Small Biz Tech Tour September 28th Mountain View CA

Computer Zombie

Finding My Inner-Geek True confessions here. I am a non-techie turned Geek Gal. It happend a few years ago when I was a small business owner and I was researching internet marketing strategies on the web for my real estate business. I was one of those people who thought of the computer as a necessary evil. The idea of sitting for hours in front of my computer was repulsive. I'd rather gnaw off my arm than stare at a screen all day. Computers were for people who had no social skills. They were for nerds, geeks, and introverts. "What a waste of time," I'd think to myself as I looked pitifully « Continue »

A 5 Step Social Media Marketing Plan

Online Biz Strategies

Envision Plan Act Track Adapt Here is a 5 step social media marketing plan presentation I put together for my local business community. Feel free to share it with others by posting it on Facebook and re-tweeting it, etc. I would love your feedback and comments below. Thanks! « Continue »

The Top 15 Best Websites for Small Businesses

Summer Drink

Hware's Top Picks: Some Old, Some New, Some May Surprise You. As an online business training and coaching company, people often want to know where we go for our business resources and who we turn to for advice, tips, and strategies.  While we have been offering business and technology consulting services for over 25 years, we believe in the importance of being students of life. That means that we never stop learning. We have a huge library of online resources, personalities, brands, and strategic organizations that we tap into daily and weekly. It was hard to narrow it down, but we finally « Continue »

Hware Highlights From San Francisco Small Business Week Conference

Free Workshops were held at SF State Downtown Campus

The San Francisco Small Business Week conference was held last week and the City by the Bay did not disappoint!  As a resource and advocate for small businesses, I want to share with you some fun and fascinating highlights of the event. The FREE workshops and networking events should become a model for small business conferences. Edith Yeung of BizTechDay gave a workshop on "How to Engage or Build a Community for Your Business." No one knows better than Edith on how to bring small business owners together. She is the founder of the largest Small Business MeetUp group in San Francisco « Continue »

My Experience at SXSW as a First-Timer

We waited 4 hours for the Austin Police. They never showed.

SXSW Networking Rocks As I mentioned in my last post, I am a self-described Technophobe-turned-Technolovah. It's the social media stuff that I really love. My business partner is the real Techie, (not to take anything away from us power-users.) I am just coming off the high from all the incredible people I met at South by Southwest a few weeks ago!  I can't remember the last time I got so jazzed about attending a business related conference. While the lectures and panels were organized and structured, it was the impromptu networking where I found the most value. It felt like all the top « Continue »