Speaking at American University’s Key Executive Leadership program’s FedTalks Speaker Series recently – presented by the School of Public Affairs as “Women and the Future, revisited” - Gwendolyn Sykes and Zina B. Sutch, Ph.D. shared stories of the winding roads that took them to positions of … Read more about Career Tips We Should All Embrace.
Working 1099
I will bet there are plenty of folks who don't know why I mean by this title. Working 1099? What's that? Have you truly lost it this time Cindy? We've heard of working 9 to 5, heck they even wrote a song about that. For those of you who don't already know, when you get a job at a business and … Read more about Working 1099
Not All Website Designers Are The Same
I attended a networking meeting last week and a fellow website and social media marketer asked me an interesting question. He said, " Which theme to you use for the sites you build at Social Cindy?" At first I was confused. We don't use "a theme". At Social Cindy we purchased a whole family of … Read more about Not All Website Designers Are The Same
Things Every Business Website Needs
People routinely name their businesses after themselves. Hint, Social-Cindy.com. Which is fine, but until you become a household name, no one, other than your Mom or a bill collector, is going to search for your name when they need something. They are going to search for what it is they … Read more about Things Every Business Website Needs
The Do’s and Dont’s of Website Designs
When we first began our Website Design and Social Media business our biggest struggle was to convince people they didn't have to tell the world EVERYTHING about their business right there on the home page. Sometimes it's still difficult for our clients to find a balance between just enough … Read more about The Do’s and Dont’s of Website Designs
The Internet Of Things
I spend wayyy too much time on the web. partly because it's my job to do so, and partly because I am a curious person by nature. I came across this post the other day and I bookmarked it, because it looked interesting, but I was trying to stay focused on the task at hand. Which for me … Read more about The Internet Of Things
Are You Moving The Needle?
Are you moving the needle? Is this a question you understand? What do I mean by moving the needle? Moving the needle means, being productive. It doesn't mean being busy. We can all find ways to keep busy, but is what's keeping us busy making us money? The needle is that indicator … Read more about Are You Moving The Needle?
Websites and Search Engines
The song may say it’s all about the bass but in business and with websites it is all about Google. Consider this: 81 percent of consumers perform online research before making a purchase. That means they go to Google and type in one or more keywords, like “best leather shoes” or, if they know … Read more about Websites and Search Engines
Congratulate Brian on His Awesome New Website
Brian Denton is a member of my BNI group, Business Builders of the Treasure Coast. We are proud to have him as a member. Why? Because he is a man of his word. Brian goes out of his way to make certain that deals close. He worked with my husband and I well in advance of our purchases to build a plan. … Read more about Congratulate Brian on His Awesome New Website
Be Specific With Your Keywords
You are the best Real Estate agent ever, or it could be that you are the best plumber ever, or the best mortgage guy, or the very best family law attorney. The BEST. If you have thousands of dollars and your blog twice a day, every day and you post on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram … Read more about Be Specific With Your Keywords
About Websites
For the past ten years and more, my partners and I have been building webpages and social media campaigns which produces results. This task is not a static one, it involves constantly monitoring our sites, looking for what worked last month but isn't working this month. Just when we … Read more about About Websites
New Trends In Marketing
Everything that is old is new again. We’ve all heard that phrase and it never more true than in business. There is a sense of longing for the days of personalized customer service, attention to detail, and feeling cherished as a customer. We are becoming more selective as customers … Read more about New Trends In Marketing
