Wednesday, November 30, 2011

A View From The Movember Team RDU Gala 2011


If you cannot see the photo gallery, click here.

I just got back from the Movember Team RDU Gala 2011, which was hosted at Gravy in Raleigh, NC. The event attracted a number of people from around the Triangle to celebrate of a month long effort of raising awareness and money for the fight against cancer affecting men.

To help initiate the discussion, men begin the month of November with a clean shaven face. Then, over the next 30 days, participants are encouraged to grow creative Mo's and talk regularly about men's health.

This year, Movember Team RDU leaders, JT Moore and Mike Adams, did an outstanding job in helping the team to raise around $20,000+ in donations. The official dollar amount will be announced sometime tomorrow.

Finally, the winners of Ms. and Mr. Movember were Gwynne Murphy and JT Moore. Congratulations, you two!

Similar Stories You May Like

Room 3026 Live: A Mobile App Called Path, Dr. Murray, and Occupy L.A.


If you cannot see the player, click here.

In This Episode: We look at a new mobile app for the iPhone and Android devices called Path, discuss Dr. Murray's 4 year prison sentence, and take a peak at the latest information on Occupy L.A.

Other features include: Feed watch, Dailybooth, and Blog Roll.

 Join Michael Render, Derek Brinson, Damond Nollan and the Room 3026 Live Crew each weekday at 1pm (EST) for a 60-minute conversation ranging from technology to pop culture.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Thoughts And Views From My Afternoon Walk In Tralee


Yesterday, after finishing my Sons of Anarchy marathon, I thought it would be nice to take a stroll through the neighborhood.

The walk started as a way to get the blood circulating after a morning of laziness, but then it quickly turned into a photo opportunity.

Instead of rushing through the walk, I was able to better explore the neighborhood while also enjoying family time. Below, you will find a few shots from our afternoon walk.

If you cannot see the photo gallery, click here.

While strolling through the neighborhood, I learned a few things:

We have a walking trail
Well, kinda. Around the first pond, the one nearest our gym, there is a trail along the backside. If one follows the trail all the way around, it comes out in between the first and second pond. My first thought was how pleasant a stroll would be if I took this more often.

Unfortunately, the "trail" ends there. Once you come out of the backside of the pond, there is nothing established on the road side.

Nevertheless, I learned that we have a trail on the backside of the pond.

Our neighbors want to socialize
It was while walking on Snowberry Lane that I ran into a few neighbors working on their Christmas decorations. Not sure why we stopped initially, but Melissa and Taylor Adkins are really nice people that feel like we do about socializing with neighbors.

Truth be told, I know very few people in my neighborhood. Having lived in my home for almost 5 years, my neighbors are total strangers to me. I may recognize a few faces and will wave when there's eye contact, but that's it.

In an effort to change that, I created an email list on Yahoo, helped grow the Facebook group, and currently inviting neighbors to a private community called Nextdoor Tralee.

My plan for these online resources is to help facilitate conversations that will lead to the development of real world events between neighbors. While we do have a club house, it's not the most meeting ready facility. Getting neighbors together may become even more challenging as the weather grows colder.

To my surprise, I learned that we are not the only ones who want to get out and engage with our neighbors. There are others who are just looking for the opportunity to get out and mingle.

While talking with Melissa and Taylor, it dawned on me that a Christmas Decoration Contest might get people into the spirit and out of their homes. Rachael Mullan agreed.

Someone has to create the opportunity, why not YOU?
All this talk about having an opportunity to meet neighbors got me thinking. Out of the four+ years I've lived here, there has been a few wonderful get together ideas. There was the summer cookout (thanks, Vanessa Lopez), community yard sale (thanks, Rachael Mullan), the Easter celebration (thanks, Denise Okon), and the BBQ by the pool (thanks, Keith).

Moving forward, what will it take to get our neighbors out of the house and more engaged with one another?  I believe the answer rests with us and the events we create. The only problem is that we seem to be waiting on others to organize something. Why not YOU (ok, that includes me, too!)?

If you have an idea, why not organize it and make it happen? Personally, I believe our neighborhood is starving for things to do and YOUR next idea may be perfect. So, like Nike says, "Just do it!"

Feedback
So, as I prepare to end this personal reflection, let me ask you a few questions? What types of events would you like to see happen in your neighborhood? Have you ever experienced a young neighborhood like ours, if so did you do to make it come to life? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.

Until next time...

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Live Blogging C3 Church: Living A Life Of Thanksgiving


God wants us to be thankful more than one time a year. The Bible is packed full of examples of how we can live a life of thanksgiving.

Foundational Scripture - Psalms 100:1-5

Point 1: We live a life of thanksgiving by worshiping him
We shouldn't just worship God one day a week. We should worship him all week long.

Pastor provides 12 different ways to worship God. They are:
  1. Shout - We shout because we have an awesome God. It is a shout of joy! Are we shouting with joy? Some of us shout at athletic games while others shout because they got a good deal on Friday (Black Friday). It is the stirring of the inside that causes one to shout.
  2. Gladness - Worship is a happy time. Our God is alive and he is an awesome God.
  3. Come before him - This implies that we're approaching God. This is where we lean into God. Put another way it is to anticipate something from God.
  4. Singing with joy - You don't have to be a perfect singer, just make a joyful noise.
  5. Acknowledge that He is God and YOU are NOT - We are made in his image. Keep in mind who we are worshiping. We are putting on a concert of one...a concert for Jesus.
  6. We belong to Jesus - We are his. He is our shepherd and we are his sheep.
  7. Enter his gates with thanksgiving - We prepare our hearts for worship. Pastor Matt talks about his time in Israel and explains about the gates and how people prepare for worship. Climbing the steps toward the gates discouraged running. They also had cleansing pools outside of the gates. In both cases, people prepared themselves. Today, we should read the scripture, listen to Christian music, or pray.
  8. Go into His courts with praise
  9. Give thanks and praise His name - We should thank him for what he has done and not complain about the things he hasn't done.
  10. Remember that God is good
  11. His unfailing love continues
  12. His faithfulness continues to each generation - He is a faithful God to our generation and many generations to come.
To practice the point: Pastor asks us to spend a few minutes and worship through song.



