Can you believe 2021 is wrapping up?And with year end comes an excuse to do something that you could do any time of the year: assess what does and doesn't work for you and your business.This is a YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) business. What works for me (blogging and IDX search pages) may not wo
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12/28/2021
Once upon a time if you had a question in the Rain you'd just find Brad, Bob or Kerrie and ask. The community was still fairly small and those people were very visible on a daily basis.Obviously those days are long past so if you've got a question, so you're going to have to seek answers from a
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12/21/2021
I grew up with merry-go-rounds, see-saws, monkey bars over hard ground, and hot metal slides in blazing hot Southern sun. We played Red Rover and dodge ball and other games that would never fly in modern times! And while it might have seemed chaotic, there were rules of the playground. Don't c
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12/14/2021
Ever run a quick errand when you're "scruffy"? In the middle of a home project and I have to have ONE THING RIGHT NOW to finish so off I go, unshaven, beat up sweatpants and a sweaty T-shirt. Pop in, pop out, get back home. That's the plan anyway. But you know how this works, right? I can g
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12/07/2021
The highways are great for travel, until they're not. Twice in the last 24 hours the fastest and most direct routes weren't available to us and there really wasn't an option of not going out. A quick look at the OhGo.com travel app showed back-ups for miles, so we needed a plan B to reach our de
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11/30/2021
When I was a senior in high school we had a school trip to New Orleans, I can't recall how I knew to go there, but there's a place called Central Grocery Company that makes a sandwich called a muffuletta, and that's where I headed to grab lunch. The sandwich was "to go" and I walked over to Jac
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11/23/2021
There are some places where I think personal is good.In the right circumstances, in the right amount, personal can be a very good thing for us personally, and for our business.At the closing table I often mix the personal with business. While our garden has been a disaster of weeds and clutter ov
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11/16/2021
A local propane company offers small tank fill-ups for $10 on Tuesdays. Normal cost would be $16 and if you go elsewhere prices tend to hover either side of $20 to swap out a tank.They don't really have to advertise their Tuesday Tank Top-off special, word of mouth gets the job done. I first he
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11/09/2021
"I'm new to blogging. How long will it take to get business?"And the answer? The ever popular..."It depends".There are more than a few variables that directly impact your timeline to gaining business.1. Do your blog posts have an opportunity to be seen by the public? Hint, if you're a Rainer a
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11/02/2021
Ring...ring.... glances at phone...out of state area code with Potential Spam label.Let's spin the wheel and see if I get lucky. Answers phone anyway (because once in a great while the prelabeled Potential Spam isn't spam)."This is Janine with (fill in company name). Do you have anyone managing
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10/26/2021
