Mom: You Deserve a Time-Out!
Ready, set, shop! The holidays are upon us and it’s time to get in gear and start finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list. No pressure, right? Well, don’t stress— if there’s one thing we know for sure here at Digitwirl, it’s that tech can help make anyone’s spirit a little brighter! Whether [...]
Oh sure, your electric toothbrush, toaster and TV look innocent enough, but do you realize they’re robbing you blind? It’s true! In fact all your electronics are pulling power even when they’re not on. Which means you’re paying for a lot of electricity unnecessarily. We found the perfect solutions. First the Belkin Conserve Socket which [...]
Do some of your closest friends live far, far away? You probably connect through email or status updates, but wouldn’t it be better to connect face-to-face? For that video chatting is the way to go, but if you’re not on the same email provider it’s not going to work. A simple solution? Skype. Skype has [...]
If ever there was a catchword in the tech-o-sphere it’s Cloud Computing. You’ve probably found yourself nodding knowingly when it comes up in conversation, but really thinking, what the heck is The Cloud? Leave it to your Twirlfriends to de-mystify what is actually a very simple concept. For instance, for those of you who think [...]
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The “elevator pitch” has become a staple in North American business society. If you haven’t heard of it, the idea is that when someone asks you “what you do,” you respond with a clever answer that will differentiate you from the 20 other people the contact will ask the same question of that night. The [...]
Of course you know you’re supposed to follow up after you meet contacts – what entrepreneur doesn’t know that? So why then do so many professionals not do it? This question has perplexed me since before I started teaching people how to network. In the early 2000s, when I was fumbling my way through learning [...]
The promised topic for this week’s four-part series on networking is business cards…and rightly so, how can we talk about networking without talking about business cards? When used properly they are an incredibly effective networking tool that can be instrumental in the early stages of a professional relationship. But, as I’m prepping for this guest [...]
You’ve arranged a babysitter, traded in your mommy clothes for the only suit that still fits, and teamed up with a friend to go to your first business event in what seems like forever. You walk in only to find a room full of strangers already deep in conversation. Dealing with a screaming toddler in [...]
Time is money for the “Work-from-Home” Mom. Last month, I posted tips for efficiently doing tasks in time intervals. Now, I want to share with you a few ideas for doing social media tasks in a more effective efficient way. I’m tired of balancing a hundreds things at once online, aren’t you? Tip #1: Stop [...]