Point 2: We live a life of thanksgiving by praying to God
Foundational Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7 (NIV)

Give thanks to God in (the midst of) everything. We don't need to give thanks to God for everything. The difference is that when bad things happen, we don't have to be thankful for the bad things. However, in the middle of those difficult times, we should be thankful to God. God is still on the throne.

It's easy to thank God when things are going good. One way to thank God is in prayer. "God, I thank you for...[fill in the blank]."

To practice the point: Pastor asks us to break into small groups and pray.


Point 3: We live a life of thanksgiving by giving to Him
Many believe that we have to be in just the right place to give. Pastor talks about people in India who make very little, but give from what they have.

The Bible has a lot to say about giving a tithe (10%). This is where the first 10% of what we make goes to God. In 1 Corinthians 16:2, Paul talks about bringing a tithe to God.


To practice the point: We are asked to give our tithes and offering.


Point 4: We live a life of thanksgiving by sharing a testimony about him
Foundational Scripture: Psalm 105:1-2 (NIV)

People can argue theology, but they cannot argue your story (testimony). It is through the blood of Jesus and through your testimony that you can defeat the enemy.

Marty shares his testimony on how God touched his life. A moving part of his story was how his son was burned and the Church actively prayed for him and his family. "If you're not in a connect group, I encourage to join one."

Pastor Matt encourages us to think about our testimony. Answer the following questions:
  1. What was your life before Jesus?
  2. How did you receive Christ?
  3. What has he done in your life since then?
Making A Fresh Start
If you would like to make a fresh start in your life and receive God's love, pray this prayer:
Dear God, I realize I've sinned and I need you. Thank you for dying on the cross and rising from the grave. Come in to my heart and save me. Thank you for giving me eternal and abundant life. Help me to live for you, for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name. Amen. 
To share your story, want more information about next steps, or just in need of prayer, please contact Pastor Matt Fry.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Will Blog Talk Radio Hosts Soon Get Higher Quality Audio?

For weeks, maybe even longer, my friend Tim Arthur has been talking about podcasting and the quality of our show, Room 3026 Live. His argument, after researching the topic pretty extensively, is that if we are going to take this podcast seriously, we need to consider getting off Blog Talk Radio.

In short, the complaint is that our show doesn't sound very good. When you compare the sound quality of Room 3026 Live to other shows in iTunes and Stitcher, we sound like beginners.

To support his position, Tim points to a number of blog articles. Most recently, he referenced this one from the School of Podcasting. In short, the article talks about hosting needs and resources (i.e., Libsyn and Blubrry).

At this point, my brain starts swirling with problems and potential solutions. Should we stay? Should we go? I immediately turned to BTR for answers and I found this:
HI Mike, yes we are working on higher quality audio, look for this major announcement in your email in the next coming months. ~ John Sweet, Assistant Director of Operations at Blog Talk Radio Employee
I then turned to my connections asked the following:
Heard some interesting news about BlogTalkRadio today. Is it true that we could see increased quality soon? #fingersCrossed
In a Facebook response, Amy Domestico wrote:
Morning Damond! We are constantly striving to improve audio quality, I will be hosting a show soon with the man who makes all of our audio work to explain some tips and tricks to get better audio and whats ahead for us in that department.
To which I replied:
I appreciate your chiming in on the question and the support BlogTalkRadio has shown our show Room 3026 Live (i.e. Lincoln MKX Lounge, for one).

In the beginning, over 400 episodes ago, I knew very little about podcasting. One minute we didn't have a show and in the next, we did. Since that time, we're growing more aware about the quality of our episodes. 
For starters, we have moved up from the telephone and now have a mixing board with real mics. Thanks to Skype, we are able to play sound bytes locally and better manage their levels.

For months, our listeners/supporters are asking us to consider increasing the quality of our shows to better match the level of other shows on iTunes/Stitcher. We would like to make this happen.
Having been on BTR for almost 2 years, I feel a sense of loyalty to the network and would like to help it grow even more.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how much longer I can hold on. Here are a few of my needs (interests).
  • Most importantly, I would love to increase the bitrate to a 96kbps - 128kbps vs. the 32kbps we get today.
  • A better and easier way to play audio files from withing places like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and RSS feeds (Google Reader).
  • The ability to hyperlink to a certain point in the show.
Based on what you know, do you foresee BTR making any significant strides to address these items?
Again, thanks for all you do.
As of this article, I haven't heard back from Amy or any other BTR representative. Although, I imagine the Thanksgiving holiday may be one reason for the delay.

I would love to get your feedback on this topic. If you are a host on BTR, what are your needs and interests? If you have been a host on BTR but later moved to another solution like Libsyn or Blubrry, what has been your experience? Has anyone considered using YouTube as an alternative platform? Please leave your comments below.

Until next time...

Facebook Rolls Out One-Click-Name-Delete For Mentions


While responding back to Facebook friends this morning, I noticed something odd. Instead of pressing the Backspace button multiple times, I only had to press it once to remove a friend's last name.

Before today, if I wanted to mention a friend then I would have to begin typing his/her name into the post. For example, to mention Michael Render, I would type:

M-i-c-h-a-e-l

Then, a drop down box would appear showing "Michael B. Render, II."

The problem is that I don't address friends by their full name.

Hey, Michael B. Render, II, how are you today?

Instead, I like to mention them by their first name.

Hey, Michael, how are you today?

Using just their first name in a post makes it less formal and more friendly. So, to make this happen, I had to press the Backspace key multiple times.

Not anymore! Today, to address a friend by his or her first name, I just have to mention them and hit the Backspace only once.

I know, it's a small change, but I appreciate it. I hope you do, too.

Thank you, Facebook!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Photo Slideshow: A View From IndieConf 2011

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending IndieConf 2011 in Raleigh, NC. The one-day conference provides valuable information for independent web professionals. In between my live blogging, networking, and eating, I actually took a few pictures (see below).

If you cannot see the slideshow, click here.

If you would like to read the details on sessions I attended, follow these links.
Finally, I would like to thank Michael Kimsal (@mgkimsal) for organizing this event. Second, I would like to extend my greatest appreciation to Patrick O'Keefe (@ifroggy) for inviting me to the conference.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Liveblogging C3 Church: Love (Series Finale)


Pastor Matt Fry comes on stage and gives God the glory for 13 years of C3 Church. For God, 13 isn't unlucky. He says that at age 13, kids continue to develop into maturity.

