When see you a Nike swoosh, Apple logo, or the golden arches, you instantly know what they are and what they stand for. This is brand recognition and I believe the it is very important. You should really think of your blog as a brand. You want people see not only see it as “you”,…
April 2009 Thoughts
April was an interesting month for me, I was quite busy with ThinkComputers getting things back on track and really pumping out reviews. As far as blogging goes I took it a bit easy only writing 9 posts, which is only 2 less than the month before, but I want to keep in increasing in…
How are you Spending your Days?
For most of us summer is right around the corner. Here is Pittsburgh we have been experiencing amazing weather for the past week. It just makes you want to go outside and enjoy it. I am fortunate enough to be able to have a good amount of free time to enjoy the nice weather. Although…
Pittsburgh's NHL Tweetup
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to participate in the first NHL Tweetup in Pittsburgh! Before I get into it, let’s explain what a Tweetup is. I’m sure by now you are familiar with Twitter, if you are not check out my post about it. A tweetup is basically a meeting of twitter…
Making a Custom Twitter Background
If you use Twitter then you should be using it as a way for people to connect with you. When people view your profile you don’t want them to see the plain boring default Twitter background. You want them to see something that catches their eye and shows them that you are interesting. That way…
The Money Makers 2009 Edition
It has been a while here since I actually talked about how I make money online. It really has not changed much since the last time I talked about it, but here is a rundown for some of the new people who frequent the blog. As you all know I run ThinkComputers, which is a…
Getting out of Town
Last week I had a refreshing break from it all. You ever wish you could just get out of town for the day, or take a day to get away from it all? Well it’s been like that for me so I decided to take a day and get out of Pittsburgh. My friend Ellen…
March 2009 Thoughts
Well as most of you have found out by now I did not sell ThinkComputers….gotcha!! Was that a good April fool’s joke or what? Anyways March was a good blogging month for me, well compared to previous months. I wrote 11 posts, which is the most since September 2008! I’m starting to get back in…
Positive Positive Positive!
Don’t you just hate negative people? I know that I do! Being negative is never a good thing. I hate when I’m in a negative mood and I try to get out of it as quickly as possible. When you are running your own company you need to have a positive attitude because more often…
Crazy Mocha
In my never-ending search for cool, relaxing places to work at during the day I have come upon a really cool place that anyone who lives in Pittsburgh should know about, Crazy Mocha. My first experience with Crazy Mocha was at the Southside Works location on East Carson street. The first thing I noticed when…
Your Own Personal Brand
It seems that many people are 50/50 on this subject. Many people feel that personal branding is extremely important and can help your business. Others seem to think that personal branding is not important at all and will do nothing to help your business. In my opinion personal branding is important and if done right,…
What Gets You Pumped?
Is seems that I talk a lot about motivation on this blog, and that is probably because I do! Motivation is a key thing when you are running your own business. If there is no motivation you tend to not get as much done and you definitely are not as happy. On the other hand…
Working from Panera Bread
I have talked about working from Starbucks before and some other coffee shops, but nowhere else really. The main reason for that is that I usually want coffee when I’m working and in Pittsburgh there really are not that many places you can go, bring a laptop, and get on the internet unless you have…
HootSuite – The Ultimate Twitter Toolbox
Twitter is growing at an exponential rate, it is everywhere now. Even celebrities are using it! You can find people like Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears, and even Shaq. For these people Twitter is just another way for them to connect their audience and promote new projects. Actually for most of us that’s what Twitter is,…
February 2009 Thoughts
Well if you frequent this blog you know that not much has gone on this month, check out my previous blog entry to see why. This month was a total blur to me, trying to keep up with ThinkComputers and dealing with moving and everything else really made things really stressful. I did make some…