I never imagined using the words Feng Shui in a sentence, much less in a sentence concerning work. We sometimes get into a pattern that is not terribly uncomfortable, but nothing extraordinary either. I know because I’ve been there more than once…sometimes it’s a home rut and sometimes it’s an office rut, and sometimes it's a combination of both. It’s nothing tragic and it … [Read more...]
10 Advertising Words to Avoid in 2009 by Susan Gunelius on Entrepreneur.com
My latest copywriting article was published on Entrepreneur.com yesterday. This article talks about 10 Advertising Words to Avoid in 2009. While the article is written with an eye to marketing in 2009, the list is actually an evergreen one, meaning most of the words on the list are words that you should always try to avoid in your copywriting. For example, words … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly – November 16-22, 2008
Time for another round of Women's Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. Monica Flores of A Successful Woman tells us How to Deal with Facebook: My Top Ten Tips for Beginners, which is a simple primer to help you get on the social networking bandwagon. Patti Dragland at Making Strategic Sense asks Are … [Read more...]
Tapping into the Expertise of Stay-at-Home Moms
Ever since I left the corporate world in 2004 to be a stay-at-home mom to my triplets, I've wondered something. It's not rocket science. In fact, this thought seems so simple to me, so obvious and makes such sense that it's beyond my comprehension why more companies haven't considered it. Ready for my genius? Here you go: Why don't more companies hire stay-at-home … [Read more...]
Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day
Happy Administrative Professionals' Day to all of the men and women who keep the offices around the world running efficiently and sanely! … [Read more...]
What’s the Best Career for You? Take the Online Careers Test to Find Out
I came across an interesting series of psychology tests on the BBC's website this weekend. There is even an online test to determine what type of career you should pursue based on your personality type. Check it out when you have a few minutes. It's fun, and it just might tell you something new about yourself (or validate your current career path). … [Read more...]
Top 15 Female Bloggers
This week I was pointed in the direction of a list of 15 Amazing Women in Blogging on Extra for Every Publisher by David Peralty. It provides a list of 15 women who are making a difference in the online and offline worlds through blogging about topics they're passionate about. I'm also proud to say that two of the female bloggers on the list are my colleagues at b5media … [Read more...]
Businesswomen Bloggers Directory Added to WomenOnBusiness.com
Today, Women On Business added a Businesswomen Bloggers Directory page to provide a single source of links to businesswomen's blogs about business. You can visit the directory through the "Businesswomen Bloggers Directory" link in the header of every page on the Women On Business website or through the links in this post. … [Read more...]
Welcome to Women on Business
Welcome to Women on Business, the newest site for women and by women online. I hope this site will provide women in business with one-stop-shopping for all the news and information they need to be successful in today's business world. Thank you for visiting and enjoy! … [Read more...]