Blogging for Business—5 Steps to a Great Blog

Blogging can be great for business, and blogs have become a fairly standard component of business websites. But what do you need to know or do to get started? Step 1: Know what other people are doing with their blogs (and websites), both in your market/topic and in general. If you don’t read blogs regularly, [...]

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Online Business Productivity Tools Must-haves [Links]

In my last post I explained why we use online business applications and let you in on the Online Business Applications We Can’t Work Without. Here are a few other must-have list: 1. 15 Applications No Online Business Can Live Without from Freelance Folder 2. 18 Online Productivity Tools for Your Business from Mashable 3. 20 [...]

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Online Business Applications We Can’t Work Without

At Chaos To Clarity there are several online applications that we use to work and run our business. They’re 5 main reasons we use online applications: 1. They’re platform neutral. Much of desktop business software is still Windows only, but my main computer is a Mac. Online applications are typically Mac-friendly. 2. Share with others. [...]

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Technology Blogs & Podcasts to Help You Keep Up-to-date [Links]

Keeping up with technology is a necessary part of digital survival. These blogs & podcasts will help you to stay abreast of technology. 1. Tech Talk is a weekly program from the New York Times® that discusses gadgets, hardware, and software along with topics like security, troubleshooting software, and entertainment. Tech Talk also forgoes techno speak [...]

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Know Your Privacy Settings on Social Networks

Teaching people to protect their privacy and set comfortable boundaries for their personal and professionals lives on the Web has always been a focus of our work here at Chaos To Clarity—and based on the ever-changing privacy settings of most social networks we won’t stop any time soon. If you don’t check your privacy settings [...]

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Story Work-ing for Your Business

Check out Kathy Hansen’s blog A Storied Career it is a great source for all things story and business related. To connect with other professionals using story in and at work (for MUCH more than marketing) join the Worldwide Story Work ning group founded to connect story practitioners wherever they may be. Try these 9 [...]

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Telling a Story = Smart Marketing

People are storytelling creatures. Who doesn’t remember a story from childhood that stood the test of time? It may have been written, it may have been told, it may have been a formal “story” or it may have been a recounting of events that happened to you or to someone else. When families and friends [...]

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Firefox Add-ons for Digital Survival [Links]

I put together these Firefox add-ons that are essential for surviving in a digital world. Like what you see? Then take yourself over to our Digital Survival collection to easily install these add-ons. Don’t forget to add the Mozilla Firefox Add-on Collector first. 1. Adblock Plus – Rid yourself of annoying adds. 2. ColorfulTabs – Simple but great idea. [...]

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