http://online-business-woman.com resources for women who freelance and work online from home Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:12:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/989/depressed-get-a-twitter-account/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/989/depressed-get-a-twitter-account/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:42:56 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=989 http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/989/depressed-get-a-twitter-account/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/969/the-favreau-effect-oka-the-dangerous-side-of-social-media/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/969/the-favreau-effect-oka-the-dangerous-side-of-social-media/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:28:59 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=969 While social media in politics reached historic heights this election year, don’t expect speechwriter Jon Favreau to be singing its praises anytime soon. Favreau, 27, was expected to be White House Director of Speechwriting for the Obama administration, but a recent photo posted to his Facebook account, showing him fondling a life-size cutout of Secretary [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/969/the-favreau-effect-oka-the-dangerous-side-of-social-media/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/online-entertainment/944/average-family-carolers-jukebox/ http://online-business-woman.com/online-entertainment/944/average-family-carolers-jukebox/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:07:00 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=944 Earlier I posted a Christmas song that my youngest daughter had sang one year for a family Christmas album. In that post I had promised to post more, so I decided to create a jukebox player and list all the songs at once! My favorite song of all time, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, is [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/online-entertainment/944/average-family-carolers-jukebox/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/877/social-media-efforts-that-involve-readers-work-best/ http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/877/social-media-efforts-that-involve-readers-work-best/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:17:07 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=877 Confident Writing Coach Joanna Young has hit upon a successful and well received method of engaging her readers. Her site, confidentwriting.com, invites visitors to join group writing projects that she designs. Writers then write their own blog post based on the writing project guidelines and link their post from her website. Efforts like these are the [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/877/social-media-efforts-that-involve-readers-work-best/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/861/dont-get-sucked-into-a-page-views-rut/ http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/861/dont-get-sucked-into-a-page-views-rut/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:08:31 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=861 For years now web experts have been utilizing page views as the holy grail of web content metrics. If you find yourself still glued to your page view numbers, to the detriment of other traffic indicators, then my guess is you’re stuck in a page view rut, and your traffic isn’t growing as fast as [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/861/dont-get-sucked-into-a-page-views-rut/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/812/how-to-start-a-social-media-plan/ http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/812/how-to-start-a-social-media-plan/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:38:20 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=812 Lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions from folks about social media and how it can help their small business. Social media may still seem like a “toy for the young” and something to do when you’re bored, but in reality these tools are fast becoming a significant element of small business success. The video [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/web-development/812/how-to-start-a-social-media-plan/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/802/5-simple-ideas-for-creating-a-stress-free-budget-friendly-christmas/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/802/5-simple-ideas-for-creating-a-stress-free-budget-friendly-christmas/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:13:25 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=802 If your family is like most, thoughts of the approaching Christmas season are coupled with mixed emotions. You might have feelings of anticipation when you picture piles of colorful presents under a brightly decorated tree. When you imagine the delicious aroma of an elaborate feast roasting in the oven. Eagerly await your home to be filled [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/802/5-simple-ideas-for-creating-a-stress-free-budget-friendly-christmas/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/99-tips/790/new-contract-proves-social-media-connections-work/ http://online-business-woman.com/99-tips/790/new-contract-proves-social-media-connections-work/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:47:00 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=790 For anyone questioning whether social media connections are advantageous, I have a success story! Today begins my newest contract with a San Fransisco start up that I acquired as a result of my social media efforts. For anyone who has been following my blog you already know that I often post to a new citizen journalism [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/99-tips/790/new-contract-proves-social-media-connections-work/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/online-entertainment/777/christmas-songs-from-my-family/ http://online-business-woman.com/online-entertainment/777/christmas-songs-from-my-family/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:15:43 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=777 Many years ago my girls and I participated in the recording of Christmas songs for our family. My girls were young and far more eager to be party to such “traditional craziness” back then, and actually enjoyed the effort, though it took weeks and weeks for us to complete all the songs. We even [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/online-entertainment/777/christmas-songs-from-my-family/feed/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/758/mccain-palin-behaviors-are-un-american-and-shameful/ http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/758/mccain-palin-behaviors-are-un-american-and-shameful/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:47:21 +0000 Roxanne http://online-business-woman.com/?p=758 It has become very clear that the mood this election year has transcended the frustrated voter into the angry voter, but many are outraged at what they see as an all new low from a North Carolina parking lot owner. The parking lot owner decided that any cars with Barack Obama stickers are no longer [...]]]> http://online-business-woman.com/internet-news/758/mccain-palin-behaviors-are-un-american-and-shameful/feed/