Seven Link Challenge Day Six – Video

There is more to Business Notes from Roundpeg then just great writing, there is video, and podcasts.  In today’s installment of the Seven Link Challenge, I am going to share links to some of my favorite videos.  While some are my presentations, others are just great snippets I pulled from YouTube and Ted.com

1. Shop Local – From my Rainmaker presentation last fall, in which I challenged our members to vote with their dollars.
2. Bring the Love Back – A funny look at how consumers view old style advertising.
3. Networking and Toast – Ron Sukenic talking about his toaster – very funny
4. Who Should Be an Entrepreneur – From my interview with IBJ writer, Mason King
5. Economic Lessons from the Donkey – The written version of this story is also one of my favorites, but Nathan Karamanski of Another Cool Design, really brought it home in his editing of the video version.
6. The High Dive - One of my favorite “Rainmaker Closes”  this story about my son is proof that past failure is often an indicator of future success.
7. Animoto Cool Image Display - Showing off my husband’s art in this cool video

Seven Link Challenge Day Five – Ramblings

Most of the time I write about marketing, social media, web design and pr for small business.  But sometimes I go off topic a bit and talk about things that interest, inspire or annoy me.  These posts are usually classified as Ramblings.

In today’s addition to my  Seven Link Challenge (inspired by a post by Darren Rowse) I have sharing links to my favorite Rambling posts

1. What I Learned in 13 Miles
2. Not Strictly Business – Seven Facts About Me ( How could I skip a post with seven in the title? )
3. What Small Business Owners Can Learn From My Father-in-Law
4. Create Your Day
5. Last Days of the Presidency ( Hint I am not talking about Clinton, Bush or Obama)
6. It Is All About the Crazy
7. Sometimes It Is Brawn Over Brains

As I was looking at my recent posts, I realized I haven’t done as much of this lately, but I like the posts, so it looks like I should make time to write a few more in the future.

Seven Link Challenge Day Four: Guest Posts

Darren Rowse presented the  Seven Link Challenge  as a way to build content around a theme,  In the post you share seven links which drives visitors back to older posts they may have missed. I have  used this to highlight some of my favorite bloggers as well as some of my favorite posts here on Roundpeg.  And since I am also talking about folks who aren’t members of the Roundpeg team, there are a bonus seven external links.

In today’s post list I feature some of my favorites guest posts.

1. Rhoda Israelov, author of Say It For You:  Enough Already with the Lists (Ok, so it seems funny to incorporate this in a list)
2. Robby Slaughter, Slaughter Development: How to Blog in Only Ten Minutes
3. Josh Brammer, Spin Web: What Dora Can Teach Business People
4. Barbara Weaver Smith, The Whale Hunter: Whale Hunting
5. Micheal Reynolds, Spin Web: Referrals with No Strings Attached
6. Scott Howard, Collective Wisdom Three Keys to Marketing
7. Dale Collie, Who’s Your Travel Agent and Other Leadership Problems

Looking at the list, I realize it is time to start inviting more people to drop by and write something!  So if you write on topics relevant to small business owners, drop me a line, would love to have you as a guest.

Seven Link Challenge Day Three – Posts About Animals

This is the third in a series of posts inspired by Darren Rowes Seven Link Challenge .The idea behind the challenge is to present content around a theme, which drives visitors back to older posts they may have missed. Today’s post list includes some of my favorites.  The topic: Animals

1. Shake it Off and Step Up – This simple story of a donkey in a well is actually my most popular post.  I am not sure if it is the story, or the picture which keeps people coming back.
2. It was so popular in fact, I created a video version of the story too. Economic Lessons from the Donkey
3. Along the same lines is this post about a deer:  Economic Roadkill
4. Avery recent addition to my animal collection talks about the danger of decisions by committee and my advice: Don’t Build a Camel
5. An integral part of the team at Roundpeg – Clyde has been featured in more than a few blog posts – but this is my favorite: Roundpeg Employee of the Year
6. How did animals become so much a part of Roundpeg?  It all started here: Work and Pets
7. And finally, this one is a bit of a stretch, but we created a new website for WellPets Clinic, and found some great animal images in the process.

Seven Link Challenge – Day Two – Posts by My Team

This is the second in a series of posts inspired by Darren Rowes Seven Link Challenge ..  Today’s posts features links to posts by members of my team.

One of the coolest things that has happened over the last few months, is how many really great posts the members of the Roundpeg team have written.  They each have their own style, and bring something unique to the blog, giving it a wonderful mix of flavors.  Here are just a few of my favorites:

1. From Jay: What Websites Have in Common with a Trailer Park
2. From Taylor: So many good choices, but I had to go with: I Don’t Love Heats and Flowers
3. Allison hasn’t been here very long, but she is a writer, so I had so many great posts from which to choose.  I finally decided on this one: Bad Customer Service is Worse PR
4. We’ve had a number of talented interns over the last few yeas, and I went back into the archives for this one by Neil Chaggra who was at Roundpeg last fall: Tie Your Shoes
5. And this one by Melinda Cooper: Retweeting is What Makes Twitter Work
6. From one of our team of current intern’s Kelly Rogers: Music, Food and a Bit of Research. The Life of a Roundpeg Intern
7. And finally a sentimental favorite.  Although my daughter Michelle no longer works here at Roundpeg, I had to include my favorite post by her:  First Post by First Daughter

These are my favorites.  Did I miss one of yours?

Seven Link Challenge Day One: Great Blogs

One of the blogs I read regularly is ProBlogger. Author Darren Rowse  always has such great tips on how to make your blog more interesting, engage your readers and improve search performance. In a recent post he presented the  idea of incorporating seven links into your post. He suggested a series of topics, and I thought it was such a good idea, I am actually going to write seven posts, each containing seven links.

I hate routine, so I don’t want to publish these posts seven days in a row.  Instead, I am going to scatter them  over the next  few weeks. Today’s Links:  Blogs I read on a regular basis.

1. ProBlogger – But you already knew that! Author Darren Rowse makes a living as a professional blogger and is a great resource when I have writers block
2. Laughing Stalk Blog – Erick Deckers has a sharp tongue, quirky sense of humor and wide range of interests
3. Successful-Blog - Liz Strauss an  influential non-celebrity blogger.  People visit her blog to learn, swap strategies, and meet each other.
4. Ted.Com TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.  The content will range from music and art, to science and politics.  There is always something interesting on Ted
5. CopyBlogger – This is extremely well written ( would you expect anything less?) Author Brian Clark is a writer/producer, entrepreneur, and recovering attorney.
6. Marketing Technology Blog – While Doug Karr is the primary author, he invites many other marketing and technology experts (including me)  to share their content, making this an varied experience every time I check it out.
7. Social Media Explorer – Jason Falls ( who will be here in Indy for Blog Indiana) defines himself as a  social media educator, a social media strategist and a public relations professional.

So these are my seven.. what would you add to the list.