May
24

Can you count on your WordPress collaborators?

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Yesterday, Jim told his version of the story about how we created and launched this site in a single weekend. He’s right; this was no easy feat for either of us. A great deal of collaboration had to take place to move all the “She Said, He Said” blog posts from JimRaffel.com (where they first…
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May
23

WordPress + Collaboration = Website in a weekend

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Most often, Shelby and I share our different points of view in these weekly blog posts. Sometimes we even rip on each other a little bit … Okay, a lot. But the truth of the matter is we make a pretty darn good team because we do take the time to disagree with each other…
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May
03

Working with Shelby Sapusek: If I knew then, what I know now …

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While we didn’t know it then, SheHe Media started with “Strategy to work with others” and Shelby’s response “Working with Jim is a full-time job, but one I like.” After those two posts, the “She Said, He Said” project formed and we continued to tackle topics with our two unique perspectives on the world. Yesterday…
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May
02

How to work with Jim Raffel: A note to my 2011 self

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Surely you all have seen blog and social media posts entitled something like “A Note to My 16 Year Old Self” where authors give pointers about what they have learned since they turned sweet sixteen. Well, in this week’s pair of posts, Jim and I decided to look back at our now year plus of…
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Apr
12

Find your raving fans in the haystack

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Yesterday Shelby gave three cheers to our raving fans. She addressed her recognition over the last year of who her (and our) raving fans are. As you’re growing a new business, recognizing your raving fans as they come along is important. These are the folks who can propel you to the next level and send…
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Apr
11

Cheers to our raving fans

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When Jim and I presented our social media strategies for growing business at She Streams in Ft. Lauderdale a couple of weeks ago, we ended our discussion with a topic we had never addressed before. We called it the secret to our success; even though it wasn’t exactly a new concept. I think it just…
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Mar
28

Our brand is all about being different

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Today, Jim and I update you in a point/counterpoint post on how our brand has evolved over the last six months and what makes us different. Tomorrow, tune in for our post on bringing back live UStream of our Twitter chat on Thursday evenings! A brief intro Jim and I have passed the virtual keyboard…
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