Pastor continues to recall his 13th year. He talks about famous movies, songs, bands, and other memories from the year he moved into his teenage years.

Series: LOVE
This week, Pastor continues to talk about LOVE. He references 1 Corinthians 13:11-13 as the foundational scripture for his message. This weekend, Pastor will end the series.

Pastor asks the question, "Do you remember when..." ...you started giving your first fruit (tithes), ...expressing yourself in worship, ...gave your life to the Lord, and ...started praying?

He says that he never understood why it's ok to get crazy at a sporting event, but it's not ok to lift your hands and worship God in church?

Pastor Matt tells story of when he started preaching his first sermon. Pastor talks about how he studied and prayed. Then, when he got on stage to preach, he gave everything he had. He preached about everything between Genesis to Revelation and then some. When he finished and sat down, he realized that he only talked for 12 minutes.

Matt switches gears and talks about Paul. When I was a child...and then I grew up. As Christians, we have to grow up. However, there are some who never get past the infant stage of Christianity.

Paul says that I grew up and then put away childish things. As you grow up, you tend to wise up. This is when you begin to see through the games of the Devil. However, do understand that growing up is not the final destination. It's a lifelong process. Growing up means that you work on your spiritual muscles.

We need to throw off our old selves. We need to be more like Jesus.

God wants to do new things in our lives. Matt asks, "Is your relationship with God fresh?" If not, know that God wants to make you a new creation.

Faith
James says that, "Faith without works is dead." In other words, if you have faith but you're not working it out then it's just empty talk.

God does not want us to be more religious. He wants us to be more like him.

Are you really a Christian? If you really know Christ then you have to live it out. Going to Church doesn't make you a Christian. If you love God and have a relationship with him, then you will have some of the fruit demonstrated in your life.

James continues to talk about Abraham and his faith. Abraham followed instructions to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. As we learn later, God stopped Abraham and saved the boys life. It was all about having faith.

When you live by Faith, it won't always make sense.

Faith will require us to give God what is valuable to us.

Faith always requires us to surrender our lives to God. We should be a living sacrifice. We should surrender 100% of ourselves. There is nothing we should hold back from God.

The biggest hindrance to faith is FEAR. The Devil wants you to be full of fear, but God doesn't give us the spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind.

Hope
People need hope. That's why Jesus came to Earth and gave his life.

Matt talks about his trip to Israel. He described what he saw and the reality of the Jesus story.

At C3, we want to give real HOPE, for real PEOPLE, in a real WORLD.

Jesus is our HOPE. He is not a way but THE way.

Who needs Jesus? Matt asks. EVERYONE, he responds.

Love
The greatest of these is LOVE. Our commandment is to love GOD and love OTHERS.

Reaching out to love others (in a love revolution) is an every day thing.

Three things to be apart of the Love Revolution:
  1. Serving - churches and people should serve others. Jesus washed the feet, fed the hungry, and healed the sick.
  2. Bringing - we need to bring people to God's house. This means bring friends and neighbors to church. 
  3. Giving - It means giving our tithes, offering, and our lives. It's not about the money, he just wants our hearts.
Need A Fresh Start?
If you would like to make a fresh start in your life and receive God's love, pray this prayer:
Dear God, I realize I've sinned and I need you. Thank you for dying on the cross and rising from the grave. Come in to my heart and save me. Thank you for giving me eternal and abundant life. Help me to live for you, for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name. Amen.
To share your story, want more information about next steps, or just in need of prayer, please contact Pastor Matt Fry.

Nextdoor: A Private Network For Your Neighborhood

A few weeks back, I read about this neat website that empowers neighbors to talk and get to know each other better. The website is called Nextdoor.

What initially attracted me to Nextdoor was its private and secure space for my neighbors. In order to join the online community, one has to live here. To verify, Nextdoor sends post cards to physical addresses within the neighborhood.

Beyond the private community network, I found the directory and neighborhood map to be exceedingly cool. What excites me most about those features is that I can finally put a face and name to their home. 

During our summer cookout, I met tons of wonderful people. Along with their name, neighbors introduced themselves with their addresses. Unfortunately, the address means very little to me until I know what the house looks like and where it rests within the neighborhood.

To remedy this common occurrence, Nextdoor uses Google Maps to outline our neighborhood and draw property lines around homes. Even more exciting is that I can also take a street view of the home, which helps to put things into perspective. I recall saying, "Awwww, so that's where he/she lives!"

Other notable features include recommendations for local services and businesses, classified ads, photo gallery, community calendar, document library, and discussion wall. Did I mention that it's FREE?

If you want more information on Nextdoor, check out the YouTube video below. If you're interested in getting your community involved, stop by their website at http://www.nextdoor.com

Finally, to all of my neighbors in the Tralee Community. Take this opportunity to join the rest of your neighbors online.

If you cannot see the video, click here.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Liveblogging IndieConf: Low and No Cost Marketing and Public Relations Tools - Tactics & Techniques


