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New Website Launch: Quigley’s Building Supply

What happens when you run three different kinds of businesses but want to run them on the same website platform? This is the issue Quigley's Building Supply had... until their new website we launched yesterday. Three Templates, One Website Quigley's Building Supply...

Why I Use Mailchimp (Or Why I Don’t Use Constant Contact)

As someone on a computer all day, I'm often one of the first people to try a new piece of software. Email marketing software is one of them. I've tried Constant Contact and some others but Mailchimp is still my email marketing favorite. Now Constant Contact is a more...

Making Money At Your Blog

'How do I make money at blogging?' It's probably the most frequent question I get. Think of blogging as being a musician. At first, you play a lot of free or really really cheap gigs. With experience, you get paid. Some people reach the elite 'rock star' level but...

When Your Post Goes Viral

One of my colleagues is Jim LeClair, who runs the Maine Coast Welcome Center. He's a mapping specialist who gets businesses listed in GPS units, etc. I got a call from him last week, asking if I'd mind looking at his Facebook stats. Because they seemed low? Nope,...

Connecting With Other Bloggers

What's one of the best ways to get more traffic to your blog and get better at blogging faster? Being friends with other bloggers. Blogger friends you know in real life can be a great resource. But let's say you don't know any bloggers or, more specifically, you want...

The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing

The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing

So I think it's really important to read things other than industry books, which is what I've believed from the beginning of starting a business and blog. First of all, everyone needs some relaxation time and secondly, looking at sort of 'non-traditional' sources can...

Project Management Software

It seems like it would be pretty easy to run a two person business with a few subcontractors, right? Well increasingly, it wasn't easy. Emails get lost or misfiled... that and I can't easily look at my email and know a project status if Alice is working on a design or...

Writing Your First Three Blog Posts

So if you have your blog set up, the only thing to do now is write! Which is great but also can be terrifying. Where do I start? People have asked me. Well, you have to start somewhere. Think of these first three blog entries as your start. They'll set the tone for...

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