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CyberCletch Founder, Team Builder, Tech Lover, Social Media Communicator, Driven Explorer, Blogger, Behaviorist, Compassionate Entrepreneur, Dormant Realtor, Mother, Balance Seeker. Let's Talk.

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Tuesday Time Saving Tips: 2 Tricks to Tame Your F’n Email

The new year is almost upon us and like most business owners, you’re probably evaluating where you can find a few more minutes in your day. You’re considering those places that are time sinks, and 9 times out of ten, your email is reminiscent of the quick sand scene in the old jungle movies. It [...]

20Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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10+ Lessons from Vegas

This month I attended the Accelerate Live Workshops in Las Vegas. We stayed at the Stratosphere Hotel where I learned I have no desire to jump from 855 feet, even with safety lines. I was also reminded that spending several days with other business owners exchanging ideas and discussing solutions to struggles is a great [...]

31Oct2011 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Tuesday Time Saving Tips: Islands of Time

Time blocking is the act of blocking out solid times on your schedule to plan everything in advance from exercise to meeting availability. The purpose is to make your schedule more efficient and to stop you from being distracted by every diversion in your day. The nature of my business affords a lot of distraction, [...]

25Oct2011 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Of Content Kings and Defenestration

Quality, keyword rich content helps to organically raise site visibility on search engines. I haphazardly learned how beneficial content was back in the early 2000′s when I built a Canadian themed site. I watched the unique visitor views grow to over 1000 per day and stay there for a decade, even without regular updates. Over [...]

24Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Video: Presentation & Video Tips from an Image Coach

Welcome to CyberCletch’s first video interview! Many years ago, I worked as a freelance writer for a small town newspaper. My favorite articles involved nature; both wild and human. Learning about people and the environment excited me. I looked forward to asking questions and summarizing what I learned on paper. With practice, I hope video [...]

3Oct2011 | | 4 comments | Continued
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Tuesday Time Saving Tips: Love is a Many Splendored Thing

You’ve heard the advice, “Do what you love.” Is it possible? Yes. Is it possible to do it and support yourself? Perhaps. The concept is that if you enjoy your work, life won’t be such a chore, and you’ll be more successful as a result of your happiness. But let’s face it, every job has [...]

27Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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You CAN Do It Right

Video not visible? Watch here. “You do stuff because you can, not because you should, or you do it right.” Scott Stratten I see this all the time with Realtors and solopreneurs. When new technology is introduced, the tendency is to do the very minimum rather than step out of an existing comfort zone and [...]

1Sep2011 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Ah Ha! Ken Brand’s Book Surprises

I’ve been following @KenBrand since the dawn of twitter time. He has always displayed class and professionalism in his interactions, and has my respect for his real estate knowledge and experience. Earlier this month I realized Ken had published a book for real estate agents, and I sent him a message of congratulations. I received [...]

24Aug2011 | | 4 comments | Continued
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10 Favorite Quotes from Seth Godin’s Book Tribes

I’m just getting around to reading Seth Godin’s book, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (affiliate link). I now understand why Seth has built a significant tribe of his own. The book is chock full of motivational & insightful gems. Below are my favorite quotations from the book. Defending mediocrity is exhausting. The party [...]

1Aug2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Tuesday Time Saving Tips: Use Twitter Advanced Search

Looking for new leads? Looking for people in your industry to connect with? Try using Twitter’s advanced search service to help you get pointed in the right direction. Below is a quick and simple example to get your creative juices flowing. The search term is “house hunting” and I added a location search parameter. Results [...]

5Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued