May 28

Social Media Scavenger Hunt

So…are you ready to participate for your chance to win a share of over $1000 in prizes?  Here’s what you’ve gotta do: answer the following questions and complete the listed actions (for actions, simply enter DONE or a check mark in the space).  Submit your entry via e-mail to info@timelymanner.biz.

This list is also available as a PDF.  You can print it out, write in your answers, scan it & e-mail it.  Or you can copy & paste the text below into the body of a blank e-mail in your e-mail program and type in your responses.

ENTRY DEADLINE IS JUNE 7TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Social Media Scavenger Hunt

ACTIONS

_____ Comment on two of Timely Manner Consulting’s blog posts

_____ Retweet three of Timely Manner Consulting’s tweets

_____ Share two of Timely Manner Consulting’s Facebook posts on your Facebook biz page. If you do not have a biz page (WHY don’t you have a biz page? hehe), you may share to your personal profile.

 

QUESTIONS (Follow me on Twitter for hints on some of the tougher questions Hashtag: #tmchunt)

1. How many Gerber Daisies are there in Timely Manner Consulting’s logo? ___________

2. When did Timely Manner Consulting join Facebook (day, month AND year)? ___________

3. How many spelling & grammar pet peeves in the May-June 2012 blog series? _________

4. How many categories are there on Timely Manner Consulting’s blog? __________

5. What is the title of my signature talk? ____________________________________________

6. What is Timely Manner Consulting’s mission? 

__________________________________________________________________________

7. Name two websites redesigned by Timely Manner Consulting (title OR URL).

___________________________________________________________

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8. Name two products/services endorsed by Timely Manner Consulting.

___________________________________________________________

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9. Name the two services or packages listed on Timely Manner Consulting’s Services page that
your business would be most likely to use.

___________________________________________________________

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If you submit an entry and are informed that some of your answers are incorrect/incomplete/etc, YOU MAY RE-ENTER AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF TIMES until all winners are declared.  Refresh your memory about prizes and eligibility by going here.  Please note, entries will be verified before a winner is declared (i.e., if an action is required for a particular item, you must complete the action for your entry to be considered eligible).  Have fun!

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May 23

Over $1000 in Cash and Prizes

In honor of my one year anniversary as a small business owner, I am having a Client Appreciation event!  To thank those who have utilized my services and encourage others to do the same, I am giving away over $1000 in cash and prizes!!

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To prepare to be eligible for the GRAND prize, you’ll want to like my Facebook Page, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn as I will be conducting a social media scavenger hunt!  Here’s what you could win:

GRAND PRIZE: Two (2) participants in the social media scavenger hunt will win a prize valued at $150 each.  This prize consists of a $75 Visa gift card PLUS a $75 gift certificate from Timely Manner Consulting.  Winners will be one existing client and one new client who completes the scavenger hunt first.  Participants need not be present at the Open House to win.  The hunt begins 5/28/13; requirements will posted to this blog on that date.  Gift certificates are good toward any service(s) offered by Timely Manner Consulting, including but not limited to web design, social media coaching and administrative consulting.

FIRST PRIZE: All attendees at the Open House will be entered into a drawing for $75 gift certificates from Timely Manner Consulting.  Drawing will be held on June 8th at 5 PM; two (2) attendees will win.  Gift certificates are good toward any service(s) offered by Timely Manner Consulting, including but not limited to web design, social media coaching and administrative consulting.

CONSOLATION PRIZE: All participants in the scavenger hunt and attendees at the Open House will receive valuable coupons toward any service(s) offered by Timely Manner Consulting, including but not limited to web design, social media coaching and administrative consulting.

Please note: Invitations to the Open House event have been sent to the e-mail addresses of all my existing clients.  If you did not receive an invitation and are an existing client of Timely Manner Consulting, please check your spam folder!

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May 01

And the winner is…

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Thank you to everyone who entered the drawing
after hearing me on Million $ Party Girl Talk Radio!

I’m pleased to announce that Sabrina Umstead Smith was selected using Random.org to receive the FREE Jump Start Your Web Presence package ($150 value)!!

This package was designed with small business professionals in mind; those who may be facing challenges when it comes to establishing a web presence and navigating social media.  Over the course of a three-hour, one-on-one session, Sabrina will be able to get her Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress, e-mail marketing and other web design and social media questions answered!

Thanks to Lynn Bardowski, Million Dollar Party Girl, for the opportunity to appear on her radio show and to offer this drawing to her listeners!

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Jan 07

Business Wisdom from P!NK?!?

I’m confident that I was not the only one in the US completely blown away by P!NK’s performance at this year’s AMAs.  What wasn’t to be blown away by?  If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here:

I heard it on the radio last week driving home from an appointment with a new client and the third verse really hit home for me.  I think there’s a poignant message in there for all of us entrepreneurs and small business owners. Agreed, the first two verses are clearly about personal love relationships, but when she sings:

“Ever worried that it might be ruined
And does it make you wanna cry?
When you’re out there doing what you’re doing
Are you just getting by?
Tell me are you just getting by by by

Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone’s bound to get burned
Just because it burns
Doesn’t mean you’re gonna die
You’ve gotta get up and try try try…”

…it can really take the form of a motivational lyric for small business owners.  We can sometimes feel concern over whether our business is going to succeed and sometimes, we might even feel like crying if things are not going well.  We want to consider: when we’re doing our thing, are we really putting our all into it, or are we just scraping by on minimal effort?

Now, looking at the chorus (I love this part!) if we have a real passion (desire) for our venture, it burns inside us like a flame.  It ‘lights us up’, as I’ve heard it said.  Sometimes in business, as in life, we might get burned (sometimes as a result of our own mistakes, others as a result of being taken advantage of).  Just because you’ve been burned, though, it doesn’t mean you’ve completely failed or that your business is going to fail…

You’ve just gotta get up and try…try…try…

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Dec 18

Small Business Tools: Truly Free Stock Photography

UPDATE: Stock.Xchng in now FreeImages, but the standard license remains mostly unchanged. Link revisions and other slight changes have been made below.

As a small business owner, you need access to great images for your website, blog posts, social media, print marketing, etc.  There is an abundance of “royalty free” sites out there that charge a nominal fee for their graphics.  But if you need a LOT of artwork, those nominal fees can really add up!  Well, I have discovered a site chock full (yep, I said “chock full”) of high-quality graphic art to dress up your Facebook page, blog, or what have you that is absolutely FREE.  There is a “standard license” for all their 300000+ images that states the following:

You may use the Image:

  • In digital format on websites, multimedia presentations, broadcast film and video, cell phones.
  • In printed promotional materials, magazines, newspapers, books, brochures, flyers, CD/DVD covers, etc.
  • To decorate your home, your office or any public place.
  • For any type of personal use

You may not use the Image

  • For pornographic, unlawful or other immoral purposes, for spreading hate or discrimination, or to defame or victimize other people, societies or cultures.
  • In a way that can give a bad name to FreeImages or the person(s) depicted on the Image.
  • As part of a trademark, service mark or logo.
  • On products for resale (so you can’t put it on a mug, t-shirt, poster, calendar, CD or DVD cover, etc.).
  • SELLING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE IMAGE (INDIVIDUALLY OR ALONG WITH OTHER IMAGES) IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN! DO NOT SHARE THE IMAGE WITH OTHERS!

See the full content license agreement here.

For the most part, the only limitation you will find here is if you plan to sell something the image appears on. So go check out FreeImages, do a search for the images you need and grab some awesome, high-quality visuals like the ones you see below. Important to note: The top 2 rows and bottom 2 rows on each search results page contain sponsored image content – those are NOT free images!

 

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