In praise of women on International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day to all the fabulous women in my life. You are my friends, my inspiration, my support, my joy. You are brave and strong, beautiful and caring, funny and fun, whether you know it or not (I’m especially looking at you, Mom!). Of...
How to make the most of LinkedIn
There’s an art to using LinkedIn to promote yourself and your business, and social media strategist Jaime Almond told a record crowd of IABC Professional Independent Communicators and guests all about it. First, you might be interested to know that LinkedIn has more...Who’s into blogging?
You’ll typically hear death notices for blogging (“blogging is dead”) every year or two, but it’s interesting that — like much that’s related to technology — the means of sharing thoughts online just keeps morphing into...It’s bathrobe day
Today’s the day: Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day. Although I am not actually in my bathrobe right now, I could be, and that’s the whole point. Learn more about that in my last post about it.
It’s okay to follow up
(Updated April 13, 2016.) You’re tired of getting phone calls from strangers trying to sell you duct cleaning, aren’t you? But if you know a great esthetician, don’t you want to find out that she’s moved to a different salon? Of course you do....
Heartfelt writing
In honour of Valentine’s Day, here’s to heartfelt writing: The Toronto Star recently shared some pointers on writing a love letter. Writer Niesha Lofing points to a U.S. survey, in which two-thirds of women respondents aged 18 to 70 said what they most...
Business in your bathrobe? Why not!
Get your bathrobe ready! Monday, February 21st is the 8th annual Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day, an annual celebration of the freedom and joys of owning your own home business. (Sorry, link no longer live.) Blogger Kristie Rimmele calls working from home...
Overused buzzword or résumé requirement?
LinkedIn told me today that 62 of my connections changed jobs in 2010. Wow! While a closer look reveals that some of my colleagues actually just updated their profiles, many did really start new jobs. The economy may be improving! Part of the process of job hunting...