Presenter: Neil Tortorella

What Marketing Is & Isn't
  • What marketing is
    • Marketing is everything you do to warm up the playing field for sales
    • Every touch point forms your image... your brand... in the minds of your audience
    • It's how your marketing materials look and what they say (what differentiate you from the others)
    • It's how you answer the phone
    • It's your business' interior design and even how you dress
    • Every point of contact with your audience builds on the next
    • It's done in a planned way
    • Marketing is building awareness
    • Sales is closing the deal
Problems with Marketing
  • Not doing anything
  • Not understanding your audience and focusing on their needs (they don't care about YOU)
  • Placing all your hopes and dreams in one activity
  • Not having a plan
  • Not focusing on a niche or specialty
  • Not actively marketing when you're at your busiest
  • Being a nervous rabbit
  • Not understanding that marketing takes time
  • Not having a referral system in place
  • Not marketing to current clients / customers
  • Forgetting that whatever your business is about and what you do it is really all about marketing
Advertising
  • Based on multiple impressions (people have to see it multiple times)
  • Requires a strong offer (it must entice the prospect to call you)
  • Trackable with codes, coupons, etc. 
  • Choose media cafefully - Is there a lot of waste?
  • It's expsensive
  • Brand advertising is not effective for small businesses
Direct Response
  • Also requires a strong offer
  • Have a secondary offer
  • Focus on benefits, not features - prospects want to know what's in it for them
  • Build your own list (it can be time consuming, but it's better than buying a list from someone else)
  • Response rates typically run between .5% - 2%
  • Always follow up by phone (don't sell all your products at once)
Website
  • Make sure the content reflects the value you bring to people (it's not about YOU)
  • Content is king
  • Have a website and optimize it for the search engines
  • Backlinks (incoming links to your site)
  • Optimize page titles with keywords
  • Use Google's Keyword Tool to find what your prospects are using for search terms
  • Metadata in place
E-Newsletters, Blogs, & Social Media
  • E-newsletters
    • Email marketing yields over $43 for every dollar spent
    • What can you do with it?
      • Build relationships
      • Provide tips, how-tos, and articles
      • Distribute business news releases
      • Promote special offers to subscribers
  • Blogs
    • Builds community
    • Easy web publishing solution
    • Aids in search engine rank and results
    • Low cost
    • Passive revenue (adsense, Amazon, or affiliates)
    • Generate publicity
    • Aids in expert position
    • Easily syndicated
    • Easy to use (Blogger or WordPress)
    • Develop engaging, relevant content that's useful to your audience
    • Develop content in advance & schedule future posts
    • Submit blog to Technorati and other blog search engines
    • Cross-promote blog and e-newsletter with social media, discussion groups, etc.
    • Post often to stay visible
  • Discussion Groups/Forums
    • Find where your audience hangs out
    • Be active - post questions, answer questions, links, resources, etc.
    • Use a signature to promote site, blog, e-newsletter, etc.
  • Public Relations
    • Build a media list
    • Standard Rate & Data
    • Check newspapers, magazines at booksellers for editor and writer contacts
    • Develop a press kit
      • Backgrounder
      • Key personnel bios with headshots
      • Products/Services info
      • Brochures, catalogs, etc.
      • High resolution images (300 dpi)
      • Logos (vector format - Illustrator, eps, FreeHand)
      • Spot color, RGB, and CMYK
    • Most recent news releases
      • Authentic news
      • Think like a report (5W's)
      • Most important infor at the top (editors cut from the bottom)
      • Use online release syndicates to gain backlinks to your site
      • Become consistent news source for editors and reporters
    • Writing articles
      • Start with tip sheet - "Top 10 reasons..."
      • Good for handouts, downloads on site, secondary mailing offer
      • Gather tip sheets into articles
      • Gather blog posts into articles
      • Focus on common audience problems/needs
      • Be conversational (write like you talk)
    • Interviews
      • Excellent way to position yourself as an expert
      • Subscribe to services as PRLeads.com, HelpAReporterOut.com & Reporters Source
      • Connects experts with writers looking for quotes & interviewees
      • When possible get questions prior to interview
      • Do your homework - prepare, then prepare some more
    • Speaking engagements
      • "Stressful things to do list"
      • Great way to position yourself as an expert
      • Puts you in front of a captive audience
      • Rehearse
      • Join Toastmasters to hone your speaking skills
      • Speak at Rotary and other business gatherings - they are always looking for speakers
    • Networking
      • Look for places where your audience hangs out.
      • Look for educational events
      • Volunteer
      • Folks see how you work
      • Good for generating news for releases

Liveblogging IndieConf: Content Strategy - A Framework for Marketing Success


Presenter: Laura Creekmore (@LauraCreekmore)

Marketing today involves analytics. However, there is an issue with having too much data to make sense of it all.

Avoid HiPPO prevails (Highest Paid Person's Opinion Prevails).

Why Content Strategy?
How most businesses view content...it's what comes after everything else.

Instead, we should look at content as a business asset. Business goals MUST come first.

But I'm Not in the Content Business: Rebuttal
Everybody is in the content business. If you're selling a product, then the product information is THE CONTENT.

Even if you're selling something else. The quality really affects the customer experience.

Content Strategy, Step by Step
  • The Diagnosis
  • The Cure
Diagnosis: Inventory
  • You're going to need a spreadsheet
  • List everything you've got
  • No, everything
  • Yes, that too.
  • For a comprehensive inventory, list content from all channels
  • Capture process too
  • Site crawlers can be helpful
  • Check your CMS for useful functionality
  • Even on a small project, you'll start to see issues at this point
Diagnosis: Analyze
What your're looking for:
  • ROT: Redundant, out-dated, trivial content
  • Unclear/inaccurate messaging
  • Signs of inefficient process: Creating similar content repeatedly
  • Gaps: What's missing?
  • Note characteristics  (Headline, copy with links, images, etc) 
  • Look for places where you can find additional resources for content
  • Group like items (customer groups, for example)
  • Review the website and the backend UXs
    • See through your user's eyes
    • See through your editor's eyes
  • Is your site navigation the same as your org chart? If so, then you're doing it wrong. Customers don't call things the same as employees.
  • Does your back-end system work for you?
    • Metadata: Information about your content (title, creation date, creator id, character limit, body, keywords, section, categories, and image URL)
    • Taxonomy: Hierarchy of content (navigation for one)
Cure: Optimize Tools
  • Get the technology right
  • Simple = Often better
  • Metadata and taxonomy are your friends
Cure: Define Process
Don't over-process (read it, tweak it, get sign-off from legal, etc.). The answer is to hire the right people and let them do the work.

The Final Step
Plan for day 2. This is a plan for that which happens AFTER the site launches.

Content Strategy: Changing Life for the Better
It's not the holy grail!

Liveblogging IndieConf: Building Your Name via the Social Web


Presenter: Patrick O'Keefe (@ifroggy)

Today's topic is to address how one can share ones knowledge online.

Your Name Is...

  • Your experience (how well is it documented on your blog, social network, etc.)
  • Quality of your work and how many people know of it. (Will people recommend you?)
  • Personality (how much people like you)
  • The people you have delivered value to (good or bad people are still talking about it)
What value can you offer people?
Some people say they don't know what to write or talk about. Patrick says to talk about things that you're passionate about. It's all about sharing your knowledge and passion. This is your expertise. 

Some ask, why would I write a blog, tweet, or time in a network. Companies and people pay money for marketing. This is how you get in front of people. It's not about how much money you have. 

There is a difference between ideas, implementation, and results. Ideas come a dime a dozen. Generally speaking, when people pay a designer or programmer, they seek a solution. When people are ready to implement results, they will think of YOU.

