Monique_Nelson

This is my "About Me" lense. Every squidoo-er should have one and this is mine. You will learn what I do for a living, for hobbies, for fun and so much more. You will probably learn more about me that you ever cared to know, but it will help you realize that I am, in fact, a real person just like you. In fact, I'm probably much weirder. Enjoy! Read Full Story

Ecosavr, the original liquid solar pool cover, has been protecting pools from devastating heat loss for years, and he has finally decided that it was time for a MAKE OVER! Tired of the same old Red he had been been sporting for the past 5 years, Eco decided he was due for a refresher. His ability to retain up to 50% of a pool's overnight heat loss will not be altered. He can still help pool owners lower their heating bills with his heroic evaporation retardant skills, and conserving water... Read Full Story

I know a lot of people are looking into cheap and easy ways to market your business in a rough economy. You don’t want to spend a lot of money, but you want to attract a lot of customers. Did you know that one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, especially now, is Internet sales? This doesn’t mean that you must have an online store to stay in business, but it sure does indicate that you should be available to your target market online. Information, advice, marketing and... Read Full Story

Read Part 1: Are you Running A Communist Business? Part 1 Read Original article by Perry Marshall: http://bit.ly/18rssE In Part 1 of this post, I discussed the issue of presenting your business in a honest light through marketing and advertising, without using propaganda and false hype. Today I want to bring the idea of propaganda into the workplace. In order to really drive the point home, I want to offer a direct quote from the original article: The name of the game in a... Read Full Story

I have just finished reading a post from Perry Marshall titled “Epiphany in Communist China.” He made a few very interesting comparisons, which I wanted to share with you, adding my two “sense” of course. First of all, he likens Chinese propaganda (“In the newspapers, the only thing you can be sure it true is the date”) to business press releases. Secondly, he draws attention to interesting parallels between communist government policies and business policies. Which encourages me to... Read Full Story

Is there help for people who smoke and don't want to? What can their loved ones do to help in the struggle again nicotine? Read Full Story

One of my new favorite Twitter Tools is Tweetalink.com . If you are out and about searching the web, reading sales materials, marketing research, or just about anything else you find interesting, you can now tweet that page with a single click of a button. And, a huge bonus, you can get recognition for the page and direct people seamlessly to your website or twitter account! Does life with Social Media get any better? All you have to do is visit Tweetalink.com and enter your Twitter... Read Full Story

I am a firm believer that music communicates with people on a level which cannot be reached by any other media or medium. It follows, then, that music is able to elicit an emotional response from listeners better than just about anything else out there. Why do you think all of our favorite commercials, advertisements, TV shows, movies, etc all have great music incorporated into them? Well, whenever I am in just about any sort of mood, I find that music is the best way to increase / decrease... Read Full Story

I read a very short blog post today, written by Michael Wade. The title summed up the post quite nicely: “Let us Thank our Competitors.” I strongly recommend you all visit this post and read it: Let us Thank our Competitors . It is short, don’t worry. I would then recommend reading all the comments below. It is very insightful to find how many other businesses value their competitors for some reason or other. You will even find a comment from yours truly. I decided that this idea of... Read Full Story

Those of you currently using or investigating the benefits of using Twitter for your business endeavors are probably also looking into other Social Media Marketing opportunities. It can be quite intimidating; the prospect of having to update your Facebook Status, write posts to your blog, monitor your Linked In account and, of course, stay active with Twitter , certainly seems like a significant amount of time that you could otherwise be spending doing things like, for instance, selling... Read Full Story