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[10 May 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
How Communications Change with Generations

We’ve been using Facebook and Twitter now for awhile.  Some prefer one over the other.  Some only use one tool.  Others are addicted to both. (Then there’s MySpace.  Remember that?  Facebook needs to take a hint.  But that’s another post…)
Twitter and Facebook.  They’re two completely different platforms.
Like oil and water, they both have their place.  We use both.  Yet they don’t always mix.  Likewise, Twitter and Facebook are two very different mediums with two very different niches.
Facebook.
When Mark Zuckerberg was at Harvard, he had an idea.
He and three classmates got …

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[2 Feb 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Networking-Not Just In Your Industry (pt 5)

I’ve introduced you all to a number of different people and local businesses in this networking series.  For instance, I’ve written about a local legal blog, an FHA mortgage broker, an insurance quote blog, and a social media coach.  This week I’m writing about an inbound marketing expert.  And this guy really knows what’s going on regarding social media of Indiana.
If you’re online and have any sort of web prescence, you need to understand the importance of search engine optimization, or as it’s also known, SEO.  You don’t necessarily need …

Bands, Freelancing, Misc, Producing, Work, featured, headline, music »

[23 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]
Building a Studio and Contributing to a Community of Art

As some of you may have heard, I am in the process of opening a new recording studio in Northern Indiana.  I’ve been able to network and connect with multiple studios in Chicago, northwest Indiana, Indianapolis, and southwest Michigan, but I still needed a space that I could use for my projects in the area with local artists and groups that can’t make the drive to Chicago or Michigan.  There are plenty of studios within 100 miles, but with rates and quality varying, it’s always nice to have options in …

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[19 Jan 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Networking-Not Just In Your Industry (pt 4)

One of the reasons I’m continuing to introduce you to new people and businesses in the area is to expose you all to social media. This weeks Networking post will be on a person that is doing great things in the social media field. Enter Kathy Sipple, social media consulting specialist.
When it comes to the internet, social media is absolutely the direction we’re all headed.  If you are a business, an individual, a band, or a presidential candidate, you can and should be utilizing the whole social media …

Freelancing, Legal, Managing, Misc, Uncategorized, Work, featured »

[29 Nov 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
Handshakes & Contracts

You run across an old friend.  Or perhaps make a new one.  They ask you about what work you’re doing now.  And you say, “XYZ.”
Your old/new friend goes on to describe their dilemma and the fact that they actually happen to have a great need for your “XYZ” service.  So the two of you decide to schedule a time to get together for coffee to talk about how you can collaborate.  You go home happy that you’re just a cup of joe away from sealing another deal and making a …