It seems like last week’s post about the benefits of using images to enhance your blog really hit home with a lot of people, as a number of readers have contacted me to ask where they can obtain good photos. This week, I’m going to give you a peek into my blogging toolkit and share my favorite sources of photos and other images.
With the popularity of pictures on Pinterest and other social sites, it amazes me how many people are missing out by not incorporating images into their blog posts. I was therefore thrilled when Alex Jordan offered to write a guest post about this very topic.
Welcome to the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival! This monthly feature is a chance for you to share your best blog posts and learn from your colleagues in the organizing industry. Our topic this month is Garage and Yard Sales, and we’ve got lots of great tips here for folks who are planning to hold a sale or trying to decide whether it’s worth their while.
Next up in our NAPO 2013 series, we have Cena Block, who delivered a session on Self-Confidence: The Secret Success Mindset. She’s here today to share with us the key points of her presentation and to offer some great free resources to help you in your organizing business.
Every blogger runs out of ideas from time to time. When that happens, instead of staring at your computer screen for hours or leaving a big gap in your blogging schedule, why not try one of these proven article formats? When written well, your readers will love them!
I don’t know about you, but I’m really enjoying reading about the NAPO Conference highlights. It’s almost as good as being there – minus the networking and the food – okay, maybe it’s not quite as good. Today we hear from Nancy Borg, with her take-aways from Dr. Ari Tuckman’s presentation.
Last month, I shared a few of the mistakes I commonly see people making on LinkedIn. Because Twitter isn’t strictly for professional networking the way LinkedIn is, there are a lot more different approaches to using it, but you still need to make sure you’re not annoying other users, especially if you’re using it as a marketing strategy for your business.
I hope you’ve been enjoying the coverage of this year’s NAPO Conference! The series continues today as Pam Bowers, a long-time fan of Elizabeth Hagen, shares the highlights of Elizabeth’s session about business success strategies. It sure sounds like a good one, so if you missed it, or would like a refresher, be sure to read on.
I’ve been in love with Mabel’s Labels since I met one of the owners at a local networking event, back when I was still an active organizer and they were a fairly new company. They started out with a really good product line and, like any successful business, they’ve continued to grow by making those products even better as well as developing new ones to meet the needs of their customers.
For the third post highlighting this year’s NAPO Conference, I’m pleased to introduce Diana Duran Wettling of Practical Arrangements in Austin, Texas. As someone who is committed to an eco-friendly lifestyle, Diana attended a session on Environmentally Conscious Organizing, and is here to share some of the valuable tips she picked up.
The National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) has declared this to be National Senior Move Managers Week. Since many professional organizers provide assistance of this nature, I’ve asked my readers to share their expertise in this issue of the 2013 Professional Organizers Blog Carnival.
As my guest blogger this week, I’m happy to welcome Samantha Pointer, a regular contributor to the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival and a member of Organized Bloggers. Samantha attended the recent NAPO Conference, and is here today to share the highlights of the opening keynote address by Dr. David Tolin.
Do you regularly blog as a way of marketing your organizing business? Good for you! If not, what’s holding you back? Is it lack of time? Lack of ideas? Lack of confidence in your writing abilities? Maybe you’re just a little intimidated by the technology of blogging. But none of these issues needs to prevent you from having a great organizing blog!
A few weeks ago, I posted an invitation for people who were attending the NAPO Conference in New Orleans to share some details about their experience in a guest post, and I’m really excited about the responses I received. My first guest in this series is Lisa Montanaro, with some highlights from her pre-conference workshop.
Monica Ricci and Lisa Montanaro presenting at NAPO 2013 Conference
Social media is a great tool, because it allows you to place your name in front of your target market on an ongoing basis. But for those who don’t use social media (and they’re definitely out there), you need a different approach.
Are you thinking about launching a new website, or moving your existing site to a new hosting service? With so many choices out there, it can get pretty overwhelming, can’t it? This article from Kelsey at WP Engine outlines your options, and will help you make an informed decision.
Although I read a lot of blogs and attend training sessions from time to time, I’ve picked up most of my social media strategies by observing what others are doing on various sites and emulating those I admire. At the same time, I see many approaches I’m careful not to imitate, and in the coming weeks, I’m going to share a few of them with you, beginning today with LinkedIn.
When I attended the POC Conference in Montreal in 2010, I had an interesting conversation with Vince Santaguida, the developer of a unique document management system for the paperless office. Since more and more people are working to reduce the use of paper in their offices, I asked him to share some best practices with us.
