J’s Ramblings

Blog for your business

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I have talked about how simple it is to use WordPress to create your business website. And having a website on the internet is no longer an option for a business – it is a necessity! Having a business blog is an option – a very nice option to add to your business. It is a great way to market your business and communicate with your clients. A good online friend – Lynette Chandler – has just posted some great ideas about creating and maintaining your business blog – I fully recommend you read it. Lynette’s blog is called TechBasedMarketing.  She is a whiz

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Canadian, Please

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Watch this video now – you will absolutely LOVE IT! These great young Canadians need all the exposure and media they can get: Song & video produced by Julia Bentley & Andrew Gunadie Media inquiries info@canadianplease.ca MySpaceMusic Sites http://www.myspace.com/jchbentley http://www.myspace.com/andrewgunadiemusic Check them out on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/gunnarolla Follow Julia and Andrew on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/gunnarolla http://www.twitter.com/honeychip

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Canada Day

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On July 1, 1867, the British North Americas Act created the Dominion of Canada as a federation of four provinces, an event known as the confederation of Canada. The four original provinces were created from the former British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada, which was divided into the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty’s loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation

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Communication Problems in Business

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The one problem area in communication that still gives me the heebie jeebies is email. I use it every day – tons!!! But . .. it is so easy to make a mistake, say the wrong thing, convey the wrong meaning. **  ** Catch this post in Video ** ** The problem is there is not tonality – you can’t hear inflection that defines so much meaning in what people say.  Sure we can add those little variations of smiley faces – but do they really do the job. I see it in my coworkers as well – some jump in with both feet,

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Leadership in Business

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What is a Leader? Many experts will tell you that Leadership is one of the most important things for business success.  So leadership and the traits and characteristics of a leader is something we should study and learn. Correct? Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and sternness . . .    When one has all five virtues together then one can be a leader Sun Tzu – The Art of War Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Peter F. Drucker Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you

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