I’m completing my Virtual Blog Tour (organized by Nikki Leigh) on June 30th. The tour is promoting my newest book Whale Hunting Women, and I have been hosted by more than 25 bloggers, podcasters, radio interviewers and book reviewers. I have met extraordinary women and men on this tour, all of whom have been gracious and generous in sharing their forums with me. This week … [Read more...]
Climbing Out of the Box
This past week I was introduced to one group as, “the queen of manure” and to another I was setup with the comment, “not only does this woman work out of the box, she doesn’t even know where the box is.” Both, given the context, were complimentary believe it or not. I had to laugh because I’ve held many titles in my career, but seriously, manure queen? It may actually turn … [Read more...]
Career Moves: Thinking About What Your Next Steps Should Be
In my last post, I talked about ways to make sure that you didn't get a pink slip in today's difficult economy. I mentioned things like not rushing out the door the instant the clock struck five and making sure you keep a positive attitude, all of which are some of the "no-brainers" that many of us forget about over time as we get comfortable in a job. But one commenter … [Read more...]
You Matter
I read this blog post from Seth Godin and wanted to share it with everyone because is had such an impact on me. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/06/you-matter.html When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter. When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter. When you leave … [Read more...]
Gone Fishin’
Each day when I head into the office I know that my day requires some basic preparation…and today to celebrate my husband’s recent promotion; I’m going to use an analogy that is near and dear to his heart—fishing! Our fishing outings require preparation, contemplation, strategy, finesse, patience and persistence…much like a typical sales day. Fishing begins by plugging in … [Read more...]
Best Question on the Big Sale Proccess
This week I had the privilege to present to a gathering of three Phoenix-area chapters of the Women Presidents’ Organization. My topic was “Whale Hunting Women: How Women Do Big Deals.” Here’s the best question posed to me about a large account sale. “What’s going on when we’re pursuing a deal, we’ve identified the buyers’ table, we have a strong internal champion, and … [Read more...]
Top Ten Steps to Building your Business (or “Learn from My Mistakes”)
My partner and I started our web design company with two Mac laptops, a burning drive and passion for connecting people to the Web, and our personal address books. We were determined to focus on our core skills, which were converting ideas, needs, and processes into fully-functioning websites. We wanted to support minority-owned, woman-owned, green, progressive, … [Read more...]
Plan for Courage
Post by Frances Cole Jones, contributing Women On Business writer One thing I’ve heard—and seen-- over and over from clients over the last few months is the debilitating effect of long-term stress and fear on their mental and physical health. Daily plunges in the stock market, daily announcements of layoffs, non-stop Doomsday commentary by the media left many of them feeling … [Read more...]
Twitterfried [Reaching Twitter Burn Out]
Posted by Chrysty Beverley Fortner. I'm fully engaged in the assault on social media. I'm a warrior. I love it. I have a website to maintain for work, two blogs, a LinkedIn profile, a Facebook account, two groups, a cause and two fan pages; I text often, I live on email and Blackberry, I message through myEmma and now I “tweet.” However, I don't yet see the true value to … [Read more...]
6 Easy Tips to Boost Website Traffic
In this day and age, Internet marketing is one of the leading ways for companies to build, create, and manage brands online and offline. Some ways require a plethora of time while some others don’t. Even though I don't really write on the subject of SEO, I've been reading about it to learn the best ways to increase the traffic on my dating and relationship blog. As a result … [Read more...]