Category Archives: Biz Communications Tips
If You Slack, You Will Get Hacked: Tips to Prevent Account Hack Attacks, from One Who Learned the Hard Way
In my last post, I gave you some of those “we all know, we don’t all do” kind of reminders. Use long, illogical passwords with capital letters, numbers and special characters. Change passwords regularly. Don’t use the same password on … Continue reading
How to Prevent a Hack Attack
In my last post, I shared the account of my recent email and Facebook hack attack. Now, it’s time to get to the nitty gritty—the relevant details that might help you and me prevent future digital identity theft and account … Continue reading
My Email Hack Attack: What Happened to Me Could Happen to YOU
Last Friday afternoon, my email and Facebook accounts got hacked. I’m talking H – A – C – K – E – D. As I dashed to run no more than 40 minutes’ worth of errands, identity thieves—mostly likely from … Continue reading
Your Business: Who’s Driving?
Show of hands: Who finds this quote highly relevant…and slightly convicting? I had to put my hand down to continue typing this blog post, but suffice to say this thought by Ben Franklin hits the mark with me today. My … Continue reading
Have We Managed to Misinterpret Management?
I recently saw a post on Facebook by a friend who stated that, though he has an MBA, he was going to have to learn to manage people through good ol’ life experience. In that moment it struck me. Maybe the … Continue reading
Hey Small Biz: The Holly Daze is Coming! Time to Prep for Holiday Sales
Did you know that 28% of inactive email subscribers will become active during the holidays?* Suffice to say, if you’re in the business of selling stuff that people want to buy come Christmastime, ’tis the season to prepare for increased … Continue reading
Big Biz Tip: The Back Up Plan
When’s the last time you backed up everything on your hard drive? I hope the answer is “within the last hour.” And if you don’t have an answer for that question, consider yourself nudged, reminded and forewarned. My work, and … Continue reading
Behold the Business Card: Your Brand, Bite-sized
I love business cards, and when I’m launching a new branding initiative for a small business client, I often start with these 2.5″x3″ cardstock wonders. That might seem a little traditional coming from a digital-social-mobile gal like me. As much … Continue reading
Want to Sell More Stuff? Go with Social Media & SEO!
I just read a yummy article about small business promotion. (And yes, I did just use the word “yummy” in relation to small business. I love this stuff!) This New York Times small biz gem features the story of a … Continue reading
Creating Buzz for Your Small Biz: PR Tips in a Web 2.0 World
Ever considered hiring a PR firm or publicist to help promote your business? For many years, I put kibble in the bowls (aka “brought home the bacon”) primarily by doing PR. I was never one of those spin-master, flack types. … Continue reading
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