On January 5th I had the wonderful opportunity to be interviewed by small business consultant, Sue Whitaker, owner of the The Business Lovemaker and talk show host. Sue and I worked together on her branding and new Business Lovemaker website. During the project, she asked if I would be a guest on her radio show …
Sue Whitaker, The Business Lovemaker, will be interviewing me live tomorrow (January 5th) at around 8:10 am PST on Toginet.com . Here’s what will be going on: “Starting off 2012 with a bang! My new website goes live Thursday and I interview my website designer Sara Zimmerman on “The Business Lovemaker.” Sara is an award winning …
Happy New Year! Many people have mentioned that they are planning to work on their business after the New Year. So, the time has come and many are wondering what to do. Below is your business’ New Year’s resolution in 10 ways to help grow your business this new year: Get organized: Have receipts flying …
Never thought I would get such a gig, but Santa called and needed some help getting his website up to date. His website was an old html site built on web 1.0 standards, his social media presence was next to nil, and his workshop was in desperate need for some efficiency assistance. Here’s a little …
So your town has shoulder seasons, also known as the “off season.” These off seasons are defined as times when there are fewer visitors and there is less spending happening in store fronts. In tourist towns of North America, these off seasons tend to happen in late Spring and early Autumn. Tourists stay home and …
People often visit my website to view my fine art and then say, “Wow! I had no idea you created websites too!” They later ask how I can be both an artist AND do something so left-brained like web design and marketing? For me it is easy because they are two passions of mine: I …
What is a blog? I get asked this question all of the time: What is a blog? A blog is a type of website where one page streams information (called blog posts) onto it in a chronological order. It means that there is one page (one URL) that you can visit to see either a …
I have had the fun opportunity to work on new branding with several new businesses in Truckee, Lake Tahoe, Reno and throughout the country in the last year. One of the essential components of branding is logo design. Logos are a visual stamp of your business entity. Having a concise logo makes it easy for …
Marketing your small business can be overwhelming, especially when you are busy running your business. With the hundreds of available options, it can be even tougher figuring out where to start. Here are a few FREE options of ways to help get your name out there (and it only takes a few hours): FREE BUSINESS …
Branding and corporate identity are what gets your business seen and remembered. Investing into good branding makes all the difference in the world. Imagine you are an upscale restaurant serving entrees that start in the $35 range. Imagine you decided to skimp on paying for good branding and lettered your own sign, your business cards …