Being atop of people's mind is the goal. If you truly helped them, then they will come to you for guidance. You may forever linked to a topic in other people's mind.

Building a Homebase
It is important to build a homebase. Some people are not the best writers. Some like recording audio or even video. However comfortable you are with delivering knowledge, do it. Use something that is easy to do. For Patrick, he writes on Monday and Thursday. This is a schedule he can maintain. If you're not able to keep the schedule, do something you can do. People like consistency.

Make writing, for example, a part of your routine. 

Give people knowledge that they can use. Search for basic questions. So, when people start searching for those questions, you may show up. Start blog posts with a question in mind. Keep it simple.

Make it easy to subscribe. Whether it's RSS feeds, liking on Facebook or following on Twitter. Make it easy.

Sharing your knowledge on the Social Web
The social web is much more than just Facebook and Twitter. Both are really a small part of the social web. There are a lot of niche communities and platforms. 

For photographers there is Flickr. For martial arts, there are forum communities. The list goes on and on. However, do understand people don't go to Facebook for martial arts communities. 

Tip: Observe the social norms before you dive in. Social norms in one place may be different than another.

Remember to read the community guidelines. A good community will have one.

No matter what space you're in, the profile is a great place to brand yourself. With Twitter, people can follow you; however, online communities show EVERYTHING. Be careful about over sharing yourself.

It's not always about YOU. Share good information often. It is about providing your followers with valuable information.

As it pertains to spam, always err on the side of caution. Take the time to read the guidelines. Also, take advantage of the Administrators who are often there in the community.

Where Should I Share?
To figure out where people are talking about your topic. Go to Google, type in your industry+community, and see what results you find.

If there is a business question, people are talking about it. No matter the topic, someone is asking questions somewhere. Find it!

By getting engaged in these communities, you can be seen as an expert. Don't forget, not all communities are BIG. Take time to get involved in small communities as well. This provides an opportunity to share your knowledge and experiences.You can shine more in small communities than large communities.

It's ok to share on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and the like. It's great to have a presence in these spaces.

Using Twitter, you can search questions. This also gives you an opportunity to find out what people are asking.

Remember to answer questions that you can confidently answer.

All of these spaces, consider them as "Outposts." He references Chris Brogan as using this term. The idea is that owning your own space, subscribers, etc. you have total control.


How I Built My Name
Patrick has been building communities for over 13 years. He can pull from this experience.

He likes to believe that his communities are his "social proof." They are real things that you can talk about.

As it pertains to you, share YOUR experiences. What have you done? Talk from that place.

Writing a book has a way to legitimize ones expertise.

People learn from your experiences. Talk about what's going on in your space.

Build your community one person at a time. People ask questions. Answer it one by one.

He shares knowledge through podcasts and speaking engagements.

Liveblogging IndieConf: Public Speaking 101


Presenter: Jared Richardson (@jaredrichardson)

Speak!
  • User groups
  • New technology
  • Pitch ideas
  • Inevitable
Fear of Speaking
  • Outranks death!
  • Hands shake
  • Voice trembles
  • Stomach churns
  • FUN!
Learned Skill
  • Not natural
  • Not inborn
  • Study
  • Practice
Awareness and Education
  • Unconscious Incompetence (You're bad and you don't know it)
  • Conscious Incompetence (You're bad and you DO know it)
  • Conscious Competence (You're good at it, but you have to think about it)
  • Unconscious Competence (You're good at it, but you don't think about it)
Topics
  • Positioning
  • Delivery
  • Content
  • Practice
Positioning
  • Hands - If you want to be humble when doing public speaking? Video tape yourself. The proper location of your hands is by your side (not your pockets, behind your back, crossed, scratching your nose, etc.).
  • Arms - 
  • Legs - 
  • Feet - Keep your feet shoulder width
The Fig Leaf
The fig leaf is where one uses their hands to cover their fig leaf area. A no-no!

The Guard
Placing arms behind their back like a military soldier. A no-no!

Glued Arms
Keeping the elbows glued to your side. A no-no! Open up and gesture. It's ok. It's not about you.

Be Neutral
Feet shoulder width apart.

Delivery
No point on this slide.

L.I.P.
These three things are 90% of public speaking.

(L)ock eyes
Don't ever give a point unless you've locked eyes with someone. Don't look at the back of the room, there are no eyes there. Never spray the room. Locking eyes gives the audience that you're talking with them.

(I)ntonation
If you don't pay attention then you will go monotone. Take it up....take it down....give a variety of delivery.

(P)ause
When the slide screen changes, watch the eyes. They will go to the screen. Get a clicker...don't walk to the laptop after each slide. Watch the eyes. Begin talking when the eyes return back to you.

Content
  • Slides -  Most presenters use slideshows. Use ONLY bullets AND pictures. NO PARAGRAPHS or SENTENCES.  When people read, you lose the audience. 
  • Bullets - Shoot for three to five bullets.
  • Pictures - All slides have a picture.
Pictures
  • The best place to find pictures is Flickr (use Advanced search > Creative Commons license)
  • Pictures engage the brain
  • Gives a quick break
  • If you use pictures, give credit. If not, you're stealing.
  • Use a relevant picture - Does the picture add value?
  • You don't want a picture that overpowers the message
Jokes and Stories
  • They are awesome...use them often.
  • Never, ever, ever, ever, offend your audience. You're here for the audience. Don't offend. If you're not sure about the joke or story, don't use it.
  • Use your experiences to tell stories. It's a framework to hang memories on. 
The Goal
  • Share
  • Reach
  • Change
Who is it about?
  • The Speaker? No, the audience.
Practice
  • Born
  • University days...
  • Dream job
  • IndieConf!
If you do not lock eyes, the spacer words (UM and UH) find their way in. Locking eyes take those away spacer words away. This also happens when one looks at the slide.

Liveblogging IndeConf: 7 Inexpensive & Easy Secrets to Build Your Biz


Presenter: Heather O'Sullivan (@heathero)

Think Different
We are moving into a different place. Today, we have Google and so does everyone else. In the old days, having to create a cohesive message, because it was on television, doesn't happen that way anymore. There is only ONE place to get Chunky Monkey Ice Cream, but there TONS of places to get vanilla ice cream.

We often think that we have to be all things to all people. You have to stand out.

Today, we are in a place where we are all connected. That's great, but it makes finding people hard to do. You need a niche. People that know what you know, don't need you.

