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Author Archives: Pam Saxon
Taking the "labor" out of collaboration (part 2)
When we're dealing with human beings, there's a lot to consider. The process of collaboration can go a long way towards enhancing your creative output, but can also be a huge source of stress and frustration. The key here is to attune yourself to be able to spot potential collaborators who will raise the quality of your creative endeavors, while avoiding partnerships that will simply raise your blood pressure. Continue reading
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Taking the labor out of collaboration (part 1)
"Collaboration" literally means "to work together." Two or more people combining their efforts toward a common goal. It happens at all stages in the development of a web site project — conceptualization, site architecture, user experience (UX) design, wireframes, page design, coding, copywriting, photography/imaging, illustration, back-end programming. Continue reading
What was he thinking?
No, he hated ME. During our meeting he interrupted me several times, and then when I wasn't speaking he just sat there and said nothing. As soon as I started to speak again, he would interrupt. He drilled me about how I had "found" him and was very angry with his colleague who had played a role in connecting us. After the longest 5-minutes of my life, our meeting was over. I breathed a sign of relief and then immediately counted... I still had all my fingers and toes. Continue reading
A S.M.A.R.T. routine for social media (Part 5)
If you've been following this series, you know that so far we've covered: S: Systematize your routine M: Monitor your presence in 10 minutes (or less) A: Automate your blog posts and tweets R: Repurpose your content For #5, T … Continue reading
A S.M.A.R.T. routine for social media (Part 4)
It's Marketing Monday, so here's the continuation of this series on social media marketing from Pam Saxon of Saxon Design. In Part 1 of this blog post outlining my S.M.A.R.T. routine, I covered “S is for Systematizing” and listed some … Continue reading
A S.M.A.R.T. routine for social media (Part 3)
FRAZZLED AND OVERWHELMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA? Try creating a S.M.A.R.T. routine. (Part 3 of 5) In part 1 and part 2 of this series outlining my S.M.A.R.T. routine, I discussed ideas for systemitizing your social media routine and I offered … Continue reading
A S.M.A.R.T routine for social media (Part 2)
If you recall from last week's first post on this S.M.A.R.T routine, S was for "systematizing.... M is for MONITOR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS Monitoring your social media presence is a must, because you need … Continue reading
A S.M.A.R.T. routine for social media (Part 1)
We are all busier now than ever, there's no doubt. I don't know about you, but I spend a great deal of my workday struggling to keep all the balls in the air. The last thing any of us want … Continue reading
