So, you are contemplating your very first website.  Congratulations, but there are some things that you should know before you begin.  First, if you plan on hiring someone to design and publish your website, do not let your webmaster purchase your domain name for you.  (more…)

If you read and respond to blogs on the Internet, you should make your life easier by signing up for a free account at gravatar.com. This site allows you to create a profile including an avatar that will follow you on all the blogs where you post comments. This is another tool to use to keep your marketing message consistent.

Remember, it is important to keep your online profile as consistent as possible in order to create and maintain your brand recognition. If you use different user names and avatar pictures all over the Internet, you are doing yourself a disservice. You need to maintain a constant presence thus, promoting your personal brand.

So many people have the problem of not being able to set up Microsoft Outlook 2007 to send “out of office” auto replies when they need them.  I have discovered how to emulate the Out Of Office feature when you do not have an MS Exchange server and I found the secret to working around the bug that is in there. (more…)