What are the people I am here to serve looking for? What do they need? What is the result that they want?

People don't care about HOW you get what they want. They just WANT the final product. When you focus on what they want, you can better deliver the final product.

As humans, we tend to filter out things we don't need to know. It's hard to unknow what you already know. This means that you have to ask your clients. What do THEY think about your product or service. Feedback from clients is valuable. Take it as a grain of salt, though.

Heather asked the question, are you more creative or technical (left or right brained)? Hands get raised.

Heather asks her clients to write in a journal for 90 days. Writing in a book helps the creative side. You have to use it (creative or technical sides of the brain) or you will lose it.

What does an ideal client look like?

Fly Lady
Heather tells a story of the Fly Lady. She explains that the Fly Lady was a hoarder. Many years ago, the Fly Lady decided that she would correct the problem. After doing some research, she decided to create a Yahoo! Group. Today, she has like 900,000 members. She also writes one article a day. When she writes, she writes to the one person.

The Fly Lady talks about keeping your house in order.

Things we can learn from the Grateful Dead about Marketing
The band was pre-Internet. The band knew who they were. They didn't dress like anyone else. They promoted bootlegging. They shared the music freely for those who didn't know who they were. Back then, they had a mailing list of 40k people. How many businesses today whine about having just a web site and that nobody is giving them $.

Heather is a big fan of the handwritten note. Most people don't have a problem giving physical address, but really guarded about giving their email addy.

She tells another story about trying to send out 25 handwritten note. With two examples, she explains how two people she sent notes two were really shocked and appreciative. She didn't get a sale, but she did get referrals.

In the social space, marketing is a crazy thing. Talking about what YOU do everyday online will cause you to lose friends. However, sharing valuable information is often welcomed.

Activity Challenge
Look around the room for something "Green!" Close your eyes and tell me something that's red. (some couldn't do it)

The red items are still here, but we're looking for something GREEN. We filter out everything else.

7 Secrets
  1. People buy from & refer to those they like & trust
  2. Know who you are talking to (Lanugage)
  3. Be where they are (Platforms)
  4. Give Value!
  5. Show don't tell
  6. Know your Passion & choose Your Niche
  7. Be Authentic - Be YOU!
The HARDEST thing to do is pick a niche (Amen!) Think about a niche that you would enjoy working with the most and commit to it for 90 days. Try it!

Questions from the Audience

How do you get to be known as an expert for an area?
Blog about the topic. Heather searches for great articles and topics to blog about. Put topics in an Evernote for later use. Surprisingly, it happens pretty easily and quickly. Trying to look at yourself the way other people see you. This will help you get better.

Remember, people don't want perfect. Sometimes, they just want someone who is a little above where they are. Perfect is the enemy of progress <--- My own thought.

She mentioned her first video blog as a perfect example of imperfection, "Did you step in poop today!

Liveblogging IndieConf: From Consulting to Product (Panel Discussion)

Joe Audette, Laney Dale, and Nathaniel Talbott 
The next session is entitled, "From Consulting to Product" and is moderated by Pat Howlett (@PatHowlett).

Panelists: Joe Audette (www.mojoportal.com and @joeaudette), Laney Dale (Appuware.com and @LaneyDale), and Nathaniel Talbott (spreedly.com and @ntalbott).

Joe: Been doing .net development for a long time. He contributed to the Rainbow Portal project. After the project got some adoption, he decided to build a business around it. He did some consulting for awhile. After a while, he realized that there is a risk of copyright infringement when he wrote similar code for different customers. He finally got into the product development. His time with the mojoportal (content management system) is balanced with other projects.

He still feels like he is the small guy. He didn't borrow any money for the business and feels great about having that control and freedom. Being able to work on what he wants to work on. If he sees something that he likes, he can add it to his mojoportal product. Still, he stresses, that he is accountable to his customers and what they want.

In addition to product, he also makes money on affiliate marketing. Web Application gallery on the Microsoft site provides new customers.

Laney: He moved to North Carolina in 2007. He began as a freelancer in PHP and mobile development. He had a couple apps out there in iOS space. He got tons of calls about developing mobile apps. They would offer 10% of a HUGE idea. He heard this all the time. This was the last straw for him.

He then decided to build his own business. He started by buying a domain name. He found a partner and they built a web site. They received tons of ideas for projects. They were very successful in getting people to their site, but received few ideas. They started by charging $5 per submission. Babysitting apps were popular.

Other app ideas were FREE with ads. It made a couple dollars. Then came Appuware. This is where developers give them $10. They worked with the Startup Stampede (in Durham). However, developers didn't know who they were, so they didn't get very many payments.

As freelancers, there is very little time. You either sell or build. You have to have a solid balance between the two to make money. When you decide to build your own business, it will take time to make it happen. To build a business, you have to talk with venture capitalists and other business tasks. He has had to return back to consulting to make ends meet.

Nathaniel: In 2004, he wanted to try out living as a full-time employee (cubicle and all). He was excited about working for a startup. The CEO stood up and said, "We are a large small company!" Nathaniel said he wasn't interested in working for a large company. Within 11 months, he wanted to get out of the rat race. They build valuable products, but they never say additional money for making the business money.

He talks about a guy who helped build Yahoo! stores. As a result of the essays, he decided to consult startups. On the good side, you get experience with startups. The bad side was that startups don't have a lot of money. This was not sustainable.

Out of many conversations, billing was a constant. Nathaniel believed that he could come up with a better solution than anything that was out there for billing solutions. This led to the birth of Spreedly.

Nathaniel was more on the tech side of things, so they needed someone with business experience and understanding of the technical side as well.

Questions from the Audience

How do you balance the plans of long-term goals? 
Joe: It is a challenge. Things happen every day that can take you away from your plans. Must be flexible to opportunities that arise. His community can steer him away from long-term plans. Priorities change often. Although, you can't go off on every whim.

Laney: The advantage of a two-person shop, is the balance of work. He can go off for a day or two while his partner continues work. The other thing is the constant bugging to keep him on track. 

Nathaniel: Having co-founders / partners allows you to balance each other out. Switching between long-term vision and getting lost in the weeds.

How do you see yourself different now from consultant to a product developer? 
Laney: Having an IT audit background, it's about being careful about the projects they take. A poorly chosen project can seriously sidetrack the business.

