The downside of good SEO
When I first set up my website I put a lot of effort into search engine optimization and marketing. I was coding then, writing my own html, so I was meta tagging and manually entering my site into...
View ArticleSquirrel Project kind of day
My facebook status today:Today is turning into one of those squirrel project kind of days. Went to put away laundry, ended up cleaning out an overflowing drawer, kids needed a charging cable, which I...
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Is it silly or is it really raising awareness?
I kept noticing this post by several friends on Facebook:I know nobody will read my status but sometimes, when I'm bored, I get wrapped up in a sleeping bag and lather butter all over myself and slide...
View ArticleCollaboration or Competition?
I attended an AHA Training Center forum a few weeks ago. I'm always learning something new and the vendors usually have great stuff to share. :) I had joined in on a conversation with a few...
View ArticleSelf promotion
I've been at 2 things this past week where I was expected to talk about myself. {sigh}I'm primarily an educator. I can stand in front of a class and discuss and teach on a variety of topics. But...
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Weather is not my friend
Last week it snowed. A lot. The meteorologist on TV suggested taking 3 measurements in different areas and average them to determine how much snow we received. In my yard it ranged from 22" to 27"....
View ArticleSpeak up, show up, or shut up
In the past few months I've attend a few public meetings in which some members of the audience have been outraged over the actions or spending of an elected town board.Complaining after the fact is...
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Small world
I meet all sorts of really great people in my classes. At last weekend's CPR by Donation class I met Cindy. Turns out we have mutual friends and enjoy the same nutritional products! She took a...
View ArticleBittersweet
Today was a bittersweet day. I’m excited to become pretty much a full time entrepreneur, but I’m sad to be giving up my regular part time job.I am a librarian, or actually now I can say I was a...
View ArticleOnline only certification programs, again.
I've previously written on online-only training programs (see Certification Mills vs. Blended Learning and What is Online Certification?). I've been seeing this happening a lot more recently and took...
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How I schedule classes
Add the subtitle: and how creating schedules in my house is like herding cats.My instructional business is part-time. I don't teach full time. I could try to, but I'm just not sure there is actually...
View ArticleValuing others time
This past weekend I attended mandatory camp training. This is required every 2 years to review the staff guide, emergency procedures and health & safety info.This could have been an awesome...
View ArticleSummer camp!
Despite my best intentions, I've neglected all my blogs. I can blame part of the reason on summer camp.I'm working at 2 camps this summer, well.... technically volunteering at one and paid staff at...
View ArticleSprint is not my friend today
This is what I typed in the 'how was your interaction with us today' box:I went online to upgrade my phone. Somehow the phone I was looking at got put in a 'saved cart', that I am unable to access....
View ArticleThe tale of 2 orders
Sunday I ordered CPR & First Aid supplies from 2 different companies. Two because the supplies for my new AED trainer are not carried by the company I normally order from.Why do I have loyalty to...
View ArticleCan you help? A plea for the Parent's Music Club.
There are so many things that municipal budgets don't cover, and that's why there are so many booster and parents organization that fund raise to cover the difference.And that's what I'm writing about...
View ArticleMy Fabulous Four
It's the morning of First Day of School Eve. A morning I wanted to sleep in.Well, that didn't happen.The Bickersons were in full force at 7am in the living room fighting over who was sitting where....
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Sales spam
I think every business owner gets lots of unsolicited emails from companies trying to sell products and services to them. I usually ignore them. They usually send 2 emails. The second outlining why...
View ArticleWhen it rains it pours
Last year I was hired as a substitute teacher for a local school district. Technically I was hired at the end of the previous school year, but didn't get any calls.In fact my phone really didn't ring...
View ArticleNumbers
So seriously, we have so many numbers running through our heads on a daily basis.... how can we keep track of all of them?I had someone come up to me the other day and ask my hourly rate for...
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