Create Your Own Media Channel

By on June 24, 2010 in blog design, Content Marketing, marketing, Social Media Marketing, technical writing, website design

The heart and soul of social media and the foundation for influential business marketing is blogging. Don’t have a blog yet? Then you’re missing out on your chance to leave your indelible footprint in digital space.  A blog is your company’s media channel where your brand is created, expanded upon and recreated.  Every other form [...]

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Power Network Expo 2010 – Gettysburg, PA – Women’s Conference and Tradeshow

By on June 9, 2010 in Leadership, marketing, Showcase

Are you a woman owned business or someone who is looking to procure, finance, or hire a woman owned business? Then, the Power Network Expo 2010 on Saturday, August 21st, at the Gettysburg Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center is an event you must attend.

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#1 Search Engine Rankings, CMS, Online Sales Tools, and More – The Best of the Web in PA and MD

By on May 23, 2010 in internet marketing, marketing, Oz2 Portfolio, website design

There are reasons why some web sites show up on search and some don’t. There are reasons why web site visitors choose to stay and look or click away. There are reasons why artistic design engages viewers and boring layout design does not. Finally, there are reasons why visitors convert to customers on one web site [...]

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How to Cultivate a Twitter Tribe: Twitter for Advanced Beginners

By on May 2, 2010 in internet marketing, marketing, SEO, Social Media Marketing

When you’re part of a group who mutually support each other, you’re part of a tribe.  A Twitter tribe is a group on Twitter who express their mutual affinity for one another by retweeting each other’s posts. This means your post is viewed by your tribe’s followers (and their followers and their followers and their followers….) [...]

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Beauty and the Brain: Neuroesthetics and Web Design

By on April 17, 2010 in graphic design, internet marketing, Logo Design, marketing, website design

Imagine your favorite painting. Think about the details, colors, lighting and texture.  Allow yourself to experience the emotions this work of art evokes within you.  Did you know when we look at beautiful art the brain is stimulated and we feel a sense of reward? This feeling of reward encourages us to further enjoy what we’re viewing. [...]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Twitter and the Twittersphere Culture

By on April 8, 2010 in internet marketing, marketing, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Viral Marketing

Twitter truly enriches my life which is why I created this beginner’s guide. I spend no more than 30 minutes a day on Twitter and consider it time very well spent. Why? Through Twitter, I find design work and speaking opportunities, I converse with world renowned digital marketing experts, I’m prompted to read fascinating articles, [...]

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