There are many ways to keep your blog looking great, user friendly and current. Widgets and Plugins can seem overwhelming though, especially when you are just starting with your blog. Here are 6 tools to add to your blog that will make it easier for you and your reader. There are many more, but let’s [...]
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6 Easy Ways to Make Your Blog work better for you and your readers
Posted by Rebecca on November 8th, 2011
Writing over There: Guest Posting about Social Media Numbers
Posted by Rebecca on September 13th, 2011
Last week I had the honour of guest posting on www.larawellman.com. I decided to write about the stress of social media numbers and measurement (Klout, number of followers etc). I get the value in stats and numbers – I love looking at them and analysing them. I think they are extremely valuable in helping make [...]
Posted in Business, Learning and Education, Social Media 
Tags: influence, Klout, measurement, social media 
No Comments »What Bloggers and PR representatives should do to work together
Posted by Rebecca on September 7th, 2011
Over time my blog has not only become a place where I share parenting stories and information, but it’s also a place where I am able to share product/service information with readers, offer ad space and make a small revenue. In the beginning of my blogging I was over the moon the first time a [...]
Social Capital Conference Ottawa – The Wrap Up
Posted by Rebecca on August 2nd, 2011
It’s been over a week since the first Social Capital Conference took place in Ottawa. I had the privilege of being asked by Lara Wellman to sit on the 2011 planning committee with five other very talented people. After months of hard work the day was finally upon us. And how did it go? I [...]
Posted in Business, Learning and Education, Social Media Tags: Ottawa, Social Capital, social capital conference, social media 1 Comment »These Three Things
Posted by Rebecca on July 15th, 2011
When I went to Women in Biz Network conference at the end of May, I took a lot away from it. I’ve written about some of the things I’ve learned already, but as I was cleaning out my purse the other day (a rare occasion) I found notes from one of the closing sessions. The [...]
How do you handle staying efficient in the summer?
Posted by Rebecca on July 6th, 2011
How do you deal with the summer holidays and work? Many have children at home now, or are juggling between care giver holidays and camps. Not to mention that the nice weather and family plans make it very difficult to sit and do any amount of work during the summer. But for most, some work [...]
Women in Biz Conference 2011 and Next Steps
Posted by Rebecca on June 25th, 2011
At the end of May I attended the Women in Biz Conference in Toronto. A group of us from Ottawa enjoyed travelling to Toronto in style thanks to conference sponsor GM Canada and the beautiful, comfortable Traverse they lent us. It was a day- long event that included a meet up the night before for [...]
Social Capital Conference – Ottawa, July 23
Posted by Rebecca on June 13th, 2011
I am really excited to be a part of the upcoming day-long social media conference in Ottawa. Social Capital has an amazing line up of speakers, interesting topics (something for everyone!) and is unique to Ottawa. Ottawa has a really connected social media presence and this day is sure to please everyone. Who should attend? [...]
QR Codes – The How and the Why
Posted by Rebecca on June 8th, 2011
After a recent winery trip I was surprised and excited to see QR (Quick Response) codes on the wine bottles! A QR code is essentially a bar code, readable by a special reader, that directs the user to a specific URL. It’s become a new way to communicate in the world of social media, and [...]
Posted in Business, Learning and Education, Social Media Tags: bit.ly, qr, QR codes, social media, websites 9 Comments »The Elevator Pitch
Posted by Rebecca on June 1st, 2011
Yesterday I spent the day at the first Women in Biz conference in Toronto. Over a hundred women who were in business for themselves, for others, interested in social media and business and other fields came together for a day of learning, networking and planning. Topics included branding, business planning, public relations, social media and [...]
