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Getting unstuck

by Cynthia Closkey, March 19, 2009

Chris Brogan recently posted “20 Blog Topics to Get You Unstuck” — a list of brainstorming ideas to help one get past writer’s block. Although he aimed this at bloggers, it would be equally useful in thinking of topics for a newsletter to customers and clients, or for an internal newsletter. Another useful technique is […]

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Client-site launch: SherrieFlick.com

by Cynthia Closkey, February 21, 2009

Sherrie Flick is a writer and a co-founder of the wonderful Gist Street Reading Series. Her first novel, Reconsidering Happiness, will be published this year. In preparation for marketing that book, she needed a website — one that would showcase her published works and promote her other endeavors. We felt a blog would be a […]

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PodCamp Pittsburgh 3

by Cynthia Closkey, September 21, 2008

It’s back! Pittsburgh’s social media conference returns for the third year running, with great sessions, awesome networking opportunities, and unexpected unexpectedness. PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 will take place on October 18 and 19, 2008, with a meet-and-greet the evening of October 17. WHEN: October 18 and 19, 9am to 4pm each day WHERE: Art Institute of […]

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Secret weapon that’s no longer secret: Blogging for business

by Cynthia Closkey, May 31, 2008

The excellent blog of SmallFuel Marketing is full of great information about how to do better marketing for small business. But iif you don’t have time to read through the whole site, you can at least check out this article on the whys and hows of small business blogging: The big picture of blogging for […]

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This Web thing just might be useful

by Cynthia Closkey, May 27, 2008

I posted this video on my personal blog, My Brilliant Mistakes, a few days ago, and got a lot of response from my writerly friends. It’s funny because it’s true! Actually, it really is true. The person in the video is writer Dennis Cass. His first book has just come out in paperback, and although […]

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Client site launch: KShoop.com

by Cynthia Closkey, May 26, 2008

Kathie Shoop’s blog Housewife Cafe was one of the first blogs we built, back in 2005. Kathie has been blogging ever since, as well as continuing to write fiction and publish articles in various places. As her writing has taken a new direction, she felt her blog was ready for a new look and a […]

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