Susan Haughton has always been one of my favorites here in the Rain. I "met her here during my first month in July 2010, and she was one of my first subscribers. I also subscribed to her...but believe it or not, even though she had been in the Rain, she had not yet published any points. She h
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01/31/2015
Yes, I finally got a chance to call the one and only Marte Cliff Marte Cliff (Copy by Marte). I have been interacting with her for years, and a couple of years back, we had a long exchange on emails (that was a while back...as I no longer have time to read my emails...my asst does). Anyway, I
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01/31/2015
Yes, when you think of Lake Sinclair, you've got to think of Tammy Lankford. I've been following her for nearly 4 1/2 yrs (Tammy's been here even longer...I think since 2008), and I'm so honored that I got to speak with her. And, I even got to speak with "her Donald" for a minute or so. I lov
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01/31/2015
Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner was one of the first people I met on Active Rain. I had the chance to talk to her twice on the phone this week. (Well actually, it was a few more times, as we got cut off from bad connections LOL). I have always admired Carla and I've learned a lot
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01/30/2015
I have been following and interacting with Barbara Todaro for nearly 4 1/2 years. It's amazing that I have not spoken with her on the phone...well until last week. Barbara is an inspiration on so many levels, and I've learned a ton from her. She is a master marketer, and given my previous bac
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01/30/2015
Recently, I wrote a blog post about how my website is getting a lot of traffic, and several people asked for some tips. I have a tip that fits into the theme of "content is king." First, we all know that niche marketing works - it's effective and efficient. It differentiates you. The para
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01/29/2015
As we get into the colder months and holidays (at the end of the year), the clicks to my website decline. Same pattern every year. And, there are bigger dips around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve. No surprises there. Once I hit January 3rd or so, the visitors begin to increase.
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01/28/2015
In case you missed this WONDERFUL conversation on Marte's blog post on Mon/Tues. The post itself is great, but it's the comments and discussion beneath (on the original post) that is helpful. You will need to click "show all comments" as I think she has over 40 comments and some of the key ones
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01/27/2015
Wow. What great info from Suzanne. Some of this never would have occurred to me. I bookmarked her post, and I'd encourage you to do the same. This is from an older post that I wrote years ago with some new updates. Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someda
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01/27/2015
When it comes to pets, what is the best type of carpet for our furry friends?We love our pets and we are a very pet friendly company…In fact, each of us has at least one cat or dog. We also understand that they can do a number on carpeting making it a challenge to keep them clean. Let’s face it,
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01/26/2015