Joe: Once I made the decision to develop products, he stopped with consulting. Today, he refers people to he trusts and believe in. He doesn't think he would have developed fast enough had he still consulted.

Nathaniel: Once you go product development, you no longer try to market yourself. You have to choose between consulting or development, you can't do both.

Laney: It is really important to select the right partners.

What are some really great things that you do? What would you change?
Joe: Being a one-man band can be a good thing. Developing software is a creative position. Like a musician, you are always creating. Building a business or long-term project is FUN!

Laney: The biggest benefit is creating something on your own. It's your work and you can live or die by it. Working for someone else, the product is theirs.

Nathaniel: Spreedly helps to power startup with their payments. Every new customer gives a kick that another startup trusts them.

Joe: You will make mistakes. Also getting negative feedback really hurts. It can take the wind out of your sails, especially when it's done in the public eye.

Laney: Trying to raise money is tough.

Nathaniel: Having a product company means that you're there. It's your city. When something breaks, you have to fix it. Yes, you're not trading hours for dollars, but sometimes you invest and get nothing in return. Downsides can also be an upside.

Liveblogging IndieConf: Publishing as Marketing


Presenter: Denise Kiernan (www.denisekiernan.com and @deniseKiernan)

The title of the presentation, "Spreading the Word: Publishing as a Marketing Tool."

Denise and her husband, Joseph D'Agnese, authored, The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, & the Self_Employed.

This presentation will address how to write a book that can drum up new business.

Make sure to take into account all of your personal experiences.

Why write a book?
  • Promote your business.
  • Establish credentials as an expert.
  • Make money.
Don't rely on the media...
  • Newspaper ad revenue has fallen 92% in 10 years.
  • 47% Americans get their local news on mobile device.
  • Readers don't pay for news on tablets and newspaper devices
  • 75%  of U.S. adults unwilling to pay for news. 
Become the media.

Traditional publishing
  • Write a book or proposal
  • Land an agent
  • Agent sells to publisher
  • Get advance: $$$
  • Publisher assumes all costs
  • Profit: Publisher gets 85-90%: you get 10-15%
Self-Publishing Print
  • Author writes book - for free
  • Author assumes all costs ($0 to several thousand)
  • Author uploads to: Lulu.com, CreateSpace.com, Lightningsource.com
  • Print on demand (POD) - a copy of the book doesn't get created until someone buys one.
  • Profit: Amazon takes 40%, author "60%"
Dead trees cost
  • Printing cost* = $0.85 = .012 per page
  • From retail cost, subtract Amazon's cut minus print cost!
  • 13.95 minus 5.58 (40%) minus $4.45 = $4.92 (28% profit)
  • Just pricing your product higher doesn't mean more people are going to buy it. Who are you?
Digital Publishing
When asked how many people had digital e-readers. The majority raised their hands. Do more people read with e-readers? From Denise's experience, they do.
  • (Traditional: Publisher pays, takes most $$)
  • Self-Pub: You pay  - less - and take most $$
  • Both: No print, no paper, no shipping, no inventory, no dead trees!
  • You are selling a digital file!
Digital Self-Publishing profit model
  • $2.99 and up: Vendor takes 30%, you get 70%*
  • under $2.99: Vendor takes 65%, you get 35%*
*If you have a traditional deal, you split the 70% or 35% profit with your publisher.

The App Effect
Price e-Book $0 to $2.99
  • Is this book any good? (Good reviews, everyone's talking about it, I've heard of the author.)
  • Do I like the price? (Yes!)
There are a lot of people who make money at the .99 price point. It's about volume.

What's best for my business?
  • Content
  • Audience
  • Expectations
You need to know who your customers are. Know what content they read. Depending upon those variables, the answer to what's best depends on the answer to that question. There is not one shoe that fits everyone.

Think of a book as a way to market your business. Sure, money from a book is good, but think of the book as a big brochure.

Anything can be a book

  • Customer service
  • Designer diet
Career in mind (Customer Service)
  • Goal-driven approach
  • Be your own product
  • Worked the clout
Donna Cutting decided to do some speaking locally, but she knew that she wanted to write a book. Her goal was to be a professional speaker. By writing a book, this product helped her do what she wanted. It gave her an opportunity to talk about customer service. 

In doing research, she realized that very few were writing about customer service. The author wrote a book that gathered all the best practices from experts in the field.  She added to her expertise by learning from others. Donna went the traditional route. Writing a print book gave her clout to address the audience she wanted.

Having a print book on-hand allowed her to sell books at the speaking engagements. The book sold well, but it gave her more speaking jobs. It was perfect!

Expanding on experience (the 9-Inch Diet)
  • Use what you have, push your boundaries
  • Find your audience in a creative way
  • Get personal and specific
Denise talks about another author who addresses the 9-Inch Diet. In the old days, our plates were 9-inches. Today, we have 12+ inch plates. In his new house, his current plate (12+ inches) did not fit in the cupboards because they were too big. By eating on 9-inch plates, his family lost weight.

Adding value to your service

  • A new twist on customer care
  • Captive audience
  • Leverage your reach
Talks about a doctor who has a private practice in Palm Springs. His expectations were to 1) He had a lot to say about customer care in the industry and he wanted to be called on as an expert for talk shows (like a Dr. Oz.

He decided to do print because he wanted to give away to customers as an added bonus. Charging $10,000 for his practice, adding a book was just a perk. He too, also did print through self-publish.

Break it down. Spin it off. (The Wealthy Freelancer)
  • Create free "buzz" while building your brand 
  • Ancillary products may be sold for far more than the price of your book
  • Repurpose your efforts
It's a blog turned into a PDF. It sits on your web site for an easy download. By giving you really valueable information, all I ask is for your e-mail address.  By doing all of this, you grow a really large e-mail list. Any new buzz piece that you do, you send it out to the list. This then, in turn, gets more people back to your site.

When I get you to the web site, I offer a book, free buzz pieces, or a paid DVD course. The free item gets them in the door (buzz pieces) where you can show them your paid offerings.

When you have done 5-10 buzz pieces, you can simply put them together in a book (get a neat book design and sell it for $1.99).

Bundle It. Sell It. Bump It.

