Archive for June, 2007

Creating Sense of Place in Your Blog

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

When you arrive at a blog for the first time, you take a look around and get familiar, much like what you do in a new town or during an initial visit to someone’s home.
You detect and respond to the blogger’s sense of style and personality … or do you?
The unique elements that [...]

People Moving to Prescott Arizona

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Because of my website AboutPrescottArizona.com, I sometimes receive inquiries for more information. Yesterday when I heard from Richard and Zutie Carey was one of those days.
They are considering relocating to Prescott and are looking for people who already live here who are willing to correspond with them about life here.
So, what about it, Prescottonians? [...]

What to do When Your Blog Server Goes Down

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

It happened to me this week, a lot. So, first. Apologies to readers. That is, if anyone is still with me. It sure decimates your traffic. Ugh. And then there’s the fact that no one in your immediate family understands or can muster any empathy since they don’t get what it is you’re doing on [...]

On My Needles Today

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Niche bloggers display pinpoint control when it comes to staying on-topic. Some of the rest of us need a little more latitude. My belief is that revealing yourself through discussion of a few personal interests makes it easier to get acquainted across the blogosphere. So, what you might construe as off-topic, I find illuminating.
Take knitting, [...]

Virtual Assistant Clientele: Are Locals or Remotes Best?

Friday, June 15th, 2007

The whole idea behind virtual assistance is that we can serve our clients offsite, so it matters not where our clients are located. Or does it?
Angela Parker of Wicked WordCraft and a founding member of Remote Professionals examines various aspects of having clients in your own community in her article “Working With Local Clients: Pros [...]

Copyright Infringement revisited

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

I wrote a related post on this subject back in July of 2006 after discovering that content from one of my sites had been lifted verbatim. I used copyscape to discover the “purloined letters,” thanks to tips from Vonetta Booker-Brown. Here’s that original post: http://blog.looseends.net/?p=63.
Many entrepreneurs are concerned with thieving of their own intellectual property [...]