Can You Outsource Online Sales, Social Media and Blogging?
It isn’t always easy to keep up with the myriad of tasks you have on your plate as a business owner. Can you outsource your blogging, social media, and online sales? These three important aspects of your homebuilding business are definitely elements that need to be expertly addressed. If you have a small office, and…
Read MoreTwitter: As Captain Kirk Would Say "Engage"
Did you answer the questions about your business in our last blog post? That worksheet will help you decide whether you are marketing business to business or business to client. You have a different approach if you have a product to sell, or a service. You need to decide if you can reach your audience…
Read MoreHow are You Making Twitter Work for Your Business?
Do you keep asking yourself how can twitter help my business? How can I use twitter? And what is the point? If so you are not alone. Many people get started on twitter and don’t know what they really want to use it for. It is not a business tool for everyone, but it can…
Read MoreGoals For The New Year – They Might Surprise You
So here we are almost the last day of 2011. Blue Gypsy Inc has nearly completed it’s 2nd year of existence and through hard work, top notch service and dedication we’ve doubled the gross income of the company and pleased many clients throughout the year. But the blog for Blue Gypsy Inc has taken a…
Read MoreThankful for The Amazing Blue Gypsy Road
What are you Thankful for? These are the days when we start asking this question. Just before thanksgiving between the craziness of the holidays we begin to ask ourselves what are we thankful for. I am so thankful that in less than two years time I’ve been able to build Blue Gypsy Inc into a…
Read MoreSteve Jobs: Words To Live and Work By
Steve Jobs was an innovator and a visionary. He pushed the envelope and strove for excellence in everything he did in his short yet amazingly productive life. If we could all strive to be the best at what we do in life, in our work, with our family we will be lucky and full filled.…
Read MoreTime and Priorties: Event Planning for Your Business
Now if there’s one thing I can emphasize to individuals and companies, and especially to individuals who are sole proprietors, it’s to have a very clear business plan for your event. My plan for Blue Gypsy Bluesfest was, “hey I want to have a party and brand my company!” At first it was targeting the…
Read MoreBusiness Coach Vs. Snake Oil Salesman
Wow folks, I’ve just got to get this out there in a post to go on the record. I am very skeptical of business coaches, and people who train business coaches. There I said it. My skepticism comes from watching a whole business arise in this flagging economy. Have you ever heard that old Woody…
Read MoreBalance: Work and Life
When you work in front of computer all day, and you own your own business, the tendency is to work to fatigue. At least that’s what I do. There is always something that needs to get done, and there seem to not be enough hours in the day to get it all done. At some…
Read MoreWhen Social Media Works and Doesn’t Work in a Crisis
There were very good ways that social media was a huge help during and in the wake of Hurricane Irene. And there were many ways where it was more of a hindrance than a help. Living on the Eastern Seaboard in Northern Virginia and owning several properties nearby the Chesapeake Bay both in Norfolk, VA…
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