Liveblogging from the tourism meeting
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New tools for tourism businesses
Tourism businesses have an array of new tools. Today, I’m talking about those tools at the annual tourism conference of the Red Carpet Country tourism association. When another speaker canceled at the last minute, Jeanne “OkieJ” Cole asked me to fill in. I put together these ideas to share. Here are the links from the…
International small businesses face similar challenges
After my Small Business Letter from America that goes to the UK, our friend Marco Terry, of the Invoice Factoring Blog, shared some of his international perspective in the comments. What’s the same and what’s different for small business around the world? By Marco Terry What you write about is pretty universal. Small businesses still…
You are invited to the Brag Basket
Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from a small town, a big city, or anywhere in the world. Last week, Bob of Pixels and Code landed a…
My Small Business Letter from America
Once a month, Alex Bellinger allows me to post a Small Business Letter from America at the SmallBizPodUK. It’s a pretty tall order for this small town gal to seem to speak for the whole of American small business. This month, I didn’t think I could avoid the topic of the economy. If you’ve read…
Video conference on web presence
At Blog World Expo, Shashi Bellamkonda caught me for a video interview. While I didn’t know it at the time, the result of all the Network Solutions video interviews is going to be a video conference called Solution Stars featuring 32 cool folks in new media and tech, October 29. (OK, 31 cool folks plus…
Ideas for great business cards
Business cards hold an enduring fascination for me. Sifting through the thousands I’ve collected, I have a few ideas to make your business cards more effective. I’m not talking about the cool kid, all graphic-design-y, work of art, hunk of metal, whatever cards. I’m talking about business cards that work for business. If you go…
Mistakes: Being scared of buzz
Are you afraid of buzz? What does that cost you? A local small business owner asked me to not share photos of her renovated historic building until after she has a grand opening. I was surprised. I mentioned that her renovation had been featured in a newspaper article, with photos! She said again, “don’t show…
