As a web publisher, frequent conference speaker, mom, and hobby photographer, I take a lot of pictures. I even studied photography in college for two years. So when I was offered the opportunity to check out the new 7 megapixel Sony Cyber-shot, I jumped all over it.
Let me start out with the Pro’s:
This camera gives [...]

One of the things I love to do for our Sparkplugging Advertisers is give them a little extra coverage on our network. This is never something that they pay for directly, I just like to spread the word about other small businesses who have supported our site. Since I actually turn away more advertisers than [...]

I have been in love with MOO for well over a year - what’s MOO? MOO.com - they print up the most adorable, professional, fantasmical-looking pieces of stationery I’ve ever seen. I’ve been to 8 tech conferences over the last year or so, and at every single one of them, someone has passed out MOO [...]

Although you may not believe it when I tell you this, there is a downside to having a popular blog. As comments and conversation increase, so does the time it takes the blogger to respond. In fact, I used to be able to respond to nearly every comment made on the site, and it broke [...]

When I first thought about writing an article on PPC (Pay Per Click) search engine marketing, I really hesitated until I had some success in this area - and I will tell you right now, it has taken me a few months to be able to publish this piece! But in the last few weeks, [...]

The very first business seminar I ever went to was a Franklin Covey time management seminar. To this day it was one of the best seminars I’ve ever been to in my life. I still use some of the principles I learned in that program - like scheduling life priorities into my business calendar (like [...]

Although much has been made of RSS subscribers as blogs grow, the fact of the matter remains that only a small percentage of internet users subscribe to anything via RSS. Email marketing will always be a strong performing promotional initiative online, just like we will always get offers delivered to regular real-life mailboxes.
The reason is [...]

I don’t know about you, but when I started working from home, I stopped using my cell phone a lot. And with Caller ID, I really didn’t even need to check voicemails because I could simply call people right back.
Then voicemails started piling up and my ‘inbox’ got full. What a pain - I didn’t [...]

Just yesterday I added the live “Request Deals” feature to this site. And today one of you fine folks asked for a resource for free custom company pens.
Unfortunately, “Free” on this one is something I wasn’t able to find. But I did find some deals for you:
Branders.com has a coupon for $50 off your first [...]

I know, I know. This is supposed to be a business blog. But I’ve found that if I fall behind on regular meditations, I also fall behind on business productivity. Plain and simple - take care of yourself first before you take care of your business, then everything falls into place easier!
So here are some [...]