  • Added exposure potential - bump.
  • "Tip" format popular
  • Easily adapted for online media outlets
Mashable took information from small publishers and web sites to create "20 Free ebooks and White Papers for Better Web Design." This demonstrates that even small time content creators can eventually get picked up in book stores. This means additional publicity. Remember: Blogs don't get into book stores. However, do an e-book and it may get picked up. All of this generates business.

You can sell e-books or give it away for free. 

Going the traditional route
  • Write a proposal (Write the perfect Book Proposal: 10 That Sold and Why
  • Find an agent (www.writersmarket.com)
Superstar e-Book authors/gurus
Cover artists
e-Book Formatters
Monetize your content!
  • Kindle direct 
  • Pub It!
  • iTunes Connect
  • Lean Pub
Copy editors
  • $25-$35 per hour (About 5 pages/hour)
  • $1,000 to $1,750 for 200-250 page book
  • Check with Editorial Freelancers Associations (www.the-efa.org)
Why would you do all of this? Recipies!
Do a proposal for a book! A young lady wrote a book and says how do I get it published? She said, "Write a proposal!" 

Liveblogging IndieConf: Opening Remarks


I will be liveblogging the IndieConf during the day. To stay up-to-date on the event, come back often.

8:35 am
Opening remarks come from Michael Kimsal (@mgkimsal). The hashtag for the conference is #indieconf.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

A View From The Internet Summit 2011 Deck Party


On Monday evening, I made a stop through the Internet Summit 2011 Deck Party in Raleigh, NC. As you can see from the pictures below, there were plenty of interesting people to meet.

If you cannot see the images, click here.

Brandon Egerton On How To Achieve In The Music Industry


Today, on Room 3026 Live, we spoke with Brandon Egerton, President/CEO of Sideman Music Consulting about how to achieve success in today's music industry. Having worked over 12 years as an A&R executive, Brandon gives insight toward how to proceed going forward.

Check out the entire interview below. If you're unable to view the player, click here.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Smithfield Alumni Offers "Dress To Impress" Seminar


On Sunday, November 13, 2011, the Smithfield Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. held a private seminar on the finer points of men's wear.

Mr. Brian Hines, an image consultant and co-owner of Metamorphosis: The Suite, shared information on dress etiquette, current trends, business vs. social wear, how to purchase clothes that will last, individual reading on personal style, and so much more.

The event was a huge success. Attendees left the session empowered and ready to maximize clothes already owned and guidance on what to buy in the future.

Special thanks goes to our Membership Services Chairman, Kevin Richards for putting on such a memorable event.

   
If you cannot view the photo gallery, click here.

If you are interested in presenting something valuable to the members of Smithfield Alumni, please get in contact with me. For those interested in our monthly seminars, feel free to share your areas of interest. What seminars, courses, or classes would you like to see next? Leave me a comment below.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Zeta Phi Beta Hosts Alumni Stroll-Off In Morrisville, NC


If you cannot see the photo gallery, click here.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

50 Years Of C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference - Tell Me Your Story


Yesterday, I was called by a highly respected brother in Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He asked if I would be willing to present a piece on C. Rodger Wilson and the 50 years of the leadership conference. I was honored to have been asked and immediately responded with the affirmative.

With only 2 days to prepare, I turn to the brothers for assistance.

The Topic: 50th Anniversary of Training for Leadership - C. Rodger Wilson.

My plan, at this point, is to do a 10 minute PowerPoint presentation that will talk about the man, his contributions to Kappa, and details on the conference over time.

After speaking with Brother Fred Black, an extremely intelligent and well traveled member, he recommended the following: "I think it would be important to talk about the new and similar challenges we are addressing over the 50 years of CRWLC. What are we trying to accomplish and how are we doing it?"

My time in Kappa (Spring '98) doesn't allow me the opportunity to experience the full history of the conference or the man.

With that written, I turn to you. What can you tell me about the man? How would you describe him? Why was he so successful and respected? What stories can you tell? What lessons can we learn from him?

Second, in following Brother Black's line of thinking, what has changed over the last 50 years? What has stayed the same? What is (was) the purpose of the conference and how close are we to meeting that vision?

Anything you'd like to share would be great appreciated. If I use your story or idea, please tell me if I may use your name in my presentation.

Feel free to share your thoughts, stories, and ideas in the comment section below. If you feel more comfortable emailing me directly, please do.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Replace Blogger Profile With Google+ Profile


While preparing to write a blog post, I noticed that Blogger now allows users to replace the Blogger profile with a more up-to-date Google+ profile.

To make the change, edit your Blogger profile by doing the following:

  • Visit Blogger in draft
  • In the upper left-hand corner, click on the down arrow next to your email address
  • Select Blogger profile
  • On the left-hand side, click Edit Profile
  • Click Get Started from within the yellow flag (see image below) 
  • Scroll down the page and check the box stating that you understand what is about to happen.
  • Click on the Switch Now button 
  • Log into Blogger in Draft 
At this point, your Blogger profile should now be connected to Google+. Congratulations! 

If you contribute to multiple blogs, Blogger now asks if you want to show those blogs on your profile (see below). Select the blogs you want and click Add Blogs.

C3 Church Launches New Web Site


Just in time for Vision Night, which happens later on this evening, C3 Church launched its new design (see image above). With that, let me give a shout out to Tim Arthur and team for making it happen.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

What Mo Should I Grow This Movember?


Today is November 1, 2011 and it marks the beginning of Movember.

What is Movember?
Movember is the name of a month long initiative where Mo Bros and Mo Sistas bring awareness to, and raise money for, the fight against cancer affecting men. To do this, all able bodied men begin the month with a clean shaven face. Over the course of the month, we grow our mustache (Mo) in creative ways that will spark a discussion about men's health.

How Can You Help?
The first thing you can do is to schedule a physical with your doctor. According to G.I. Joe, knowing is half the battle.

The second thing you can do is to donate. By visiting my Mo Space page, you can donate whatever you feel led to give. You would help me and Team RDU win the challenge against other cities, but, most importantly, you would help make a difference by supporting cancer research.

What Should I Grow This Year?
Last year, I went with the rough and tough handle bar face. Although, I haven't quite figured out what I should do this year around. With a fresh face, I'm willing to try something new. In the comment section below, share some of your favorite ideas.




Damond L. Nollan, M.B.A.

Toll-free: (919) 912-9121
E-mail: Contact Me

Newsletter

Powered by Blogger.