Whether you are just passing through or are a resident, looking for good food in Prescott is always an enjoyable past time. Over on AboutPrescottArizona.com there are some new reviews. The reviews will be expanded in the coming months, and if you are a local, I’d love to hear from you if you have personal [...]

You never know when your next networking opportunity may arise. Or where you’ll be when it does. I was asked about my profession last week, while I was lying on a gurney, just before being sedated for a “medical procedure.” Used to having to explain my industry, Virtual Assistance, I was surprised when the person [...]

The Virtual Assistant community has been discussing many bloggy matters in recent days. For those who are on the fence about the present and future value of blogging, I invite you to join the discussion. Some of the questions we’ve been exploring are: 1. Does your business have to have a blog? 2. You may [...]

We have been looking for the ideal spot (in terms of price, amenities, location, and service) for repeat visits to Tucson, Arizona. We found it this weekend at the Sam Hughes Inn. We enjoyed the other guests, loved the layout of the property, and found it meets our needs perfectly. We explored this cool Historic [...]

Our son covers the hot corner for the UA Wildcats. Imagine my interest in discovering that at Sancet Stadium’s Kindall Field, the rowdy student section is populated by kids wearing “Hot Corner” tee shirts, and some in fake beards. When asked about the beards, we are told simply, “they are Beards for Baird.” These fans [...]

Are you an experienced forum group moderator? I would love for you to mentor me on how you approach this task! I recently jumped into the role of moderator on two groups I belong to. Simply keeping up with all the discussion on the forums takes an amazing amount of time. Having observed some talented [...]

Hazel Bowman, Tara Fort, owner of “Versatility,” Mary Lou Locke, owner of Locke Solutions (who drove all the way from Queen Creek Arizona to meet with the rest of us), and I met in Prescott on March 13, at 11:30 a.m. Following brief intros and show & tell (the best was Tara’s Marketing Calendar!), we [...]

Imagine if you could actually observe a famous author at work. Say, Toni Morrison on her sofa, in her bathrobe, with pencil in hand and legal pad on her lap. Just sitting there, churning out a bestseller. In 1996, Jill Krementz assembled 53 of her favorite black and white photos into The Writer’s Desk. In [...]

Here’s a service I’ve been using during its beta phase: BlogBackupOnline. The idea is that once you register your blog, you get automated daily backups. It’s so simple I completely forgot I even had it until I received a notice to day that they’re moving out of beta. While in beta, I’ve had 50 MB [...]

Remember those open-ended writing assignments when you were a school kid? Blogging is like that, too, some days. Waiting, waiting, waiting for inspiration to strike. Stumped for a good blogging topic? Here are some writing projects and motivators. Projects like these boost traffic to your site and that of the person hosting the project, and [...]