Thanks to Mike Knutson, I found the Reasons Rural Rocks series at Podcasting through the Prairies. Iron weed decorates the roadsidein Northwest Oklahoma Things we know, but take for granted, like: 8. Going to your neighbors’ and surprising them for coffee and it isn’t considered breaking in @return2rural 7. Open starry skies, flowers on dirt…
Want more local photos for your tourism efforts? Sponsor a photography event. Alva’s Picture My Weekend eventdraws photographers from all over the region. Help your local creative types put on a photography workshop or even a simple photo walk. Both are perfect for small towns. A photo walk is a group of photographers walking through…
My best advice for Twitter users has long been this: Follow smart people. I’m sticking with that advice as I spend more time working with Google +. What makes G+ different for me: Conversation. The setup invites conversation with threaded comments. I’m seeing lots of questions, followed by plenty of back and forth discussion. This…
Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on small business solutions or resources online (or both!). Enjoy!Matt Facebook for BusinessLink: https://www.facebook.com/businessMy Take: Facebook’s online resource center for businesses – a great place to start or learn…
The US Postal Service is bringing back a very old idea in an attempt to keep afloat in very modern times. The USPS is studying more than 3,600 post office locations for possible closure. At the same time, it’s looking to contract with about 2,500 small grocery and convenience stores to create “village post offices.” The…
I don’t know why it is that people like cows so much, but they do. And there is an important tourism lesson in that. Stargardener had a great time meeting my cows. Pam Mandel, Nerd’s Eye View, spent July in Austria amongst a dairy herd. Her conclusion? She likes cows, even when confronted with the realities…
Could it be that the Great Plains is outpacing the West Coast in social media adoption by small and medium sized businesses? Yes, it is possible. Zoomerang, the online survey people, did a survey of more than 500 small and medium business decision makers. The results were released June 15, 2011. “Less-populated areas or cities…
Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on either choosing, or using, small business solutions online (or both!). Enjoy! Matt Mansfield View my affordable Small Business Search Engine Optimization Packages (SEO): http://bit.ly/kwn2ex How to Tell Your…
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