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Cynthia Closkey

Thanks and Joy

by Cynthia Closkey, November 19, 2018

Scrabble tiles spell out "be thankful" on a galvanized surface

As we approach the holiday season, the Shift team is taking a little time to share what brings us joy and makes us feel thankful — so many things, big and small. Sara Coffey I am thankful for my community in Pittsburgh, and the way they inspire and support me. Specifically the women around me who […]

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Let’s Create a Manifesto!

by Cynthia Closkey, June 11, 2015

Generating ideas

Maybe you’ve been told you’re not a special snowflake, but actually you are. You are a special snowflake. Each of us is special and unique. Each of our companies or organizations is unique, with a certain way we look at the world and our market and ourselves. But when the world looks at us, we rarely […]

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How to start your awesome blog (for the absolute beginner)

by Cynthia Closkey, December 6, 2014

A few weekends ago, I presented a couple of sessions at PodCamp Pittsburgh 9. The first was Blogging 101, a novice-level session. Here’s a video of the session, plus the written notes I prepared ahead of time.

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“Find your niche”: Thoughts from the Pittsburgh Women Bloggers panel

by Cynthia Closkey, September 11, 2014

Back in June, I spoke on a panel of Pittsburgh-based women bloggers put together by NAWBO of Greater Pittsburgh (National Association of Women Business Owners). The panel included a great mix of savvy women: R’Chelle Mullins of Creatively Yours by Ro Media and fashion stylist Suzanne Mauro Mercedes Howze, the Movie Scene Queen Heather Hopson […]

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The joys of not always being on-message in your blog

by Cynthia Closkey, August 27, 2014

Jenna McGuiggan at The Word Cellar shares a sweet and thoughtful post about how blogging can be surprisingly loaded.

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What to do now that Facebook won’t let you force people to like your page

by Cynthia Closkey, August 27, 2014

The folks at ShortStack — a service that helps you create apps and interesting things on Facebook Pages — have some excellent thoughts on what Facebook’s decision to ban fan-gating on Pages, and tips for how to adjust your Page. At ShortStack we have over 350,000 customers, all of whom are Facebook Page Admins. I’m […]

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