Facebook, a Jaunty Jackalope, and Small Business Success

This week, one of the bosses at Verticalwerks has headed out of town for some well-deserved R&R. In order to prepare for his absence, we had a meeting last week where we eventually asked him where he was headed for vacation. He tried to hide his destination from us, but we badgered him until he…

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Good Reviews at Your Fingertips

Good reviews continue to increase in importance for small businesses – the new Word of Mouth. Recently, a Facebook friend of mine posted a photo of a local gas station along with a blistering review regarding the service she received. I recognized the business from the photo, and since this friend is reliable, I decided…

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Facebook Owns YOU (Well, Kind Of…)

When I was a student both in high school and college, teachers and professors in writing classes repeated the well-used mantra, “Write what you know.”  This is good advice, it turns out, because when you stick with what you know, it takes away many potential problems that could develop down the line – in life…

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