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The Curator, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Welcome!
What is Visual Merchandising and Why is it Important
Things to Consider while Starting a Piano Tuning Business
Tips for Tea Marketing
Participating Vs. Non-Participating Preferred Stock
Business Email Etiquette for Busy People
How to Get More Search Engine Traffic

The Curator, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:28 PM PDT

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The very reason this title is so intriguing is its obvious incongruousness. While this may be an attraction in fiction, it does not serve us well in our daily lives, which are full of decision-making, requiring informative sources. What we need is for our sources to be in line with our goals. And if we’re creating sources for others, we need to ensure they find value in those sources. Content needs to be coherent and cohesive. It needs to be written for the consumer, the client. Put yourself in their shoes and offer them something of real value. The job of a curator is collect and organize things of value for a particular purpose; to be a filter for others who don’t have the time to do it for themselves. You’re essentially creating a set of value propositions. This process requires several skills not accomplishable by computers or programs. The human touch is necessary here, for we have the ability to judge nuances of style, preference and perception.

The Media Maze

Time management can get tricky for the social media specialist. It’s so easy get lost in the social media maze. But, by and large, any time you spend wandering from link to link is time not spent profitably. If you’re on a mission to get something done and you see a site or an article you want to look at or read for some purpose other than what you are immediately pursuing, save the link, or open it in a new tab, and go back to it later. This will help you to control your time. I go tab-crazy…at any given moment I might have between 4 and 10 tabs open in my browser. I have a very curious mind and I’m always trying to learn way too much. I have had to develop strategies to keep that from getting in the way of my work. If you do this too, then you’re a natural curator. Don’t fight it, just learn to manage it. After all, it’s a good place to start in developing curation skills. But curation isn’t just about aggregation.

Curation Is Not Hording

Simply gathering stuff won’t cut it. You have to be selective. Very selective. And you have to know how to judge your audience. There can be a learning curve there for anyone and for any business, but analytical skills and critical thinking skills are vital to the process. The voice of the consumer is becoming louder (to everyone’s ultimate benefit) and we have to listen. Why wouldn’t we? Afterall, we’re consumers, too. There is a shift in control, gaining momentum, and if we don’t pay attention we will be eating dust, make no mistake. It’s not about who’s selling what. It’s about whose expectations are where. Don’t just gather, horde or aggregate content…it’s useless and valueless. Select, arrange and exhibit. In a word: curate. It’s not just for people who work with antiquities.

Welcome!

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:08 AM PDT

Hello and welcome to my website! Have a look around! In the Articles you’ll see samples of my writing that I have written for other sites and blogs. Under Services you’ll see the types of writing services I offer. Here in the Home section you can read my blog on business related topics.

~Sara

What is Visual Merchandising and Why is it Important

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Visual merchandising is a large part of the retail industry, and as simple or uncomplicated as it may sound, there is a lot that goes into this job, making it a very important part of the retail line. Take a look at what visual merchandising is all about, and how it contributes towards better business.

Things to Consider while Starting a Piano Tuning Business

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

The importance of the piano creates many conceptions about it. Of these, the three common facts are that it is unchanged even after ages of existence, it is one of the most widely used musical instruments and it is also a pain to keep it in good shape. This makes what we can call as the piano tuning business. Find what it takes to start one up.

Tips for Tea Marketing

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

In today's world, where communication is more through blogging sites and messages rather than personal interaction, marketing a simple product becomes more difficult. How do companies market such simple products and create product lines? This article answers this question by providing tips to market tea.

Participating Vs. Non-Participating Preferred Stock

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

A preferred stock is of two types - participating and non-participating. Let's learn about the basic difference between the two and the pros and cons of investing through these stocks.

Business Email Etiquette for Busy People

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Do you use email in business? Do you use email to communicate with people not in your own culture? What are the do's and dont's of business email etiquette which you need to know?

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Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT

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About the Author: Robert Bruce is Copyblogger Media’s resident raconteur, copywriter and Scribe junkie.