Being talked about online can bring more visitors and tourists to your town. Just one example: A 2011 UK study found that 52 per cent of Facebook users were influenced by their friend’s holiday photos to book a trip to the same place. If you want to help make more of that happen, you want […]
Archives for January 2012
Social Media, Small Town Business Style
Small town businesses need social media, despite a few claims to the contrary. Almost every small town business can benefit from a smart, customer-focused and community-serving approach online. Why? Because local customers are actively using social networks like Facebook. Because visitors to town are using their smart phones and tablets to access the internet from […]
A brand new Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The things we share are our gifts to each other. Shiny new baskets for a new year.Photo by Sean Dreilinger. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 6-8, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don’t […]
IRS Offers Top 10 Tax-Time Tips
I thought these tips from the IRS were too good not to pass along. –Glenna Mae IRS TAX TIP 2012-01, January 03, 2012 The income tax filing season has begun and important tax documents should be arriving in your mailbox. Even though your return is not due until April, you can make tax time easier […]