Category Archives for Business

Instagram. For some, the thought of logging on is overwhelming. Take my mother-in-law for instance.   She has the app on her iPhone, but has no idea how to use it or what it’s for.  At the same time, every picture I share to Facebook from MY Instagram account – she loves!  So why doesn’t she [...]

We’re so proud to announce the launch of one of our most recent collaborations, Gabardi.com. Lisa Gabardi, Ph.D is an Oregon-based psychologist who came to us upon referral from one of our wonderful clients, and it was an absolute pleasure to go on the journey from concept to completion with her. Dr. Gabardi was interested [...]

Recently, my lovely wife Melissa was hard at work writing an article about a charitable local business person. She smashed away at her keys with passion and intent. I could hear her making progress as I prepared dinner, occasionally asking how she was doing. “Great!”, she said, as she continued typing for what felt like [...]

Have you visited a blog recently where they have an option to “Tweet” a quote from the post? Cool, right? Here’s how they do it. 1. Choose a link shortening service like Pretty Link Lite or Bitly to shorten the link to your blog post. This will help keep the characters under 140. You want [...]

I finally updated my About.Me page! About.Me is a great way to create a one-page story of who you are. It’s easy to get creative, too. There are many font and color choices for your name, headline, and bio. Use an Instagram photo as your background – or as I have done, a big ol’ [...]

Now that we’ve all moved forward into another calendar year, have you given thought to what you’ll do differently in 2013 that will improve your quality of life? Perhaps some have made a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight or quit smoking, while others might be focused on improving their business… or possibly a combination [...]

This weeks Free App Alert is Evernote Food! Many people are already using Evernote in their daily workflow in a multitude of ways. Melissa discovered it when they were just a start-up looking to make it big and has been a supporter ever since. In those early days, Evernote wanted to be the catch-all for [...]

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”   ― Charles Dickens This past Saturday, we celebrated my birthday by driving around our state, visiting our friends and family. We left each home with our arms full. Each of the families we visited had generously agreed to donate Wish List items [...]

About two weeks ago, we got a late night phone call.  Melissa’s dad shared the news that our nephew was being admitted to a Florida hospital for testing. Being 1200 miles away didn’t make the situation any easier, and it also led to a very restless night. Of course our main concern was the well-being [...]

Time is on Your Side… What’s the one thing that everyone we know has, but never has enough of? Time. If you’re anything like the typical American, you probably have a laundry list of daily tasks and errands to accomplish before you go to bed at night. And if you’re anything like me, you cram [...]