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May 26, 2011 · 10:35 am

Personal SEO

Ensure Website Visibility With Search Engine O...

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You might have read or heard about Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short.  While it’s not the focus of my consulting practice, it is one of the areas in which I offer advice.  In a nutshell, it’s about getting found.  I mean, when one thinks about how much STUFF is out there on the interwebs, climbing to the top of the results pages people get when they search for various information is kind of important.  After all, when was the last time you made it to page 3  of the search results?

So that’s kind of the answer to why one might want to practice SEO.  But I think some basic SEO principles apply to you as an individual and not just to your digital life.  Let’s see if you’re with me. Continue reading →

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May 18, 2011 · 8:56 am

Stinky Cologne

Perfume bottle and stopper. Europe, 18th century.

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We were having dinner, my friends and I, when one of them came out with a rather profound statement I’d like to share with you.  Now, you don’t know my friend Spooge but trust me: he’s not given to profound statements, even after some very good wine.  However, the situation damn near forced him to dig deeply, and, as you’ll see, he did.

We were chatting about a fellow he knew who had behaved badly.  This guy had used some long-term personal relationships to act on behalf of people who were not really on the up and up.  His acquaintance had done so because he was doing what he could to ingratiate himself with these low-lifes with an eye toward employment.  In the process of doing so, he alienated a couple of guys – my friends – who saw right through him.  Intrigued? Continue reading →

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May 6, 2011 · 9:21 am

Living To Eat

Full course dinner

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I was riding home on the train last night and there was a guy chowing down.  “Eating” would be a gross understatement – he was mechanically stuffing his face for nearly the entire hour of the train ride.  Since it’s Friday, he seemed right on topic for our weekly food theme.

If you walk around at lunch time you might spot a number of people behaving in a similar manner.  They’re focused on something other than their food.  Eating is something they do because at some point we all have to.  I get the sense that if they could take a pill and be done with the eating thing they would.  Then there are the folks that don’t really seem to be enjoying their food but just keep eating it.  When they’re done with one thing – or whatever is on their plate – they’ll move on to the next thing – or to your plate!  Kind of food sharks – they must keep eating even if they’re not hungry.

Which of course prompted a business thought. Continue reading →

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