Seeking a Graphic Designer
Posted by Erin Blaskie on January 18th, 2010 at 11:42 am
We have a rocking team over at BSETC but the one area where we need an additional resource is in graphic design. Right now I have one awesome designer but would like to add more as the business grows.
Why am I airing this publicly? Well, I need a graphic designer and figured that the best way to find one is to blog, Tweet and Facebook. The position details are all here so please review them all and do not contact me if you do not meet and acknowledge everything in this post. Thanks! ;)
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Photo Recap from #GenYOTT
Posted by Erin Blaskie on January 15th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Last night, in our nation's capital city of Ottawa, a group of Gen-Y'ers got together to network, socialize and celebrate successes. It was a fun night filled with laughter, biz talk and more importantly, new connections. Suze Muse spoke and Kyle Braatz talked about his charity, Typically Canadian.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the GenYOTT group, it was formed by Jen Butson, Japman Bajaj, Matt Richling and Brian Alkerton. They host events every month at a downtown location and ge...
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We’re Like an Airline – No Baggage Allowed
Posted by Erin Blaskie on January 12th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Even though my business has grown to the level that it has, I still do all of the new, potential client calls.
Call me crazy and tell me there are better ways to spend my time but I continue to do these calls myself because I have an amazing red flag detection system. I like to think it's genetic but I really think it's attributed to working with some very non-ideal clients in my past. Having serviced over 300 entrepreneurs in their businesses, I can tell you... not all clients are good o...
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I’m On a Boat Parody Video Featuring Erin Blaskie
Posted by Erin Blaskie on January 12th, 2010 at 8:11 am
If you haven't heard of the Shorty Awards, get out from underneath that rock and check them out!! These are the awards of Twitter basically... short content... great content... entertaining content. Since I really want all of your votes, I figured I should earn them so I put together this little "I'm on a Boat" parody which I've titled "I Want Your Votes (Shorty Awards)".
Yes, I've put together this video to earn your votes for the Shorty Awards in the #smallbusiness category. If you find ...
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How to Create Your Own Inexpensive Home Video Studio
Posted by Erin Blaskie on January 10th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Creating a home video studio is something that everyone thinks about once they start to shoot a lot of video - whether for business, personal or professional use. There are expensive kits you can purchase online to convert an area of your home into a studio but, being ever-frugal, I wanted to find a cheaper way to do it. This post covers both the equipment you'll need for the actual studio plus the software and gadgets you'll want / need for shooting the videos.
STEP #1 -- SHOPPING FO...
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