Tag Archive: Blogging

Why I decided to launch another blog

Last week, I launched a new project. Fairly softly. I wanted to get it out there but I just wanted it to be discovered. The question is probably why would I launch another blog when my current one has been keeping me quite busy with new clients. Anyone who knows me well knows I am…

Are you invisible in your jobsearch?

I’ve been in business as Design Resumes for a long time. I’ve lived in Wausau, Wisconsin even longer. But until Sunday, for many people in Wausau, I was invisible. Now for those of you who read this blog regularly or know me from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or the many blogs I visit and comment on,…

Investigating links connecting career marketing and technology

The world in 2010 is totally different than 100 years ago or 50 years ago or 25 years ago. If you think about it, to most of us, that’s ancient history! The world changed in the past 10 years or 5 years, and I bet you can think of significant changes to our lifestyle and…

Is it time for a Rewrite?

I was talking to my colleague, Dawn Bugni last night on Twitter and I was telling her that I was editing and rewriting some of my older blog posts. She was laughing at me because I already have a large amount of new content and now I am going backwards. This blog is now two…

It could have been a really bad day

We all have them, right? Those days when you wonder if you should have gotten out of bed? The days when everything you touch seems to go wrong? Those are the days that can make us grumpy for the rest of the day because things just aren’t going right. Let me tell you about yesterday…

Do you Subscribe?

Like many bloggers, I use Feedburner to manage my subscriptions. I am still learning to use all the features and I was commenting to my husband that I had x number of e-mail subscribers. He said: “So people pay to read your blog?” I laughed at him. He doesn’t do computers and if he wants…

Why do you see search boxes on blogs?

I would guess that there are some people who just don’t know why a blogger would put a search engine on their own blog, isn’t Google good enough? Look over there on the right. See my search button? Just in case you missed it, it looks like this: This might shock you but I actually…

Do you comment?

Interview Angel aka Brent Peterson’s interview with Gini Dietrich from Spin Sucks reminded me of a question I have always had about comments on blogs as I continue to explore the role of blogs in a job search. See what Gini had to say and read the rest here: Brent: What are the top 3…

4 tools to connect blog posts to readers

Every day I read outstanding, inspiring blogs by talented bloggers who leave no easy options to share their posts. Part of the magic of blogging is the ability to share what you read with others in your network. When a post is too hard to share or you didn’t see it come by in Twitter…

Should a Jobseeker Blog?

Today’s career management is ramped up from what was the norm only a few short years ago. Not only do current job seekers have to think about new tools but future-thinking career professionals should realize that no job is forever. You need to have many tools in your arsenal. 1. → The well-written, keyword-infused, accomplishment-focused…