The Bloggin' BUZZ

Can You Believe It?

Deidre Hughey — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:28:41 +0000

Seriously, can you? Do you see it? Can you taste it? Do you know what it feels like? Can you focus on it? What am I talking about? Dreams. I don’t mean the ones that you have at night (I can’t seem to remember mine, though I’m sure some of you can – but those aren’t the ones [...]

Have You Seen My Carolina Today?

Deidre Hughey — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:38:18 +0000

My Carolina Today is a new show on NBC-17 focusing on Central Carolina. So, why am I telling you about this? Well, if you’re in the area, this an interesting show to keep up on local events, trends and information. What if you’re not local? Oh heck, whether you’re local or not, I wanted to share this [...]

5 Steps to Avoiding the Abyss of Blah

Deidre Hughey — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:26:11 +0000

Have you ever had a time in your life when you’re simply going through the motions without passion? I started out my business, The BUZZ Builder, extremely passionate about what it is that I do and was thrilled every time someone would make changes that made a significant difference in their business! I lived for it, [...]

Are You Eating Your Veggies?

Deidre Hughey — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:07:46 +0000

I know… What in the world do vegetables have to do with succeeding in your business? Several months ago, I read an interesting article about eating your vegetables. The author stated that when he was young, he would eat his meat with flourish and sit for an eternity staring at his vegetables. He knew that his mother [...]

RSS and Google Alerts Basics

Deidre Hughey — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:31:50 +0000

Earlier this week, I was on a monthly support/coaching call for LYLA – Love Your Life Again when we started talking about how to get all that you have to get accomplished done as well as keep up with what’s new in your industry. I suggested that people use RSS feeds and Google Alerts to [...]

AFAIK…Really?

Deidre Hughey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:03:41 +0000

Deidre’s Social Media Soapbox Yeah. It’s happened. My kids got old enough to want to “chat”. And, they want to chat everywhere and anywhere. Well, certainly not with me, but with every other person in the universe. Fortunately, we’re smart enough not to give either of them phones (I’ve heard about the bills that other parents get…not [...]

Wicked: Twitter “Contributors” Feature

Deidre Hughey — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:38:57 +0000

Wicked Wednesday For quite some time now, Facebook has allowed businesses to set up a fan page and designate various “administrators” to monitor and access the fan page with the sames level of access as the person that created the page. Finally, it looks like Twitter is coming up to speed! According to an update from Twitter on [...]

Wordpress 101: Widgets and Plugins Explained

Deidre Hughey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:39:18 +0000

2-Tip Tuesday If you’re using Wordpress, you will be adding “plug-ins” and “widgets” to your site. If you’re not familiar with these terms, it can be a little confusing. So, let’s get rid of the confusion and shed some light on these terms. First, let’s focus attention on Plug-Ins.

Are You Poken Yet?

Deidre Hughey — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:20 +0000

Wicked Wednesday: Poken A day for cool new stuff! Are you Poken yet? If not, you should be! When I first heard about Poken, I thought to myself, “What in the world?” and even though I didn’t truly understand what it was, I knew I wanted one. I know that’s crazy – I wasn’t even sure why I [...]

2-Tip Tuesday: Wordpress

Deidre Hughey — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:12:02 +0000

2-Tip Tuesday I LOVE Wordpress and want to spend some time this month helping you to understand why this is such a great platform for business owners and some tips around utilizing it for your business. First and foremost… What is Wordpress?