Lots of small town business have turned to Facebook for a big part of their online presence. It’s easy to create a page, easy to post photos and updates, and easy to attract locals as fans. The problem is that Facebook is changing the rules so that almost no one sees what you share, […]
Archives for January 2014
Share what you’ve learned in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 10-12, 2014. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section. Add your brag there. If you read […]
Ben Winchester Part 1: Rewriting the Rural Narrative
Ben Winchester Interview Part 1 Ben Winchester has a positive view of rural for good reason: he’s done the research. The media loves to talk about the brain drain of young people leaving rural communities. Ben’s research says there’s another trend, maybe more powerful. Adults age 30-44 are returning to rural communities, bringing higher incomes, […]
Small town economic development: How to diversify your business base
@BeckyMcCray have you ever seen a small town struggle because it had too many of the same kind of business? — Micah Choquette (@meetmicah) October 19, 2013 My friend Micah Choquette @meetmicah asked me on Twitter, “Have you ever seen a small town struggle because it had too many of the same kind of […]