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I learned about HubSpot about 6 weeks ago, and they have a great tool that will analyze your web site & give you great feedback and recommendations. Today I learned about a new tool they have, called the ... gobbledygookgrader.com You must be wondering what this is all about, but it's VERY real. ...
04/12/2009
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I know many of us work hard doing keyword research (I use google adword) to identify the best words to use in what we write online. It was therefore funny to ready about words we shouldn't use, and even better when they're being called GobbledyGook words because they're overused and don't communi...
04/12/2009
Life used to be simple. We lived somewhere, and that place had an address. We might have a second address where we could receive mail at work, and sometimes a PO Box to complicate things a little (still does). Then email arrived in the mid '90s (although I've been using email since 1983) and that...
04/12/2009
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Read Kimberly Wilson's post, Your Website Isn't Working ... and it let me to take her ideas one step further. I wrote a post about Marketing Starts with YOU! and began by introducing Active Rain as there are so many great ideas here, it's incredible. Thanks everyone PS I'm trying to build up comm...
03/30/2009
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Read a really neat article by Kari Henley, Are Facebook Friends "Real" Friends? Kari explores today's definition of friends and community, but for me, the real nugget of insight wasn't about the people in our lives, it was about us! Kari introduced psychologists Wendi Gardner and Marilynn Brewer ...
03/30/2009
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Yesterday I met with a group of educators working to create a program to introduce middle school girls to non-traditional carees like biotechnology, computer programming, etc.The really strange thing for me was how paper intensive everyone was, and talking about the type of communication we might...
03/25/2009
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With few exceptions, homes in the US use drywall for their interior walls. After reading about this drywall problem a second time, I decided it was time to alert my fellow members on Active Rain, to potential problems with drywall manufactured in China. The problems being reported by homeowners, ...
03/22/2009
We live with a calendar that says the year begins in January but does it really? September is the beginning of the school year and often defines our social lives Spring is another beginning for many, when we wake up and crawl out of our cocoons Just this week I heard children playing outside. For...
03/21/2009
Spring is approaching and many homeowners are considering whether to refinish hardwood floors before they put their home on the market. As the owner of My Handyman, I've learned that you really want to call in the professionals for this job. I learned my lesson the hard way by trying 2 jobs mysel...
02/25/2009
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Shaw's Supermarkets has come up with an innovative way to keep them top of mind. Many in NH are well aware that we get coupons to save $0.10, $0.20, etc off our gas at Irving, based on the size of our Shaw grocery bill. They also let you register your Shaws card, with pre-defined donation allocat...
02/19/2009