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…
I already posted today but I have been noticing things on my wanderings on the web. If you are a blogger or a wanna-be blogger, there are lots of resources on the web for great advice. This post is just my personal advice list and a bit of a rant. I know some really great…
I’m one of those self-taught people. I have taught myself more software than most people use in a lifetime. But I don’t have a desire to figure out code, I like to write — not learn complex computer languages. I’m not a stranger to web design software either. I taught myself and worked in Dreamweaver…
You may have noticed that the face of this blog and my entire website has changed. Kim Woodbridge played a huge role in making it happen! I determined that I wanted to move the site to Headway, after seeing the blogs of people like Jim Connolly, Danny Brown, John Haydon, and hearing them explain how…
The past few days have been swallowed up in literally changing technology. Leaving my Clam Chowder blog post as my last post wasn’t my plan but as you read on, you’ll realize why I had little time to try to blog. I did wander around commenting on a few blogs, like Jason Alba’s Worst Time…
I was just reviewing my checkbook online and saw the six month fee for Hostgator who hosts Designresumes.com and wausauwhitewater.org. It reminded me what a good investment the hosting move was. Previously, both sites were hosted by someone down in Texas who was very cost-effective – he often forgot to bill at all and a year…
Photo by nan palmero Social Media in Job Search #2 Do you feel like your experience with LinkedIn is fruitless? Question: I don’t seem to be getting anywhere with LinkedIn. What should I do? Answers: Is your profile complete? Here’s my LinkedIn Profile Look it over. If yours has only your job history and no details,…
In this day of social media overflowing into almost every aspect of our lives, many are drawn to it because of numbers. Now don’t get me wrong, I love some numbers. For me, with blog posts, numbers are something I watch. I do check my stats and even cheer them on. But what it means…
If you had been following this blog, you might wonder why I have been so silent for more than two months. You might think I abandoned the blog or that something happened to me but really neither of those would be right. I had plenty of blogging ideas and overall I’m fine. I did get…
A phone call from a prospective client for Design Resumes went like this: I gave a sentence or two of small talk and then responded to his question of rates. To answer his question, I said I needed to know more about him since we offer multiple packages. Tell me about yourself I asked him…