Our friend Shashi Bellamkonda is back with another guest post. This time it’s a discussion question. What to do when someone calls you a Guru or Expert? When someone calls you a guru or an expert, it usually means that you are a good learner and have developed some useful knowledge that can be imparted…
You deserve a Brag Basket mention, and all you have to do is add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. Share your projects and accomplishments. You can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. Every week, y’all share great stories in…
Our friend Shashi Bellamkonda is back with another guest post of a small business story. “Did you really find me on the Internet?” Small Business owner to me By Shashi Bellamkonda A few weekends ago on a Saturday morning, I went out to my car to begin my weekend errands and saw that I had…
Did you make the Brag Basket this week? All you have to do is add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. Share your projects and accomplishments. You can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. Every week, y’all share great stories…
Every week, you share great stories in the Brag Basket. Reading them is the highlight of my blogging week. I hope you enjoy reading about each other, as well. This is where you can share your projects and accomplishments. You can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a…
[Another guest post by our great friend Denise McGill ] By Denise McGill To say the least, small business owners must be savvy in many areas of business. It often means you are the decision maker, bookkeeper, salesperson, office administrator and marketing manager. However…with having to wear so many hats, how does one person keep…
Today, I’m going first in the Brag Basket! Sheila and I have done it! We finished Tourism Currents, we finished on time, and we have a bunch of new folks joining up! Yay! We launched Tourism Currents to help tourism professionals learn the new social media tools. It’s completely tailored to tourism and includes six…
Last week, with “The End of the Month Brag Basket,” I scared at least a few of you into thinking it was the end of the Brag Basket itself. Not so! I love reading your stories. But since I was late opening this one, I couldn’t resist a bit of punning in the title. So…
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