Archive for March, 2011

One to One With Dr. Larina Kase

March 29th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

Dr. Larina Kase is a marketing psychologist who is passionate about bringing psychology out of the counseling office and into the workplace. This passion led her to launch PAS Coaching in 2002 which has evolved into a very successful consulting practice for small business owners at larinakase.com. "Every day I feel fortunate to be a business ...

Planting Seeds For Your Business

March 24th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

I still see snow in the nooks and crannies of my Nebraska landscape, but I know veggie planting season is just around the corner. My husband is the gardener in the family, when I open that little packet of seeds showing luscious tomatoes I always think…I don't want to wait for these itty bitty seeds ...

One to One With Kelly Marquet-Bodio

March 22nd, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

One to One with Kelly Marquet-Bodio Kelly Marquet-Bodio knows what it's like to be a teenager and pregnant. She became a mom at the age of 17 and her life was forever changed. "It is very painful to find yourself in this situation and not know who to talk to, how to talk about it. That's ...

Adding Pictures To Your Blog Without Stealing

March 18th, 2011 | By Sanna B. Coates

Stealing is not very nice, and it can get you into trouble. You probably already knew that, but did you also know that using other people’s images on your blog without permission is a form of stealing? Copyright laws today protect almost any original work, including photos, from being copied and distributed. Unless you know that ...

Online Appointment Calendars

March 17th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

We all know how time consuming appointment scheduling can be. You suggest a few dates/times by email, the person on the other end responds back with some dates/times that might work better for them, and the calendar juggle begins. Back and forth emails trying to find that perfect availability for you both. And don't even ...

One To One with Allen Frechter

March 15th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

Allen Frechter is no stranger to the New York acrylic furniture company his family purchased in 1972, in fact he spent many hours as a kid alongside his brothers and cousins assembling furniture and marveling at the ways it could be put to use. When his father passed away in 2007, Allen returned to his roots ...

How To Find Your Blogging Voice – And Use It

March 11th, 2011 | By Sanna B. Coates

If you just made the initial decision to start blogging, you might have realized there are a lot of things to consider before you can start doing any actual writing. What kind of platform to use, what to name the blog, what type of design and look to go with – and the possibilities are ...

Why Social Media Gives You Muscle

March 10th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

Psst! Social media can get you more attention as a consumer than going straight to the store! I should know – I just arm-wrestled with the home supply behemoth Home Depot. And I WON! It seems that they had advertised a great deal on the Home Depot website for something that my husband and I really wanted. ...

How To Be A Great Web Design Client

March 9th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

We’ve worked with hundreds of clients here at One Lily and over the years we’ve found some projects go much smoother than others. So we asked ourselves, “why is that?” Here is what we came up with - a list of things that we think all great clients have in common.   Clear The Deck Everyone is busy, but we ...

One To One with Ed Chaffin

March 8th, 2011 | By Angela Nielsen

Interview with Ed Chaffin Founder & President of The Human Capital Initiative After taking early retirement from a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in the payroll and human resource services markets in 2008, Ed Chaffin “sat on the beach” and asked himself “What’s next?” As the President of his firm’s largest division, he helped mold the division into ...