The Cost of Developing an App (Interview #1)
Sep 26Over the next few weeks, we’ll be featuring interviews with various individuals and companies that have gone through the app development process. The focus of these interviews is specifically on the costs associated with developing and marketing an app. If you have any follow-up questions, please post them as a comment and I will let our interviewees know that they are here. The Cost of...
A Retweet Changed How I Use Twitter
Sep 22It took me a few weeks to finally write this blog post and I held off on blogging about it because I didn’t want it to contain angst or snark. I wanted it to have a few really great lessons and a-ha moments based on what I experienced. Some people may just sweep a story like this under the rug and pretend that it never happened (or never happens ever) but the truth of the matter is,...
Selling Services via a Storefront Like @Shopify
Sep 21It is not often that you see the words service and storefront come together. Most professionals sell their services on a very personally-driven platform. Client hires or retains your company, you provide service to the client and an on-going relationship is built. However, in a world that is going online more and more each day, one needs to consider the ability to combine the face-to-face feeling...
Top 5 Seamless Website Backgrounds Resources
Sep 19Looking for seamless website backgrounds for your next web or graphic design project? We have scoured the web looking for fantastic resources and have come up with our top five resources for seamless web backgrounds. 1. DinPattern.com 2. ava7 Patterns 3. Pattern8.com 4. Pattern Cooler 5....
Our @fordcanada Test Drive of the Ford Fusion Hybrid
Sep 18It’s our final day of our Ford Canada test drive of the Ford Fusion Hybrid and I have to say… I am going to miss that car! We picked up the car on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 after Steve was done work and took the car to Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival. Knowing we could travel in a hybrid for the long trek to and from Toronto gave us peace of mind for...
An Interview on Passive Revenue
Sep 17I was recently interviewed for the Tips & Tools for Virtual Assistants Telesummit, hosted by Tracey D’Aviero, on the subject of creating multiple streams of income for your business. You will find a transcript of that interview below. How Did You Get Started in the VA Business? I have always been entrepreneurially curious and at the age of sixteen I had this vision of providing...
Harness Your Digital Content with an Editorial Calendar & a Process Flow
Sep 12Have you ever struggled to create content on an on-going basis? I know that I have had those moments and so have my clients. When one of my clients approached me today to ask me to create her a system to harness her digital content and reduce the amount of original content she needed to write each month, I came up with the process that follows. Naturally, I wanted to share it with all of you...
5 Free iPhone Apps for Your Online Business
Aug 29Paul Hochman, a video host at MSN’s Business on Main, recently put up a video about two free apps that are beneficial for business. While the two he pointed out might be useful for offline businesses, I wanted to make a list of my top five favorite (and free!) apps for online business. 1. Mail App Although this app is not one that you download from the app store, nor is it one that is...
A girl involved in a passionate love affair with the Internet. Erin founded BSETC, an outsourcing company, at the age of 21 and works with brands and companies on their overall web presence strategy. 
