Do You Really Need a Website? 1

Do You Really Need a Website?

By Trina Waller | November 19, 2018

Note: This article was originally posted on my previous website in 2014. I’ve transfered it over because it’s still relevant. This has the potential to be the shortest blog post in the history of blogging. You ask “Do I REALLY need a website?” The short answer is YES. But you’ve heard that before, haven’t you? What you really want to know is WHY your business needs a website. “Why do I need a website? I …

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How to Survive When Your Computer Doesn't 2

How to Survive When Your Computer Doesn’t

By Trina Waller | November 28, 2014

Note: This article originally appeared on my previous website back in 2014. I’m reposting it now because it’s still relevant.  It is no secret that I rely on my computer to function; doesn’t everybody? Not only is it a core element of my daily life, but it is also absolutely essential to my business. Which is why I was becoming increasingly terrified when the brand new laptop I bought last September started acting…funny. It started …

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How NOT to Succeed in Your Career - A guide for women working in office settings and aspiring to go nowhere 3

How NOT to Succeed in Your Career – A guide for women working in office settings and aspiring to go nowhere

By Trina Waller | November 28, 2014

Note: This article originally appeared on my previous website back in 2013. I’m reposting it now because it’s still relevant. This tongue-in-cheek article was written to inspire women to do the exact opposite of the “tips” included here.  I am part of several discussion groups on social media that are geared towards my experience and where I want to go with my career.  Recently, in one of these groups, a discussion came up comparing Office …

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Why you NEED Standard Operating Procedures 4

Why you NEED Standard Operating Procedures

By Trina Waller | November 28, 2014

Note: This article originally appeared on my previous website back in 2013. I’m reposting it here because it’s still relevant. I don’t know about you, but when I think of the term Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the first thing that comes to mind is BIG BUSINESS.  You know the type – inflexible profit-making machines with the personality (and customer service management) of a dead fish.  Not exactly an association I want to be synonymous with my …

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Are you ready for Canada's new Anti-Spam Legislation? Probably. 5

Are you ready for Canada’s new Anti-Spam Legislation? Probably.

By Trina Waller | November 28, 2014

  Note: This article originally appeared on my previous website. I am reposting it to provide context for this article. CASL – Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation – is set to roll out July 1, 2014. Ironically, it has caused a LOT of emails to be sent out from business looking to have their subscribers reconfirm their consent. But are the Regulations the anti-spam Super Hero that everyone is fearing hoping it will be? Probably not. With …

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