Top 10 Reasons for Entrepreneurial Success
Here is a list for Successful Businesses from the New York Times.
Did they miss any?
We’d love to hear your thoughts here or on Facebook.
- Look for opportunities to do something better than just about everyone else.
- Accept risk as a necessary evil. It makes for much less competition.
- Act responsibly to customers, employees and vendors.
- Goals aren’t enough. You need a plan. You need to execute the plan.
- You need to fix the plan as you go. Learn from your mistakes. Most people don’t.
- Do not reinvent the wheel. Learn from others — join a business group.
- Make sure the math works. I know plenty of people who work hard and follow their passion but the math doesn’t work. If the math doesn’t work, neither does the business.
- Make sure that every employee understands and works toward the mission.
- There are going to difficult times and you need to be resilient; whining is a waste of time.
- There will be sacrifices. Work to find a balance so that you don’t become a financially successful loser. It’s not about the income, it’s about the outcome.
You can check out the full article @
http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/top-10-reasons-for-entrepreneurial-success
Cowlitz County Emergency Support Shelter
omOriginals Marketing! would like to present the new site for Cowlitz County Emergency Support Shelter.
Cowlitz County Emergency Support Shelter provides FREE services to victims and survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. They also provide services to families and friends of victims and survivors, helping them address their own reactions to victimization, so they can also effectively support the victim.
Learn more about:
The mission of Cowlitz County Emergency Support Shelter is to end sexual and domestic violence while providing education, safety, and support to our community.
If you or someone you know is being abused, you can help. Please Contact the Emergency Support Shelter at 360-425-1176, toll-free at 1-888-425-1176.
If you are interested in helping Cowlitz County Emergency Support Shelter learn more about Donations and Support.
El Refugio de Apoyo de Emergencia ofrece servicios gratis a: victimas y sobrevivientes de la violencia domestica y violencia sexual. http://esshelter.com/bienvenido
Cowlitz County Emergency Support Shelter
P.O. Box 877
Kelso, WA 98626
Crisis Line: 360-636-8471
Office: 360-425-1176
Toll Free: 1-888-425-1176
Fax: 360-425-3970
New Facebook Places
Your can now share where you are based on your geolocation.
Really Cool to share or Really Scary? What do you think?
New Facebook Places is available for iPhone and iPod.
http://www.facebook.com/places/
The Death of FB Application Boxes
Fresh from Facebook….
We announced plans last October to remove application boxes and application info sections as well as reduce the width of application tabs to optimize for the new profile and Facebook Pages format. We will be moving forward with these changes the week of August 23, and want to help you understand what to expect.
Based on feedback from developers, we have committed to the following plans to ensure a smooth transition:
* Boxes. We will notify users via messaging in profile boxes and in the Help Center that the “Boxes” tab, boxes on profiles and Pages, and application info sections will be going away.
* Application Tabs. Next week, we will give Page admins the ability to preview their custom tabs in the new 520 pixel width so they can modify their layouts as needed. All profile and Page tabs will be resized automatically beginning the week of August 23.
These updates are designed to simplify navigation for users, reduce complexity for developers, and enable us to build the next generation of tools for growing your business with Facebook. We’ll share more of our plans for the roadmap in the coming weeks.
Fran, a Platform product marketing manager, is busy updating the roadmap.
Mesa Floor Coverings
omOriginals Marketing! would like to showcase the new web site for Mesa Floor Coverings.
Mesa Floor Coverings has been covering floors in New Mexico for over 50 years. They have the knowhow & professionalism to exceed your expectations on your next project. Mesa Floor Coverings cater to the do-it-yourselfer as well as the large Commercial Projects. They pride themselves on providing the highest quality service to every customer large or small. With their large Showroom Mesa Floor Coverings has the tools to make your next design idea a polished reality. Their showroom floor features various layouts to aid customers in possible design ideas. Everything installed on the floor is available to order, so if there is a design that you desire you can make it your own. They offer free local estimates to ensure the project to be done correctly & efficiently by measuring for the least amount of material waste. Request an Estimate
Mesa Floor Coverings also offers custom window fashions to complement any room in your home or business.
Mesa Floor Coverings
729 E. High Street
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 287-2631
Social Networking!
Greetings!
Happy August to all of our valued clients!
This message is going out to all clients that have purchased Web Site Maintenance and eMail Marketing Campaigns.
Please send eMail Marketing and Web Site Updates or let us know if you are needing eClub sign up forms or return envelopes via email.
When you “google” your business name and the city you are located in, you should be right there on the front page. If you are not you may need some help with your web site.
This can also be said, if when you look for yourself, you are no where to be found. I recently went to a Social Networking Seminar given by Frank Kenny at The Kelso Red Lion. Mr. Kenny said, “If you can’t be found on Google some people may view you as not community oriented.”
Oscar says if you don’t exist online than you virtually don’t exist!
The community around you needs to feel they can reach you. You want people to feel a connection with you so they are comfortable trusting you with their needs and expectations from your business.
As I wrote those lines, I was googling myself. I am happy to report, that although my name sounds similar to a favored season of many and Clemson University, Summer Clemenson was the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th link on the first page, I also found a blog entry I wrote on page 2; pretty cool, since I have a distant cousin with the same name and all those links were for me.
Why is this important?
Much like high school, the internet is a popularity contest based on how often you show up and how many people are paying attention to you. If you click on any of those links for Summer D Clemenson on Facebook.com, Summer Clemenson on LinkedIn.com, Summer Clemenson on ValleyBugler.com and Summer Clemenson on Myspace.com you will quickly see that I represent my community and most importantly omOriginals Marketing! Funny thing is, it all started by me playing casually online and became more purposeful as I started to see what was happening.
…When I googled my spiky-haired boss, Oscar Myre IV…he was in all the links on the first 2 pages and also found on all the pages following…until I got bored on page 6…he has been doing this longer than me…
Why is this important?
You may not remember the name omOriginals Marketing! but you might remember meeting Summer Clemenson at Downtown Live, the Friday before last, or that guy named Oscar Myre IV with the mohawk, at the last Kelso-Longview Chamber event. You might have googled yourself and found that your business is not where you were expecting it to be found; you may think we might be able to help you with some Search Engine Optimization or a Facebook Page for Your Business or maybe you have been blacklisted because you have sent too many eMails to your clients from your personal eMail account and you need another way to reach your clients quickly and think that an eMail Marketing campaign would help you do that.
Did you know that we regularly give Facebook and LinkedIn for Business Classes and Free Initial Consultations for Online and Print Marketing Campaigns? I know that many of you are not located close enough to be able to make it to a class or face-to-face meeting, but omOriginals has been known to make accommodations for our geographically challenged clients; like phone consultations, eMail and answers to inquiries on Facebook.
Why is that important?
Because we are here to help and we want you to remember that.
Have a Refreshingly Different Day!
Facebook Unveiled
This month I’d like to give you a peek into Facebook’s user data.. Facebook is doing an amazing job of collecting tons of personal data about it’s users. With over 400 million users the amount of data is mind boggling. First off how are they getting this info?
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