Well as you may be able to guess, I’m at the walkin clinic with my daughter. If there was any doubt about how many are sick right now, this fixed it. It’s packed in here with coughing people. Man I hope I don’t get sicker too. But I do I’m making an appointment lol We could be here 2 hours before we see a doctor
We come to the walkin periodically and I figured it wouldn’t be very busy since we got here at 10:30am. I know coming in …

I’m almost to my goal date of not playing facebook games until Feb. 1st. It’s the 29th but I can officially say I’m done. I just deleted all the facebook game apps from my account. Yes, deleted all of those games. Years of the games and 100′s of upgrades. I deleted them with a smile on my face.
I have a Wii and my son has the xbox360. If I want to play a game then I’ll shut down my laptop and go to one …

UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging. is a common sense book by viral marketer and twitter specialist, Scott Stratten. In his book, he debunks old traditional marketing techniques, such as cold calling, and instead turns his attention to relationship building with customers online and offline.
Scott Stratten gives lots of case study examples, which help you to understand the context of each chapter (there are over 50 of them). His funny and entertaining style keeps your attention from the first page to the last. Learn about viral marketing, strategies to treat your …

I double dog dare you to stop the facebook games. If you say there is no way I ever could, then obviously you don’t follow me on facebook. lol I can’t even go check into my games to tell you what level I am. But farmville’s around 90, cafeworld is over 100. I don’t think I’ve even been playing them for 2 years, no idea when I started. See, I told you there are issues.
I’ve talked to friends about how certain games seem to be a …

photo © 2010 Channelship Web Agency | more info (via: Wylio)Social media is here to stay in some form or another. If you think you don’t need it for your business then I congratulate you on having all the sales you need and being completely comfortable in keeping your business where it is. But for the majority of us, we want to continue to grow. Facebook advertising has definite benefits.
Four years ago (November 6, 2006), Facebook launched their advertising program. It’s essentially a PPC, Pay Per Click, …

It never fails. As I sit and go over my yearly goals, a site will go under full revamping.  Sometimes it’s just a design remodel, but sometimes it will be a full makeover of direction and design.  This year is a full makeover year for Once a Week Cooking.

There are a few options out there for going the full route.  I can do quite a bit of the work myself, pulling in help for things I’m not incredible at like web design. Or I can go with a full …

>photo © 2008 Andres Rueda | more info (via: Wylio)As a VA your time is money. Do you charge for all of your time spent with a client? How much time are you spending on emails for clients and not including that towards charged hours? I hear from some VA’s that aren’t charging for phone calls with clients and that is a definite no-no.
I lowered my hourly fee a few months ago and I was immediately disappointed. I started losing money even though I was busier. …

photo © 2009 Joe King | more info (via: Wylio)Advertising is often one of the least used methods to promote and market a business. Why? Because advertising can be expensive. Additionally, many advertising methods are unproven. The results can be unpredictable. Smart business owners are careful with their money. They generally tend to choose proven marketing methods. However, advertising doesn’t have to be expensive. There are many free advertising options small business owners can use.
Here are seven free advertising ideas for small businesses.
#1 Register your website on free listing directories …