Over the last month, I  worked with a successful commercial realtor, with over thirty years experience, to create an online presence that reflected how truly successful he is.  These days it is great to be successful but if you don’t show up that way online, one starts to feel a bit left out. My client wanted me to help him look good. So we set up a plan which included the following:  update his logo, change his static website to a WordPress site, update his Linkedin Profile, create and customize his Facebook Page, set up and brand his Twitter account and then send out a MailChimp newsletter announcing the launch of his new online presence.

I also helped this client to get his online activities organized and synced across his various devices. He had an iPhone and iPad but was using Outlook on his home computer, so he couldn’t access his contacts while away from his office. I set up a Gmail account for him so his business email’s showed up in the new Gmail account, as well as his Gmail  e-mails.

I exported his contacts from Outlook and imported them into Gmail so that his contacts are now available from anywhere he logs in. In order to have access to the files he regularly needs while away from the office,  I suggested that he use Dropbox to upload files to the cloud so they can be accessed and shared from any device he is using with Internet access.  From Dropbox he is now able to  highlight a file and push the button to e-mail it  to someone while on the go. When I finished setting this up, my client was like a kid on Christmas. With a big smile, he asked, “You mean I don’t have to drive all the way to the office to get a contract sent out to someone?

It thrills me to help people get up to speed on using technology to [Read more...]

I spent the weekend at my friend’s farmhouse out in the country. Although, still February, the grass was green and there were fields of blooming daffodils. Spring, with it’s promise of renewal, was evident everywhere. I am feeling it in my work too.

Last week, I saw two new clients who are each starting new businesses. They are both are in situations where they need to make a living from their businesses, which adds an extra layer of importance. When looking ahead, they are overwhelmed with much to learn and do and the fear of making the wrong choices, looking foolish and failing.

I hear this story all the time. I know and understand it because I’ve been there. I have been at the edge of the cliff knowing that to get to where I want to go, I have to jump. It is all the more daunting knowing that after the jump there is a long hard climb. And we have to jump with no guarantees.

We usually have some little inkling or maybe a full out vision of what is possible. But, it takes bravery and fierceness to put it, yourself, your ideas, your fledgling business, out there in the world. And then, it takes [Read more...]