On Taking A Stand

Posted by Shelly Kramer on January 18, 2011 · 64 Comments

Share I know what it’s like to feel nervous or reluctant to speak up about something. People might think you’re stupid. They might make fun. They might disagree. Horrors! Oh, there’s so many different excuses. But what I want to know is this: What happened to conviction? What happened to taking a stand, climbing on [...]

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Hungry Kids? Not If I Can Help It

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 12, 2010 · 32 Comments

Share[/caption] I spent the last few days in Denver, visiting my friend Erika Napoletano and helping her celebrate her birthday. It was not at all the wild party weekend many would expect of us – in fact, we’re really two geeky girls who like to hang out and talk, read and get mani-pedis. Our girls’ [...]

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Clueless Is Not An Excuse. SEO Matters.

Posted by Shelly Kramer on December 1, 2010 · 8 Comments

Share Clueless. An apt description. And not so very long ago, I was pretty clueless about SEO and how important it is for business and, more importantly, for business growth. But now I know better. SEO is, quite simply, smart business practice. SEO is reality. If you want people to buy what you’re selling – [...]

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SEO Strategies Webinar With Me And The Redhead

Posted by Shelly Kramer on November 22, 2010 · 6 Comments

Share SEO, SEO, SEO. Think of it as being sung to the tune of “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” Okay, now that I’ve got you in the holiday mood, let’s cut the crap. SEO. Like it or not, it matters. Search engine optimization. A mere 90 some percent of people head [...]

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Sneak Peek: Social Media for Business

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 12, 2010 · 12 Comments

Share I’m doing a webinar series with my smart and sassy friend, Erika Napoletano, Head Redhead at Redhead Writing. And yes, we are the geeky girls you might not have paid attention to in high school. But all that’s changed now. We’ve got the goods. And how. And we’re partnering with our friends at iThinkBigger [...]

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Why I’m At SOBCon

Posted by Shelly Kramer on April 30, 2010 · 8 Comments

Share I’m in Chicago, hanging with my buddy Erika Napoletano, of Redheadwriting getting ready for Day 1 of Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker’s signature event, SOBCon. For those of you who don’t really know what SOBCon is, rest assured, you’re not alone. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve run into during the course [...]

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Who Makes YOU Better?

Posted by Shelly Kramer on April 20, 2010 · 49 Comments

Share As much as it pains me to admit it, every single time I reach for a bag of potato chips (which I love), or a piece of chocolate, or a ding dong cookie, an image of that annoying Joyce Cherrier and her perfect abs pops into my head. That doesn’t mean I don’t buy [...]

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