Sweet Tea Talks – Community Edition

Twitter chats, online marketing, social media networking, internet marketing strategy, small business news and more. Join me for a glass of sweet tea and share the blog posts and Twitter links that caught my attention this week. It Ain’t About the Technology That’s my standard response when asked about Social Media. That’s not to say [...]

25 Tips for Self-Employed Independent Contractors

I’ve been self-employed for more than 20 years. An independent contractor. A small business owner. A do-it-yourself kinda gal. No matter what you call it, I’m my own boss. Sadly, in neither career – psychotherapist or real estate agent – did my training include skills for running a business. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur [...]

Social Networking Tipping Point?

Will the economic down turn tip social marketing into the mainstream? Could 2009 see continued explosive growth of blogs, Twitter and other social media? I predict we’ll see a surge in small business blogs as marketing budgets continue to tighten and business owners hunt for cost-efficient ways to get the word out. Enter social media [...]