Creating a Facebook Fan Page is easier than you think! You can have one set up for your company or personal brand in a few simple steps. Check out this step-by-step tutorial for complete instructions including screen shots…
What really motivates us at home and in the workplace? (Daniel Pink)
July 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I recently saw Daniel Pink speak on “mastering an outsourced and automated world” at a Human Resources conference. He’s a best selling author of books about the changing world of work. His presentation below is about “the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.” The presentation is about ten [...]
How to monitor your brand online
July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What are people saying about your company online?
With the emergence of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, there is always a conversation going on about your industry and possibly even your company. Are you part of that conversation?
This is a test blog post using Jott.com
June 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
22 Types of Updates You Can Post on Twitter – from the Sociable! book
June 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I recently finished a great book by @shanegibson and @sjagger on Social Media called Sociable!. This book has a ton of great information on how to utilize social tools to build your business. I’ll be sharing a few things I’ve learned in upcoming posts and if you want to get more out of social media, [...]
Need a professional logo – quick?
May 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
99 designs is a great example of how online outsourcing levels the playing field between small companies and big business. Need a logo designed in one week? Create a competition on 99 designs where graphic artists from around the world compete to win a cash prize. You choose whether or not to award a winner [...]
Three great CRM (customer relationship management) tools for small business
April 5, 2010 By 4 Comments
Contact management is an essential part of building relationships both for business and personal. As a company or individual, there are a number of free or extremely cost effective SaaS (software as a service) options available to you. By using these tools, you can manage your own individual contacts or build a team database, accessible [...]
Using Skype as a business phone in Canada
March 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
I’ve been researching different options for my business phone since starting StGermaine.ca. I use VOIP for my other companies and I’ve been very happy with the service. That being said, I’ve always wanted to try Skype for business. Their technology is fantastic and the price is right – unlimited calls and my own phone number [...]
Create tag clouds online using Wordle.net
March 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
A little while ago I came across this great tool for making tag clouds. I find that when the tag cloud text matches the topic of your post, the visual helps entice visitors to read further. To make your own tag clouds, head on over to Wordle.net. They make it really easy to create your [...]
Understanding cloud computing
March 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
Cloud computing is the future of technology. Most techies would say the present. It’s the shift from running software applications locally on your computer to online applications that run “in the cloud” – the cloud being the internet. You pay a monthly service fee to use these “software as a service” or “SaaS” applications and [...]
