Catching up on my email, I read a wonderful one from WIC member Gail Webber on Women's Equality Day; and I thought it a good thing to share. On August 26, 1920, women were given the right to vote. As Gail suggested, "let's pause and reflect with gratitude on some of those who've blazed trails Read more...

If you need to record an MP3 of a teleseminar or class, here are some tips to improve the quality of your recording: Make sure you have a foam cover on your microphone, which will limit popping of the "p" sound. Limit outside noise - don't record when traffic outside your office is heavy, or Read more...

I’ve been tweeting for about five months now and loving it. It’s become a regular part of my day and work life and I’ve gained boatloads of insight, access to information and more, which I wrote about earlier. I’ve noticed a somewhat disturbing trend in some tweeting though, something that brings me back to Business Read more...

You can increase the interactivity of your website with an email form. An email form can help your customers have a conversation with you, and can help you suggest or control the topics of conversation. You can: Collect visitors' email addresses for an opt-in newsletter Have prospects contact you for more information Have clients send Read more...

If you’re tired of reading about what Twitter can do for your business, may I suggest you pause, take a deep breath, and consider one more source. A recent Fortune Small Business article, "Tweeting for Profit," profiled the success of a skeptical, first-time Twitter user and business leader at a small Emeryville-based company Fliqz. 

The Read more...

Yesterday, I joined The Women’s Conference community. Part of the registration process included answering “What is your favorite empowering quote?” I have so many that I like… Live well, laugh often, love much, which comes from a quote by Bessie Anderson Stanley Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of Read more...

As I mentioned in my last post, Work-Life Balance: Finding Inner Peace Despite External Turmoil, Simma Lieberman shared many pearls of wisdom at the last Women in Consulting (WIC) meeting. As I was going through the business cards from that meeting, I came across Simma's. On it was eight steps to stress management. I thought I'd share them with you. Read more...

In my first “Skeptic’s View” post, I admitted to signing up—grudgingly—for many of the social media tools because they simply aren’t the way I prefer to communicate. However, as a consultant who helps companies develop and implement effective customer communication strategies, it’s my job to understand the various mechanisms by which users want to interact—and Read more...

Last Thursday, at the Women in Consulting (WIC) meeting at Michael's at Shoreline, I had the pleasure of listening to speaker Simma Lieberman discuss work-life balance for consultants. Given all that's happening in my life, this was a timely topic indeed -- one that I was looking forward to with great anticipation. I was not disappointed. Read more...

As consultants, we often capture short interviews with clients or leave ourselves digital messages on our smart phone. If your smart phone is an iPhone, there's a nifty application that allows you to capture those short audio messages (up to five minutes) and share them: AudioBoo out of the UK. Now, thanks to integration with Read more...