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Year In Review And Making 2018 The Best Year Yet

Dec5

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The last few years have been rough for me.

Last year I lost my older brother, lost a few friends, had back surgery, began to see my parents decline with dementia, obtained a new boss at work (much adjustment), began and ended a romantic relationship, and saw many celebrities that I grew up with pass away.

This year I had to place my mother in a nursing home due to Alzheimer’s disease, I’m watching my father lose his mind to dementia and am caring for him, I lost my full-time job, I moved, I lost a few more friends and a few more childhood celebrities.

Change is hard. Loss is hard. 💔

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How To Create A Facebook Business Page In Ten Easy Steps

Nov20

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If you do business on Facebook, you’ll want to create a Facebook Business Page or you’ll risk violating their terms of service (TOS) and lose your personal profile.

Social Media or social networking is one tool that you can use in your business marketing strategy.

It will increase your access to potential clients, increase website traffic, boost your SEO, help establish credibility, and give you an opportunity to connect with your audience. Whether you’re an online or brick-and-mortar, using social media can help you promote and grow your business.

Facebook is still one of the hottest social networking sites in existence. It is the #1 social media platform used by businesses and public figures. Over one billion users are on Facebook. To increase your business visibility, you can create a Facebook Business Page at no cost.

Follow these steps to create your Facebook Business Page so your business can be found on Facebook: Continue reading →

Spelling Sets You Apart As a Writer

Nov9

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Grammarly Writing Support at www.xtreme-assistant.comComputer spell check software is great, but it sometimes doesn’t inform you to a misspelled word. And, you might be spelling a word correctly, but it isn’t the word that you should be using in the context of the sentence.

For example, what if you wrote this sentence with a typo in it:  He tackled the breast and killed it. Well obviously, you didn’t mean to put that R in there – it should have said, He tackled the beast and killed it.

But spell check wouldn’t catch it because they’re both words and both spelled properly. But one isn’t correct and it could cause you a lot of embarrassment. So you can’t rely on spell check to save you.

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How to Instantly Grow Your Business Using Social Media – Part III

Jul25

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social-media-marketing at www.xtreme-assistant.comI’ve been posting about the importance of using social networks for your business and how you can use them to build trust and relationships that convert into a large list of loyal subscribers.  We touched on Facebook and Twitter, and will now touch on Forums and Pinterest. Continue reading →

How to Instantly Grow Your Business Using Social Media – Part II

Jun30

Marketing on Twitter at www.xtreme-assistant.comSee my previous post about the importance of using social networks for your business and how you can use them to build trust and relationships that convert into a larger, loyal list of subscribers. We touched on Facebook and will now touch on Twitter. These two platforms are the most successful tools to promote your business. Twitter can be linked to your Facebook page to show your Tweets in your feed, further helping you to optimize your efforts. Continue reading →