Making business decisions

These past couple of weeks have been exciting. I was able to get some much needed rest and spend time with family over Labor Day weekend. Also, I was able to have a great conference call with my business partners on Skype.

I have begun reading a Marketing for Dummies book I found laying around the other day. It is proving to be pretty valuable, giving some insight and practical explanations on various marketing topics.

Holy Boast Network has experienced some changes over the week. We have made the page much cleaner by tabbing certain items on the main page. Also, we have decided to zoom in on providing valuable content for our members. Just this week I had a member contact me asking if he could use the lessons from our weekly newsletter as a study for his youth group. It's awesome to know when what you are doing is reaching someone and being effective.

Also, this week I was able to finish up some paperwork needed to get our non profit organization off the ground. Very exciting things happening. We are now working on developing our website and promotional products.

Finally, just this morning we were able to decide on a name for our web design/branding/tech company and I must say our logo is awesome! Once all the paperwork is complete I will share so stay tuned! What is really great is that our first client will be Truly Healed Inc. as we help them gear up for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

It's so exciting to see things falling into place! Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Idiot's Guide to Social Media Marketing review

I finally finished reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Social Media Marketing." Overall, I must say it is a great book and a must read for anyone just getting started with social media marketing. It gives great step by step instructions on how to set up profiles on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Myspace, and YouTube. It also explains how to interact on these platforms and build a following. It is very easy to understand, and the author often emphasizes that results won't happen over night, so pace yourself.

The author also encourages you to step out of your comfort zone and do things you might not otherwise do. For example, I made my first YouTube video just the other day! I'm no Antoine Dodson, but it was worth a shot. One valuable take away is the book includes a sample day by day schedule to help you get started managing your time and efforts. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and do recommend it.

This weekend my husband and I traveled to Tallahassee to spend some time with family. It is always important to take time out and regroup. I also had another board meeting, as we are in the process of developing a new web-based company. Our focus will be to help 501 c 3 organizations create a web presence and brand themselves through print, web, and social media marketing. Right now we are trying to come up with a name for the company. If you have any suggestions feel free to share!

Good week

This week has been a good one. Went to Ocala with the husband so he could take the MPRE exam. It was interesting to see just how hard the economy has hit small towns. Our hotel was located on what was called restaurant row, but 4 of the 5 restaurants were out of business. It's no wonder many people are starting their own businesses during these tough economic times.

While on the road I got the chance update Holy Boast  and its logo. Every once in a while it's good to switch things up a bit. Had a conference call today with the pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Snow Hill, MD. Things went well. My business partners did a presentation outlining our services and he seemed to be impressed. I'm looking forward to working with him and helping his church develop a brand identity and web presence.

I am now officially serving on the board of a newly formed non-profit organization called Truly Healed Inc.(website coming soon) Our purpose is to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer research. This week I'll be working on the bylaws and budget. I'm looking forward to getting things up and running.

It's been a busy week, and this fall is gearing up to be an exciting one. With so many new projects on the horizon, I can't wait to see how everything progresses!