PRWeb.com is one of the best press release services I’ve found on the web. Why is it great? For a small donation, $100 USD, or a large donation, $$$, you can get your press release distributed online in a number of industry categories and on Google News and...
At Barcamp Vancover on Saturday, Tod Maffin of CBC led a discussion on favourite tech tools, widgets, gadgets and other geekery. All of the tips were great, but I want to point out one in particular. Lynda.com is $25 per month service that provides online training...
Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word-of-Mouth Marketing by Lois Kelly is about learning to create meaningful dialogue about organizations and products, instead of marketing blah blah blah. If you are the lone evangelist in your organization—the one who gets...
Tech 101: Books to Read Some people learn by doing, some learn by watching, some learn via tutorials, some via videos, some via books. For those of you who like a good book and like to learn, here are a couple of books that I recommend. Each gives a different...
If you’re interested in posting videos online, you should know that YouTube is not the only game in town, and not even the best (depending on what your needs are). PC Magazine has an article on video sites that gives a good introduction to the benefits of the...
Some people learn by doing, some learn by watching, some learn via tutorials, some via videos, some via books. For those of you who like a good book and like to learn, here are a couple of books that I recommend. Each gives a different perspective on online markets,...
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Were you wondering what happened to the May Underwire Newsletter? Me too. Here it is. Tech 101: Top Tech Tools for Business Tech tools can be time savers and time trackers, unfortunately a tool has not been built to create more time in the day. No matter, there are...
What do you do if you suspect that you have duplicate entries in your Excel spreadsheet? Just find them. But use a formula. 1. You need to have at least one column that holds a piece of standard data, like an email address, ID number, phone number. Something that is...
Several days ago I posted about the search for the top tech tools for small businesses and freelancers. I was preparing for a presentation on Top Tech Tools for the Editors’ Association of Canada—BC Branch monthly meeting. Darren Barefoot pointed me to an...