First, get a timer of some kind. You can use an actual kitchen time or something like . . . → Read More: Time Management | The Doth Brands ‘Pomodoro’ Technique]]> http://dothbrands.com/time-management-pomodoro-technique/ Do more when you are busy. It will make you more productive and you’ll end up with more free time.

When you are busy—when your days are packed and when you’re up to your ears in meetings—it is especially important that you squeeze in a a yoga class, a run, a Spanish lesson or a paint-by-number session. . . . → Read More: Time Management | Adding Things In Gives You More Time]]> http://dothbrands.com/time-management-add-things-in/ Managing your time effectively is a huge part of your day, no matter what you do. Manage it well and you end your day feeling accomplished, and perhaps with a lighter load for tomorrow. Mismanage your time, and well, we’ve all been there once or twice. It’s not a good feeling.

Elisabeth Galperin helps people get . . . → Read More: What is Time Management?]]> http://dothbrands.com/what-is-time-management/ If you saw my earlier post about why handwritten notes are such a valuable asset, you are probably ready for some samples, no? I decided I’d totally skip the super-generic and obvious kinds of notes: general thank you’s, general sympathy and general ‘it was nice to meet you.’ In the real world, our relationships are a . . . → Read More: Handwritten Notes How-To | Some Letter Writing Samples]]> http://dothbrands.com/business-letter-examples/ Don’t ever undervalue your handwriting. No matter how sloppy it might be, your handwriting is an asset. An asset to your business and an asset to your personal life.

Just as each person’s style of dress, for example, is a marker of their unique personality, our handwriting is a marker of our unique selves. There’s nothing like . . . → Read More: Handwriting Is An Asset]]> http://dothbrands.com/handwriting-is-an-asset/ What is Inbound Marketing?

First, let me introduce you to two terms. Vocabulary lesson! Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing. Inbound Marketing is the opposite of Outbound Marketing. Inbound Marketing is modern advertising. Outbound Marketing is traditional advertising.

Some tools that can be found inside the Inbound Marketing toolbox include Facebook, email marketing, landing pages, search engine optimization and content . . . → Read More: Inbound Marketing | What is it?]]> http://dothbrands.com/inbound-marketing/ Now that you know what Search Engine Optimization is (if you don’t, you can read a quick blurb explaining SEO), it’s time to get started on planning some SEO for your own site. Eventually you’ll determine which keywords will bring the highest volume of viewers to your site and strategically place those terms to increase your page rank . . . → Read More: A Beginner’s Guide to SEO]]> http://dothbrands.com/a-beginners-guide-to-seo/ If you know what SEO stands for, then you are off to a good start. If you don’t, here is why you should: SEO helps you find what you are looking for when you search the web. More importantly, it helps your would-be customers find you.

In the mid-1990s, there were a . . . → Read More: SEO: An Introduction]]> http://dothbrands.com/seo-an-introduction/

Disaster Planning….that’s probably not something on your mind, right?

And if it is actually something to tackle on your to-do list, I bet it’s towards the bottom.

Whether you own a business or not, having a disaster plan in place is really important. What if the power is out and you’re told it will be at least 5 . . . → Read More: Disaster Planning]]> http://dothbrands.com/disaster-planning/ This might come off as a little odd on our company blog, but I think this is really important. It’s one of those foundational concepts you need in place before you open for business. I attended a social media seminar recently and there was slide after slide in one particular presentation showing businesses that made poor . . . → Read More: On Being Nice in Social Media]]> http://dothbrands.com/on-being-nice-in-social-media/