Thursday, February 16, 2012

Finding a Corporate Messenger

Corporate messaging is something this is important for all different types of companies. Using instant messaging to communicate instead of email, phone, or in-person can help employees do the following:
  1. Multitask
  2. Be more productive
  3. Be more efficient
  4. Meet deadlines faster
  5. Get quicker answers to questions
and many more! Instant messaging is a great way to communicate, especially for employees that spend most of their time at their desks and on their computers.

Animated e-Cards

I love sending e-cards. I think it's a simple gesture that makes people's day. I frequently am looking for animated e-cards for various occasions, like holidays (such as Valentine's Day and Easter), birthdays, and anniversaries. This is why I was happy to find the ecards site, Ojolie.com.

Ojolie.com offers beautiful, animated ecards with tasteful music for birthday, Christmas and other occasions and holidays. The next major holiday coming up is Easter, so I am in the market for some Easter ecards. Ojolie.com had some great options, all offering some great cards that include rabbits, chicks, eggs, flowers, and other fun and interesting designs. Spring makes everyone so hopeful, and I know that Easter ecards are just the thing to make the day of my mom, dad, brother, and other family members or friends.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

What Treasures Can You Find at a Self Storage Auction?

Self storage auctions have grown in popularity recently, mostly because of reality tv shows like Storage Wars and Auction Hunters. These television shows offer big profits on small investments of the auction bet.

While auctions don't always yield such profitable finds, it is possible to make extra income buy buying and selling storage locker auction merchandise.

Many of the treasures that come from auctioned off lockers are from units that have been rented for many years, from 10-30 years or more. Oftentimes, these will have older, antique items that could be worth quite a profit.

However, some newly rented storage lockers can also yield a profit, especially if they were owned by an inventor, collector, or they contain family heirlooms.

To get a good idea if a storage unit for auction has valuable merchandise inside, bring a flashlight and look for hidden treasures that others may not have seen. Safes can also be a good sign that the unit has something valuable. Finally, if a unit is clean and the items are organized and stored properly, they may yield expensive items, because the owner took the time to make sure their storage unit was neat, organized, and clean.

This post was sponsored by Auction Hunters, a website owned by Self Storage Investing.

Should You Write Articles To Promote Your Blog?

Guest Post

I was reading some blogs earlier today and came across someone pondering whether article marketing would be a useful way of getting new readers to find his blog. It amazes me when I see a blogger asking questions like that. You would think that they would learn how well it works really quickly. Does article marketing really work? You bet it does.

If you are using it to generate traffic for a blog you would want to write your articles a certain way. If you are running a niche blog then you would obviously want to write articles related to your niche. You would also want to publish them at niche related websites if possible. Publishing on other blogs as guest blog posts would be smart.

If your blog is not really niche related, then you should focus on who your target audience is for your blog. Think about the kinds of people you are trying to attract to your blog or to whatever specific article you have last published on your blog. Then write articles that would appeal to those people.

One of the most beneficial aspects of article marketing is the ability it has to generate interest in your website from the search engines. Remember that those links count as votes for your website so long as they are regular hyperlinks. And, if you are using relevant anchor text to link back to your articles, then it makes them all that much better.

Once in a while you should write a blog post that is intended to rank really well in the search engines for a juicy keyword. Make the blog post extra long and extra thorough. Make a real effort to turn that blog post into a very valuable source of information on that specific topic. Then publish a bunch of articles at various websites that will link back to that blog post. Get that blog post to rank high and you will get all kinds of targeted traffic that you can profit from. That is one of the best ways to use article marketing for your blog.

If you are already a blogger then writing some additional articles to promote your blog seems like a natural fit. Writing must come easy for you or else you wouldn’t be a blogger. Right? It just makes sense that you would use it. Give it a shot if you aren’t already doing it. The results can be pretty darn good.


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Loving 1-800 Flowers for Mother's Day

I love Mothers Day because I love spring, and I think that Mother's Day kind of signifies that. I also love my mom very much and I know that she really enjoys getting flowers on this holiday that is meant just for her.

My mom really enjoys sunflowers, tulips and small ferns that she can keep on her kitchen windowsill. I think being able to see flowers every morning while you're getting ready in the bathroom or making breakfast in the kitchen.

What are you getting your mother for Mother's Day? Does any one get their mother a present besides flowers? If I'm able to visit my mom, my brother and I usually take her out for lunch or dinner.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Craving a Shasta Pool in the Nicer Weather

Now that spring is coming, it makes me get more excited for Summertime to come. I love Spring and Summer-- the weather is so nice and I get to wear all of my 'cute' clothes.

Since we have a swimming pool at our apartment complex, I like to go swimming often. However, I know many homeowners who have their own Shasta Pools that allow them to go swimming in their backyard without having to share it with anyone else.

The Shasta Pools company started in 1966 and has since expanded to have a large user base in Arizona (they are currently the number 1 pool builder there). I totally understand why so many people have Shasta Pools installed in their backyards-- the weather can get almost intolerably hot there and a pool would be a great relief.

About Jerry Murdock Insurance

I was recently looking around for new insurance for a lot of reasons-- my fiancee and I needed renter's insurance, car insurance, AND insurance for my new engagement ring.

I came across Jerry Murdock Insurance's page and it had some great information. Jerry Murdock Insurance is the co-founder of Insight Venture Partners and I believe his business is based in Georgia. Before working with Insight Venture Partners, he also founded Aspen Technology Group. It's no question that he likes creating venture businesses.

From a google search, it looks like Jerry is pretty involved online. He has a twitter account and keeps all of his online profiles updated and current. This is an important thing when you are trying to build a good presence online.

Anyway, unfortunately, we didn't decide to work with Jerry Murdock Insurance on getting our new insurance, but he seems to be an educated man with a lot of answers about insurance.