Archive for December, 2008

• Sales, Advertising, Marketing – What’s the Difference:

  OK, I admit I’m not a marketing guru … yet. I now understand that IBM marketing reps are really sales reps but marketing rep sounds better? I’ve also learned that every small business owner is first and foremost, a sales person, and I’m learning that the first thing I’m selling is myself.
  So when I [...]

  - December 14th, 2008
• Worth a Quick Visit:

  I've now got 2 web sites, 3 (and growing) newsletters and 4 blogs … so I do spend lots of time at my computer.
  My husband passed along this link and I think you'll enjoy a quick visit to this fun site, I did! Great creativity and nothing like flash sites where you have to wait [...]

  - December 12th, 2008
• Web Colors: Where Do I Find Them:

  It seems that every web tool uses a different color palette so I’m always guessing at which red I want to use for hilighting text. Through my ActiveRain network, I followed a link to VisiBone’s site where they offered these great color maps with 216 web color codes:

  Hexadecimal codes (base 16) can be used in [...]

  - December 8th, 2008
• Blogging Tips from Kevin Skarritt, Acorn Creative:

  Here are some blogging tips for anyone starting out. When you’re ready to learn more, visit a new web site with lots more tips on blogging, http://blogtraining.info, from Kevin Skarritt and his team at Acorn Creative.

  Blog short as too much content will turn people off. An average of 3 to 4 paragraphs is best.
  Don’t hesitate [...]

  - December 3rd, 2008