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Does Size Really Matter?

Bigger or Better (Are They Mutually Exclusive?)

Is it better to have more regardless of quality or is smaller better if it is higher quality?  Wow, even I had a hard time following that. That’s my question.  Been thinking about this lots lately. (I know, it would seem I have too much time on my hands) Read the rest of this entry »

The Changing Face of Networking

I keep hearing networking has changed, it’s not the same as it was in the “old” days. But has it really? Fifty years ago (before my time) it was about making contacts and developing relationships. Isn’t the relationship still the main purpose?  You might say to get the business is the main goal but to do that effectively you still should be building relationships. Those relationships help us gain referrals as well as making new friends.  Sounds pretty simple, huh? Some of the groups or methods may have changed but the concept is the same.  Our goal is to meet people (online or in person), build a relationship, exchange referrals, win the business etc. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know (or should know) that Twitter has become a force to be reckoned within our business networking.  But the question always remains, can it work for me?  Can I really use it to make money or expand my company?–

Stephanie and I are excited to welcome this the DFWSMM’s month’s special guest, Ricardo Guerrero, former social media strategist for Dell Computers and now with Stwittergy, who will speak about Twitter strategies, metrics and marketing! Read the rest of this entry »

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Ever since I started working with WordPress™, I have always disliked the sidebar admin panel on the dashboard. For some reason, I have a mental block with finding things there..it just seems to take me forever and time is money.  Now maybe it’s just my brain not functioning right, you never know. Or at least, that’s what I’ve been told.  But never mind that, I just ignore the comments.

The Best Admin Panel Plug-in Ever for WordPress!

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However, last year I went on a quest to find something that would make things easier for me. I tried a few things, but they didn’t seem to be any better.  But, I finally stumbled across the Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu plug-in.  I don’t know how I missed it. I can’t tell you how much I love this plug-in.  Now with every installation of WordPress™  the very first plug-in I install is this one. Talk about making my life easier!   Simply put, it puts all the WordPress™ admin links in a nice neat horizontal row at the type which I find easier to user.

But it does so much more than that. It gives me so much more real estate on the main page. Moving the admin bar from the side to the top makes so much sense to me.  There are some cool customizations that use can use also.

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One of my favorite features is the actual drop down menu.  I don’t have to click on Pages and then click on Add new or Edit.  I can just click on whatever I need in the drop down and easy find what I need.

Lots of Options to Make Read the rest of this entry »