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Talk of the Town Toastmasters is a Presidents Distinguished Club

Published in July 9th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Business, Toastmasters International

We made it! Yeah baby, it became official on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008. The Talk of the Town Toastmasters Club attained Presidents Distinguished Club status when we got one more Competent Communicator qualified with her 10th speech. I am extremely proud of all the hard work the club put in to reach the finish line […]

Golf 101 (What, You Haven’t Signed Up Already?)

Published in June 5th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Business, General Interest

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Well at Auburn University it’s PHED 1520 but whatever you want to call it I’m learning golf this semester. In addition to taking my toughest computer science course in summer school I’m also working on the relational side of re-entering the workforce in a couple of years. From now on whenever somebody says “Tournament time!” […]

Is It Time for Virtual Assistance?

Published in March 25th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Business

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Shirley Frazier over at Solo Business Marketing has a good post on how to multiply yourself virtually and improve your efficiency and effectiveness. Don’t waste time on things that don’t build your business. Outsource it like the corporations do.
Time and effectiveness equal money for you just like for the heavy hitters. If you’ve ever […]

Another Quick YouTube Hint

Published in January 30th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Blogging, Business, Faith, Music, Programming/Coding, Society

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If you see a video on somebody’s blog that you want to copy to your own, here’s an easy way to do it. Just click on the “menu” button at the bottm right corner of the video player. You’ll see a section on the next screen on the right side that reads “ embed”. Just […]

Shirley George Frazier, Strategic Marketer

Published in December 17th, 2007

Posted by Marty in Business

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Have you heard of Shirley Frazier? If not, you really should get to know her business better. I came across this very fascinating blogger the other day who had visited my MyBlogLog account. While clicking thru the latest visitors’ own blog sites the multiple number of sites she authors caught my eye.
I’m always impressed […]

Save a Buck at the Office Supply Store

Published in December 17th, 2007

Posted by Marty in Business

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Office DEPOT realized some time back that they were losing money trading free reams of paper for used ink cartridges. That was my favorite trade in and apparently everyone else’s too so they’ve changed gears.
Now you get a $3.00/unit discount coupon on future purchases. The good thing is that you can combine three of […]

Are You Ready to Internationalize?

Published in December 8th, 2007

Posted by Marty in Business

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In case you didn’t know it already, the world is flat. That’s author Thomas Friedman’s way of saying the world is getting smaller, more interactive and more interdependent, among other things. It’s also a reference to flattened business processes and networks. Kind of sounds like blogging doesn’t it?
I think this flattening process will prove to […]