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7 Scary Social Media Tales for Halloween

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:58:53 +0000

Since today is Halloween, I thought it would be interesting to go back in time to discover 7 memorable scary moments in social media. Chrysler’s Twitter account accidentally drops the F-Bomb. The happy ending here is that the account gained more followers. Kenneth Cole’s Tweet to promote his fashion line causes angry reactions. The Woman [...]

5 Things to Do to Score a Testimonial on Twitter.

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:59:45 +0000

Lately, a handful of Twitter Testimonials are popping up in my stream. Getting a testimonial is tough enough. Finding the right opportunity to ask, nicely is one thing. However if you are lucky, you just might get your wish. What should you do to get one? Do great work. Listen – This doesn’t need [...]

When WordPress Widgets go Wonky

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:13:08 +0000

It’s a typical workday. Either you suddenly decide to check on your website (which I recommend doing daily,) or the worse case scenario, someone tells you (preferably in private with a phone or email, and not on Twitter or Facebook) that “Something’s wrong with your site.” You then fire up a tab or a [...]

How to Re-Discover Your Website

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:17:37 +0000

Some folks have today (Columbus Day in the US, Canadian Thanksgiving) off. Others are on the job. Regardless of where you are, if you have a moment, take the time to learn where your website visitors are coming from. Why wait until the end of the month? Here’s a list of places you can [...]

One Web Day, Half a Decade Later

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:15:14 +0000

Five years. That’s how long its been since I posted about One Web Day. The themes for this year’s event have helped me professionally and personally. A lot has happened in 5 years. We are able to communicate, collaborate and work like we haven’t done before, and the wheels are still turning. How I’d acknowledged [...]

Let the birthday marketing begin!

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:15:22 +0000

No, it not my birthday yet, but the greetings have already started. Marketers have used birthday discounts to drum up business. Have you taken advantage of birthday discounts, either as a consumer, as a business or both? Sent from my PDA

When Tragedy Strikes – Tips for Freelancers & Business Owners.

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:57:12 +0000

Unless you’ve been under a rock, or not on the North American continent, the East Coast of the United States has gone through a couple of natural disasters. When I initially wrote this post for The Creative Freelancers Blog, I was focused on running a business while grieving. What I discovered were that these tips [...]

Why you should clean up inactive WordPress Plugins

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:56 +0000

Just in case you didn’t know, Thesis (aff link), a premium WordPress theme, recently upgraded versions from 1.8 to 1.8.2. After the upgrade, I logged back in to the WordPress Dashboard and could not find the Thesis Dashboard Menu. So I went to Thesis support section to see what to do. The answer was to [...]

Never Left College Goes “Back to School” with a new WordPress Theme

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:00:21 +0000

It is back to school time and like some students are realizing, its time for new clothes. I was reading thought the feeds as usual and then, I had to do a double take. A WordPress Theme that looks like ‘old school” loose-leaf paper. When I clicked through and went to the demo, I knew [...]

LinkedIn: How to boost your privacy on LinkedIn

Stephanie M. Cockerl — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:00:19 +0000

via latimes.com Even though LinkedIn is viewed as a business network, there are times that one wants to limit the amount of ads and email they receive from it. Learn how to opt-out of certain LinkedIn features.