In an era when we all look up phone numbers online or even using our cell phone, why so many paper phone books? Alva, Oklahoma, population around 5000, is included in all six of these directories. One directory is new in the last year. And I don’t even have a copy of the City Directory,…
I think that tourism and driving tour maps are great tools for small town tourism. I picked up these two locally: the Great Plains Trail of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Agritourism Map. The hope is that with a map full of suggestions, visitors are more likely to string together several destinations. I don’t know if…
IRS Stakeholder Liaison presents: National Phone Forum Everyone’s at Risk – Combating the Increasing Threat of Online Fraud and Identity Theft Date: August 19, 2009Cost: FREELocation: The convenience of your home or officeThis IRS phone forum is for: • Tax professionals• Attorneys• Payroll professionals• Industry partners• Small business organizations• Small business owners• State and local…
Following up on Why you procrastinate on invoicing and what to do about it, Chris Van Patten sent this question by email: It’s great to have clients who pay on (or ahead of!) time, especially when I have to deal with other clients who still don’t pay months after the job is done. I’d be…
It’s Friday, and that means the Brag Basket is open for the weekend. 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 well-deserved pat on the back. If you’ve never been the Brag Basket before, I’m extending a…
Our friend Chris Brogan introduced us to Workshifting.com. Their tagline is “anywhere is my office.” I want to take that a step further. Don’t just work where ever you want, live where ever you want! So I offered Chris and Justin Levy a guest post on the small town perspective on workshifting. (Don’t tell anyone,…
1. The best promotion you can get is the personal recommendation of someone who has been to your town or attraction. 2. And yet… locals will live here for years, and never set foot in some of the most amazing attractions and events you have to offer. But once they do, they are some of…
Sheila Scarborough let the news slip.We’re doing a joint project. I’ve mentioned it before, but now it has a name, Tourism Currents. It’s all about social media learning for tourism professionals, and you can sign up for an email notice when we open it. Projected launch date is September 9, 2009, but details will be…
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